Wild Life
| Grade 1 | ||
| Awarded to boys who have attended regularly a course of instruction and: | ||
| 1. | Show an ability to recognise 10 of the more common local insects. | |
| 2. | Visit two local habitats (woods, park, lake etc. - even town centre) and record the changes in type and numbers of species over at least 6 months. | |
| 3. | Understand something of the life cycle of insect or reptile. | |
| 4. | Start a note book to record. observations. | |
| 5. | Make a leaf collection. Try to associate the characteristic of each leaf with the nature of the habitat of the parent plant or tree. | |
| Grade 2 | ||
| Awarded to members who have attended regularly a course of instruction and: | ||
| 1. | Show an improved ability to recognise local animal life. Make a particular study of a selected group - e.g butterflies, moths etc. | |
| 2. | Make a detailed study of the local species in a selected group e.g. butterflies, moths etc. Make sketches of the various stages in the development. | |
| 3. | Keep a regular log of observations - perhaps on a regular visit to a study area. This should include detailed information on the numbers of individuals and types of activity over a period of a day. | |
| 4. | Carry out a study of the relationships between insects and flowers, indicating which insects feed of particular and flowers, indicating which insects feed of particular groupings/types of flower. | |
| 5. | Keep a scrapbook of items involving wild life such as loss of habitat, pollution etc.. | |
| Grade 3 | ||
| Awarded to members who have attend regularly a course of instruction and: | ||
| 1. | Take part in a study outing to observe nocturnal mammals such as badger or fox. | |
| 2. | Have a knowledge of the mammals present in the area, and of their habits, food and lifestyle. Show an ability to make good descriptions and field notes. | |
| 3. | Consider the ecology of a chosen local area, building a picture of the flora and fauna from your own observations, drawing up food chains etc. | |
| 4. | Visit a Nature Reserve or Site of Special Scientific Interest. If possible meet the warden and consider the reason for the reserve/its riches etc. Produce an illustrated record of the work there and species you have seen. | |
| 5. | Make a special personal study. This could be of a particular species or habitat, or taking part in an official survey, helping with conservation work on a nature reserve, etc. | |
| 6. | Attempt photography of any form of animal wild-life. | |
(Regulations as at 1993)
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