Peeswit Moss. Credit Emma Hinchliffe
Bog Day resources
We and our partners have produced a range of resources for all ages, which aim to inspire and educate about the fascinating world of peatlands (please note that many of these links will open to external websites). On this page you will also find our branding resources to help you promote your Bog Day event.
Education and engagement resources
We and our partners have produced a range of resources for all ages, which aim to inspire and educate about the fascinating world of peatlands (please note that many of these links will open to external websites).
Bog Day activity sheets
Bog Day colouring (round-leaved sundew, curlew and emperor moth caterpillar)
- Bog Day quiz (for older children)
- Bog Day wordsearch
Peatland Educational Resources from LIFE Welsh Raised Bog Project and Natural Resources Wales
On this webpage you will find activity plans for schools (for a range of ages) that cover everything from ‘what are peatlands?’ to instructions on how to calculate how much carbon is locked up in a square metre of peat.
Moors for the Future educational resources
- Explore Moor field guide app
- Make your own Top Trumps Card Game - Moorland Wildlife (for older children)
- Carbon cycle work sheet (for older children)
- Moorland Discovery Teachers’ Pack (KS1-KS4)
- Investigating populations teaching resource (for older children)
Yorkshire Peat Partnership resources
Wildlife Watch activities from The Wildlife Trusts
Colour in your own mask (common frog, adder, emperor moth)
Irish Peatland Conservation Council resources
- Bogland Food Web
- Bog Plant Book
- Make your own Flower Identification Dial
- Make your own Origami Frog
- Tips for Leading a Bog Walk
- Discovering the Wild Bogs of Ireland Primary Schools Pack: Junior & Senior Infants
- Discovering the Wild Bogs of Ireland Primary Schools Pack: 1st & 2nd Classes
- Discovering the Wild Bogs of Ireland Primary Schools Pack: 3rd & 4th Classes
Fens East Peat Partnership resources
Peat the Lapwing game
Peat the Lapwing follows the journey of a wellie wearing lapwing called ‘Peat’. Players are asked to complete a series of tasks so that the peat bog can be brought back to life and Peat can find a nesting site.
The game was developed by Natural England.
Videos
The Day We Found The Bog video (https://youtu.be/LKvxEls4wRs)
The Day We Found The Bog: This was released for Bog Day - an international celebration of the importance of bogs, fens, swamps and marshes on the 4th Sunday of each July.
Bog Day: Peatlands are... video (https://youtu.be/vpx7xZ8curM?si=4mPKseAnoHtWoBhd )
The following ‘Peatlands are…’ film compilation shows the different relationships and meanings peatlands have to many people across the globe.
Bogs Talking Poetry Class from the Poetry Society
In this resource from the Poetry Society, learners will discover how bogs are created, learning about habitat, carbon capture and adaptation. They will read a poem using kennings, and will write their own poems about the sounds of a bog, using simile, alliteration and onomatopoeia. Suitable for upper Key Stage 2.
Bog Day branding resources
Download our branding resources to help promote your Bog Day event. Please ensure you mention the IUCN UK Peatland Programme if you use these resources.
Bog Day event poster and footer templates
Please contact us on info@iucn.org.uk for an editable version of this poster which you can use to advertise your Bog Day event.
Logos
For RGB or .png logos please contact info@iucn.org.uk.
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