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Enhance your visit to the forest with our free lesson plans, activity ideas and games
Select from a range of materials to help enhance your visit to the forest. Activity ideas, lesson plans linked to the curriculum and more are all free to download so you can create a fun and informative learning experience to suit your needs.
This is the link to our learning web page, and downloadable resources,
https://www.forestryengland.uk/learning-resources
In addition to our online material, we also have the Ranger in a Bag (RIAB) resources.
Links to Topic Activities
Site Contact Details
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Please contact: Simon Elgar
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Email: simon.elgar@forestryengland.uk
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Tel: 01708 642964
Location
Upminster RM14 2TF, UK
Site Summary
- 140 acres (57 hectares)
- Surrounded by the ancient Warwick and White Post Woodlands
- Meadows
- A small wetland
- Rich habitat with numerous insects and flowers
- Native trees
- Stream
- Convenient road crossing to Belhus Woods Country Park and its visitor centre
Site History
Named after the Cely family, who bought part of the land in 1492 and moved here to escape the bubonic plague then ravaging London.
A cache of 240 of the family’s business and personal letters, known as the ‘Cely Papers’, is the largest collection of its kind. It has provided historians with numerous valuable insights into the life of a late medieval merchant family.
Land of the Fanns Teacher Briefing
Some sites have a Teacher Briefing available at the top of the page, but the following download is a general Teacher Briefing for The Land of the Fanns. We recommend you download this briefing before visiting any of the sites listed on this resource.
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Landscape and Habitat
- Wetlands
- Stream
Plants and Trees
- Newly planted native trees
