Wildlife ID

Discover chalk grassland species of Coombe Bissett Down and improve your identification skills with this handy guide. You can even test your knowledge with the Coombe Bissett Plant Quiz!

Wildflowers of Coombe Bissett Down

Coombe Bissett Plant Quiz

Coombe Bissett Down is well known for its botanical and invertebrate importance, but it is also important for bats! Find out more about them and listen to their echolocation calls in this interactive factsheet.

Bats at Coombe Bissett Down

Find out more about bees and improve your identification skills through this handy Bee ID and Information Sheet.

Bee ID and Info Sheet

Improve your butterfly identification skills with this Butterflies of Coombe Bissett Down guide.

Butterflies of Coombe Bissett Down

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Change your food habits

Agriculture accounted for 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2018.
Change how you travel

Transport currently accounts for 27% of UK emissions. Making small changes to how you get from A to B will make a big difference!
Lakeside Care Farm Cleaner

The successful candidate will undertake the cleaning of all rooms and offices to ensure they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition to support the activities delivered at Lakeside.
Change your energy use

Energy used in buildings accounts for around 17% of total emissions. Reducing your household energy use by switching to a renewable energy supplier or purchasing a heat pump will help cut down.

Mammals of Coombe Bissett Down: small mammals

Oliver Davies, with the assistance of a trail camera, has spent the last two months exploring the lives of the reserve's more elusive mammals. In this blog post, we discover more about the reserve's small mammals.
Mammals of Coombe Bissett Down: grey squirrel

Oliver Davies, with the assistance of a trail camera, has spent the last two months exploring the lives of the reserve's more elusive mammals. In this blog post, we discover more about the reserve's grey squirrels.
Art and Craft

Get creative with these fun and informative activities.
Word searches

See what Coombe Bissett Down related words you can find in these themed word searches
Early years

Introduce signs of spring and food webs whilst developing fine motor skills in this fun game.
For teachers

Educational resources including activity packs, chalk grassland species identification, and the process of reverting arable farmland to chalk downland.
Poetry

Write a nature-themed haiku poem
Colouring sheets

Educational colouring sheets for all ages covering key species and features of Coombe Bissett Down