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Welcome to Heathland at Home! The place for heathland arts, crafts and activities, all in the comfort of your own home! Please share your creations to help spread the word about how brilliant heathland is and don’t forget to send them in for the gallery!
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Colouring in our heaths

Oh no! Something’s happened to our favourite ground-nesting birds! They seem to have lost their colour. It’s up to you to grab your pens and pencils and save the day! Be as accurate or creative as you like!

Click to download the woodlark colouring sheet Click to download the nightjar colouring sheet Click to download the Dartford warbler colouring sheet! Click to download a heathland colouring sheet!

 

 

 

 

Click to download a heathland colouring sheet!
Click to download a heathland colouring sheet!
Click to download a coiled snake craft activity!

 

Heathland crafts

There aren’t enough animals on the heath! Can you help by making your very own nightjar, adder or silver-studded blue butterfly?

Click to download the salt dough birds activity sheet Click to download the nightjar nest activity sheet Click to download the butterfly craft sheet Click to download the adder craft sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heathland puzzles

Do you know the name of the snake with the zig-zag pattern or the name of the flower that turns the heathland landscape purple? Test your knowledge by completing our fun puzzles!

Click to download the heathland crossword Click to download the heathland word search Click to download the heathland explorers activity sheet

 

Heathland games

Check out what is probably the world’s first green tiger beetle game!
Click to download the green tiger beetle game

 

Heathland wildfire activity sheet

Wildfire is a massive threat to our heathlands and the plants and animals that live there. Download this activity sheet to help your children find out more about it and how they can help to protect these special places for wildlife!

Images of the heathland wildfire activity sheet

Heathland spotter sheets

Click to download a heathland spotter sheet!
Click to download a heathland spotter sheet!
Click to download a heathland spotter sheet!
Click to download a heathland spotter sheet!

 

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