Lings Environmental Centre
Educational opportunities
School visits
Programmes of learning focussing on biodiversity and the natural world are offered at the Centre. Education staff help plan visits, offering flexible and creative suggestions to help meet objectives. School groups of all ages visit the Centre and receive an educational experience that is linked with the national curriculum led by experienced education staff.
Really Wild Days Out
Really Wild Days Out is a suite of education activites delivered by experienced education officers and trained volunteers. There are a wide range of activities including pond dipping, seed collecting and species identifcation.
At Lings Environmental Centre, the first school visit is free. Subsequent visits are charged at £3.50 per child for a full-day, or £2 for a half-day. Accompanying adults may attend free of charge and are required at a ratio of 1:5 for KS 1 and 1:8 for KS 2.
We prepare up-to-date risk assessments for each site and activity to help you plan your visit, and ask you to attend a pre-visit orientation session in preparation. Photographic consent is sought for each group on booking.
All programmes on offer are detailed in the Really Wild Days Out brochure and Lings School Visits 2006-07.
Additional information for teachers is found in Your day at Lings Environmental Centre.
To arrange a visit or discuss the programmes, please get in touch, the centre manager.
Forest School
Forest School is a unique educational experience. It's primary purpose is to adapt an educational curriculum to a childs preferred learning style. The philosophy is to encourage and inspire children through the mastery of small achievable goals in an outdoor environment, so fostering self-esteem and independence skills. We are currently developing a new Forest School programme. For more information, please get in touch with the centre manager.
Project work for higher/further education
Students in higher or continuing education are offered a range of opportunities for the development of practical skills and wildlife conservation knowledge. Please contact the Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups Officer for advice about surveying and monitoring projects available at Trust sites on 01604 405285 or ecologygroups@wildlifebcnp.org