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For Issy, wildlife is all about learning. It’s her enormous outdoor classroom.
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Beyond the Classroom Walls: Cultivating Curiosity Through Outdoor Learning
We often hear the phrase “the fresh air will do us good”, but outdoor learning is about much more than stepping outside the classroom. Here, Simon Lowe, Training Officer at Derbyshire Wildlife…
My classroom
Pupils from Abingdon Primary School in Middlesbrough, Jon and Abdul, really enjoy learning outside the classroom, especially sketching butterflies.
My classroom
Passionate about the oceans and the diverse life that they hold, Bex is lucky enough to be able to teach scuba diving to university students at Plymouth University. This provides her with the…
Carsington Water sighting by Jacky Swift
Swifts flying around Millfield's car park at Carsington Water.
Leader of Outdoor Learning Course
This AQA accredited 2-day course will give you the skills and confidence to take your learning into nature, using your school grounds or local greenspaces as your classroom.
Outdoor education gets the go ahead at one of Derbyshire’s premiere nature reserves
A new outdoor education area is set to be created at Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve in the Trent Valley thanks to a £23,210 project funded by Veolia Environmental Trust through the Landfills…
Carsington Under Cover is ready for its first visitors!
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has completed the beautiful Carsington undercover outside classroom, generously funded by the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund through the Derbyshire Environmental Trust…
£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…
Latest news from Witches Oak Water
There are signs of spring at the reserve....
How to enjoy the outdoors in the colder months
It can be difficult to resist the urge to stay indoors when it's cold outside. So in today's blog post we share some upcoming events, places to explore and other great ways to get…
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!