Schools - Outdoor Learning

Schoolchildren Pond dipping at Camley Street Natural Park

School sessions at London Wildlife Trust

We provide hands-on nature lessons directly linked to the National Curriculum. Outdoor school sessions cover a variety of topics for Early Years Foundation Stage through Key Stages 1 and 2 (up to 11 years). These sessions are also suitable for home-school groups and community groups, we can tailor a session to suit a range of ages and abilities in one group.

 

Activities include pond dipping – using nets and trays to explore our aquatic habitats, minibeast hunting – looking in our woodland habitats to discover the small invertebrates that live within, and plant detectives.

 

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Text over primary school child, smiling and pointing at pond dipping finds. Text reads: “The teachers were enthusiastic and knowledgeable.  Both children and adults had an excellent time.” Jo, Year 3 teacher

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Safety

All our activities and sites have been extensively risk assessed. All staff are fully trained with enhanced DBS checks. We have implemented extra measures to ensure our outdoor learning sessions are safe for staff and participants. These are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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Costs and facilities

School visit and facilities cost

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Two school children smiling whilst pond dipping at Camley Street Natural Park

Credit Abi March

Camley Street Natural Park

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Heber Primary School at Centre for Wildlife Gardening

Heber Primary School at Centre for Wildlife Gardening credit Abi March 

Centre for Wildlife Gardening

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WAP at Crane Park Island Richmond College

Young People from Richmond College on their Wild Action Programme credit Olli Slatter

Crane Park Island

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A school session at Gunnersbury Triangle

A school session at Gunnersbury Triangle

Gunnersbury Triangle

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School trip at Walthamstow Wetlands

Credit Peter Salter

Walthamstow Wetlands

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School Group at Woodberry Wetlands

Woodberry Wetlands

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Prendergast school visit

Outdoor learning credit Jill Palliser

Sydenham Hill Wood

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Other ways to learn

School children at Centre for Wildlife Gardening

School children at Centre for Wildlife Gardening credit Abi March

Self-led school visits

A self-led visit is where your group is accessing the nature reserve, but you are not having an organised session from our Outdoor Learning Team. If you would like to visit one of our nature reserves with a school or group as a self-led session, you'll need to book in.

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More outdoor learning

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People's Postcode Lottery

London Wildlife Trust has received valuable funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, which will enable us to deliver a wider series of regular outdoor classes to schoolchildren at our nature reserves across London.