INTRODUCTION
Woolley Wood has considerable potential for educational use, especially as it is easily accessible and situated close to a densely populated area.

More detailed information to support education work in the wood can be found in the Fuelling a Revolution education pack covering Woolley Wood. Details on how to obtain this can be found in the Schools section of this website.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FROM THE SCHOOLS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE
The Schools section of this website provides units of work covering a wide range of subject areas and Key Stages. Although, all or most of these units, would be suitable for use in Woolley Wood, some are particularly appropriate, and for this reason, direct links to these downloadable materials are provided below.

Woolley Wood is particularly good for school visits in the spring when the bluebells are in flower.

Key Stage 1 Numeracy-'Looking at Leaves'
The wide range of tree species at the site makes it a particularly useful resource for this unit, which deals with leaf sizes and shapes, with a focus on symmetry.

Key Stage 1 Science - 'Plants and Animals'
This unit could be used to compare the wildlife of the woodland with either your own school grounds or the open areas of Concord Park immediately adjacent to the wood.

Key Stage 1 Geography- 'Our Local Wood'
Being situated close to residential areas, the wood could form part of a route around the local area.

Key Stage 2 Literacy-'Read All About It'
Devise a leaflet telling users of the site about the woodland and describing what they might see when following the trail through the wood.

Key Stage 2 Science-'Life Cycles'
The range of ages of trees on the site makes it ideal for the study of changes during a tree's life cycle, from seed through sapling and mature tree to old age, death and decay.

Key Stage 2 Geography - 'Do you come here often?'
The woodland is a popular place for formal and informal recreation, being used for a wide range of recreational activities, some of which are acceptable and others of which are less so. This unit could be used to study recreational activities taking place and to consider potential conflicts between these and possible effects on the site.

Key Stage 2 Art - 'Signposts'
Waymarking for the site could be developed perhaps using the trail as a basis.

Key Stage 3 Science - 'What causes plants to change?'
The occurrence of holly at the site provides an opportunity for the study of environmentally caused variations in leaf shape.

Key Stage 3 Geography-'Woodland Climates'
Use this unit to compare the climate of various points up the slope of Woolley Wood with the higher and much more exposed area of Concord Park.

In addition, other useful resources from the Fuelling a Revolution education packs and from 'get, set... Grow', the South Yorkshire Forest schools' pack, can be downloaded from Downloadable Pupil and Teacher Resources for Key Stage 2 in the Schools section of this site.

The 'Tree File' CD ROM that accompanies the 'get, set... Grow' pack contains identification details and background information for all of the major tree and shrub species found in the wood including Ash, Alder, Beech, Birch, Elder, Hazel, Holly, Hornbeam, Oak, Sycamore, Wild Cherry and Yew. For further information, go to the section on printed education materials in the Schools section of this website.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Key Stage 3 Science
Woolley Wood is a good site at which to investigate genetic variation in Oak trees. Both Pedunculate and Sessile Oaks are frequent on the site as are hybrids between these. These hybrids share the characteristics of both species, having the long-stalked tapering leaves of the Sessile species and the long-stalked acorns of the Pedunculate. Study leaf shape and carry out measurements of leaf and acorn stalks in order to differentiate between the two species and their hybrids.