Mastering Nature Awareness – Course Overview
Welcome to Mastering Nature Awareness
Are you ready to expand your awareness, grow your knowledge and deepen your connection to the wonderful, beautiful and magical world living and growing around you? Learn more
Module One
Lesson 1 - Introduction
An introduction to the Mastering Nature Awareness masterclass, how it works, who it is for and how to make the most of it.
Lesson 2 - What is nature awareness?
Discover what nature awareness is all about, what the world is like when you are not aware – and how amazing it is when you are.
Lesson 3 - The benefits of nature awareness
Find out why nature awareness is important, its benefits on our health and how it can promote connection and understanding.
Module Two
Lesson 4 - Awakening your sense of touch
Learn why touch is important to developing your senses and helping you foster a connection to Nature, and how to begin awakening it.
Lesson 5 - Awakening your sense of smell
Learn how your sense smell can help you develop awareness of your surroundings and the features around you.
Lesson 6 - Awakening your sense of hearing
Learn how to develop your sense of hearing to tune into and appreciate the wildlife, weather and landscape.
Lesson 7 - Awakening your sense of sight
Learn how to really observe and hone your sense of sight to notice the wonderful details and subtle colours and textures of Nature.
Module Three
Lesson 8 - Tuning in to trees
Beging paying attention to, interacting with and really getting to know your neighbourhood trees.
Lesson 9 - Tuning in to plants
There are so many plants growing all around us – even in the least likely places. But, how many do you actually notice?
Lesson 10 - Tuning in to birds
Have you ever paused for a moment to observe the social and personal behaviour of a flock of birds? Its really interesting…
Lesson 11 - Tuning in to insects
How often have you paused to observe the movements and interactions of insects? Never, or sometimes, but absently?
Useful resources
- Nature Mentor (external link)
- A-Z of British trees (external link)
- At-a-glance tree ID (My Nature Nook resource)
- Wildflowers of Britain (external link)
- Identifying wild grasses (external link)
- Identifying common British birds (external link)
- Identifying birdsong (external link)
- Identifying common British insects (external link)