Wild Schools
We can help teachers and schools bring subjects to life with school visits, creating wilder school playgrounds and taking the schoolchildren out on trips to see wildlife and nature reserves across Derbyshire.
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Wild Outings for Schools
We offer a variety of school visits, from talks, to explorations on our nature reserves to educational workshops, all linked to the National Curriculum.
Discover your wild side
Diverse, local and innovative, Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and wilder than ever before!
Discover Nature Based Solutions
If you have any questions about the benefits of Rewilding.
Wild Schools at home
Learn with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust whilst spending more time at home!
Tree nurseries in schools and the community
Growing a tree from seed or nut is an incredibly rewarding activity. It’s a simple action your school or community can do to help nurture our environment and make a lasting impact for future…
Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter
When did you last see a caterpillar? They’re often cryptic creatures, with patterns that provide perfect camouflage as a piece of leaf, twig or bark. An unwary eye could pass right over one…
Generous donation will help visitors discover more at Aqueduct Cottage
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Aqueduct Cottage has received a £21,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund. The generous support will be used to design and install visitor information…
My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Learn the principles of Rewilding
If you would like to explore rewilding topics introduced in the exhibition from lost species to peatland restoration.
Thinking outside the Learning Objective- The Forest School Way
Read how Sarah Owens, a Head Teacher in Derbyshire, completed her Forest School Level 3 training with us and was inspired by the Forest School ethos!
£5,000 awarded to Derbyshire School Pupils championing outdoor learning
Primary School pupils working with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to realise their vision of enjoying more outdoor learning have been awarded a £5,000 grant from leading educational charity The Ernest…