Grey Partridge

The grey partridge is a Biodiversity Action Plan species lead by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. This resource contains a wealth of information about this species, including the history of its decline and all of the factors involved including habitat, gamekeeping and the use of herbicides and insecticides.

This resource includes:

·  an extensive powerpoint presentation covering the story of the grey partridge

·  lesson plans and activity workbook

·  comprehensive coverage of research and recovery projects

·  a range of GWCT and British Ecological Society documents

·  the Jacques Hicter video - Perdreaux et Quintaux (Partridges and Yields)

NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS:

KS3 English: Writing

KS3 Geography: Geography skills, Place knowledge, Human and physical geography

KS3 Biology: Working scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem.

KS3 History: Landscape use, Landscape change

KS4 Biology: Selective breeding, Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Biodiversity, Maintaining biodiversity, Food security, Farming techniques

KS4 Geography: Ecosystems

WELSH CURRICULUM LINKS

KS3 Geography: Skills Locating places, environments and patterns 1, 2, Understanding places, environments andprocesses 3, Communicating 3, Range Topic links in with suggested areas to be studied

KS 3 Science: Skills Communication 1, 2, Range Interdependence of organisms 4, 5, 6

KS4 Geography: Skills Communication 1, 3, Range Interdependence of organisms 1,
Environment, Earth and Universe 1

KS 4 Science: Skills Communication 1, 2