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Tracking & Nature

Develop observation skills through tracks, habitat, weather and local natural history.

A useful learning goal.

Ask which habitats and observation methods you will explore. Check how the teaching changes with season and learner experience.

Four parts to explore.

Learning goal

Animal tracks & signs

Practise interpreting wildlife evidence with an instructor.

Learning goal

Nature awareness

Develop attention to habitat and the wider outdoor setting.

Learning goal

Weather observation

Explore weather patterns as part of outdoor learning.

Learning goal

Field observation

Compare programmes that develop recording and natural-history skills.

Questions for an instructor.

  • Which habitats and species will we study?
  • How much time is spent observing outdoors?
  • How does the programme change with the season?

Where to explore this learning.

Compare the provider’s current syllabus, supervision and your starting experience. The links below select source-listed providers associated with this learning area.

Find related instruction ↗

Izdzīvošanas skola · Latvia

Preeriakoda · Estonia

Bushcraft Danmark · Denmark

Jonas Vildmark Bushcraftcenter · Sweden

Original learning references.

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