Learning with Essex Wildlife Trust
Learning with Essex Wildlife Trust Essex Wildlife Trust provides unique opportunities for children, young people and adults, enabling them to experience the beauty and natural wealth of our reserves and to understand important issues relating to the conservation of our county's wildlife.
The Essex Wildlife Trust's People and Wildlife team are a group of highly dedicated and passionate members of staff and volunteers who directly educate over 44,000 people each year. Interpretation boards, trail guides, events, visitor centres and work parties all enhance the people and wildlife work of the Trust.
For more information contact Rebecca Gibson , People & Wildlife Manager on (01621) 862991 or click here
"The link between people and wildlife is vital for us to secure a future for the wildlife of Essex."
Working with Schools - Early Years, Infant, Primary and Secondary
All formal activities are national curriculum linked and cover areas in the science, geography, citizenship and history curricula.
We offer site field visits and outreach work to your school covering a wide range of out of classroom needs. Six of our visitor centres have education staff who lead important outside learning for a range of different ages and abilities, two members of staff lead our Forest School activities and two members of staff are responsible for schools outreach - coming to visit you at school. For further details please do not hesitate to contact any of the staff listed below.
We request the following donations: £4.00 per child - early years, infant and primary £6.00 per child - secondary pupils £7.50 per student for further / higher education. A deposit will be required to confirm booking.
For details about donations for schools outreach click here
School and Community Group Membership
Why not join Essex Wildlife Trust?
For just £40 School and Community Group Members receive engaging and informative wildlife publications throughout the year suitable for both adults and children.
New members will receive a fantastic starter pack folder containing; Essex Wildlife Trust's 'Wildlife' magazine with updates on conservation in Essex, 'Link' magazine full of activity ideas for teachers and group leaders, 'Watch' children's magazine, a 60 page Wildlife Watcher's Handbook, posters for display and much more! Members will receive three mailings of the latest magazines and information per year, which are packed full of useful and exciting information for teachers, group leaders and young people.
Membership provides lots of fun and educational information for children and adults to learn about wildlife. Best of all, your school or group's membership will help to protect local wildlife for the future and for the people of Essex.
Schools and Community Group Membership: £40 per year
To join please download, complete and return the membership form.
Downloadable wildlife information posters:
Bats
Dragons and Damsels
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Hedgehogs
Snails
Woodlice and Worms
Games
Living Landscapes Board Game
Living Seas Board Game
Adult Education Courses
We run a wide range of beginners and advanced courses from hedge laying and tree planting to identification to fungal forays to basket making to art classes. Please click here for more information.
Please click to download the full version of the Outdoor Fun and Learning leaflet.
Youth Groups
We cater for a range of groups such as Rainbow, Brownie, Guide, Beaver, Cub and Scout Groups. We offer a range of evening activity sessions which can include interest badge work. We request a donation of £5.00 per child for up to 2 hour session. Minimum donation and deposit £50.00
Pre School Clubs
Our centres run weekly and monthly pre school clubs. Engaging pre school children with the outdoor environments stimulating their senses. Please click here for current programme of events for families and children
Birthday Parties
Enjoy a morning or afternoon with all of your friends and family outdoors with one of our team. Enthral your friends in pond dipping, bird watching, den building, orienteering and much more. Suitable for all ages. Contact our Visitor Centres for more information or to make a booking. We request a donation of £7.00 per child, minimum donation and deposit £70.00
School Holiday Activities
We offer a range of activities during the school holidays for children of all ages. Activity sessions include: pick up and drop off sessions for children 8 years and over, family half and full day sessions and practical conservation sessions for 11 to 16 year olds. Please click here for current programme of events for families and children
Community Outreach
Our outreach projects provide the perfect opportunity for local communities, youth groups and other organisations to become involved in projects and events which really benefit both people and wildlife, including building gardens and public greenspace enhancement. Click here for more information.
To make a booking contact your nearest centre:
Abberton near Colchester
Vicky Rudd (01708) 748646 or to email click here.
Andrew Sidders (01375 484016) or to email click here.
Hannah Elkington (01206) 729678 or to email click here.
Karen McKay or Donna Bennett (01268) 419103 or to email click here.
Carolyn Mallott (01268) 711001 or to email click here.
Laura Harvey or Susan Allen (01621) 862992 or to email click here.
Forest School
Joanna Ling (01621) 862993 or to email click here.