Education & activities
Learn with your Wildlife Trust - from school trips, training courses for adults to Nature Tots, Nature Babies and Forest Schools, we do it all!
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Education centres
Our education centre has welcomed thousands of people over the years - we have our Wildlife Discovery Room based at Carsington Water near Ashbourne and our outdoor classroom. So come and get wild with us!
Education team contact form
Education team contact form
Corporate education talks and training
Supporting employees with new skills and knowledge is a great way to motivate and inspire them. Education is also one of the best ways to support nature as it’s through knowledge that we can learn the significance of our actions.
How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.
Education & People Engagement voluneteering
Join us and help us to engage, inspire and educate!
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.
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!
Violet ground beetle
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.
The Wild Peak Programme: St Andrews Junior School
In today's blog, Content Assistant Kayleigh, talks about her visit to St Andrews Junior School who are taking part in the Wild Peak Programme.
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.
Thousands of pounds awarded to Derbyshire school pupils to help the environment
A ground-breaking scheme to engage young people in environmental social action projects has seen more than £50,000 awarded to young people working with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.