Resources
Teaching & Learning Materials
1. Kingston at Leisure: All Fun and Games? Educational Resource for Key stages one and two
This resource explores community and sport over time in the Borough.
2. Kingston at Leisure: All Fun and Games? Educational Resource for Key stages three and four.
This teacher’s pack investigates leisure over time and women's liberation groups.
3. Kingston at War: World War II Resources
This web site supports KS2 History with links to Literacy and ICT. Includes photographs, digitised newspaper cuttings, bomb maps and oral histories.
Explore a little further afield. This site is crammed full of old photos, archive material and census returns for Hampton Wick. It also includes 'Brick by Brick' a project that is tracing the development of the roads and buildings of Hampton Wick from 1750 to the present day.
8. Woodland Trust's Nature Detectives
Play booklets, spotter sheets and ID cards. Resources for all seasons.
9. Tour Kingston town centre visiting fantastic mosaic art by local charity, Save the World Club
Useful Links
- Archives and local history service
- Kingston Museum
- Kingston Aviation
- Kingston upon Thames Archaeological Society
- Centre for Historical Record
- Save the World Club
- Royal Parks
- Friends of Hamlands
- Hampton Court Palace
- Zoological Society of London
- Sustainable Eel Group
- RSPB Bird Identifier
- European Eels
- Wildlife Circus
- Friends of Richmond Park
- Canal and River Trust Nature Guides
- London Wildlife Trust
- TCV – The Conservation Volunteers Richmond
- The Environment Trust
- Wild link
Local archive open to the public. A limited research service is also available.
Local museum, which houses three permanent galleries: Ancient Origins, Town of Kings and Eadweard Muybridge.
A website created for the Kingston Aviation Centenary Festival. Celebrates 100 years of world-class aircraft designed and built in Kingston.
Local Society, which helps to protect Kingston’s historic buildings and ancient heritage.
Promotes collaborative research, knowledge exchange and discussion between historians, archivists, curators, heritage providers and the public.
A charity promoting environmental action and self-empowerment through education and entertainment.
Discover the Royal Parks of London.
Voluntary group dedicated to conservation, protection and management of Ham Lands Nature Reserve.
The official website for this Royal Palace and its grounds.
International scientific, conservation and educational charity.
A group dedicated to accelerating the recovery of the eel. Includes facts, posters and a game.
A useful tool for identifying birds.
Information about this migratory fish found in our waters.
A wildlife blog written by local ecologist Alison Fure. Particular focus is given to the valuable filter beds at Seething Wells which provide a locally scarce wetland habitat.
A charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of Richmond Park. Includes maps of Richmond Park and information on opening times.
River wildlife spotting and photography guides.
Lots of information about London's nature, Wildlife Trust nature reserves and volunteering opportunities.
Wildlife conservation volunteering in Richmond and surrounding areas.
Historic built environment, wildlife and local heritage charity. Volunteering opportunities and events.
The London Wildlife Trust’s species map.
Kingston University’s Sustainability Hub
