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Which trees have the highest biodiversity?

Summary of the investigation

Gordon and Woburn Squares are home to over 140 trees, consisting of more than 20 different species. The tree species can roughly be divided into native and introduced species. In this investigation, students use sweep netting to sample invertebrate biodiversity in the two types of tree, and use their results to comment on the wider issue of conservation and managing for biodiversity.

Full support is given for pre-visit work at school, data collection in the field, and post-visit work at school to put the fieldwork in its wider context. Extensive teacher guidance, with PowerPoint presentations, a full sample risk assessment and detailed plan of a sequence of lessons, are also available for download.

Resources for download

You can EITHER download all the teacher resources as a single pdf document and all the student resources as a single pdf document OR download individual resources as editable text documents

Whole investigation

• Download all teacher and student materials (pdf 156 kb)
• Download Sense of Place PowerPoint presentation for students (3.9 Mb)

Individual files

(a) Teacher support materials

• Curriculum links (pdf 60 kb)
• Squares site background (pdf 189 kb)

(b) Fieldwork

• 1. Recording results sheet (pdf 17 kb)

(c) Post-fieldwork

• 2. Analysis worksheet (pdf 15 kb)
• 3. Evaluation worksheet (Word 18 kb)