Wildlife and Nature

Wildlife and Nature

What are they and what do they involve?

Wildlife and nature venues focus upon aspects such as the local environment and showcasing wildlife in their intended habitats. Falconry centres and forest exploration are good examples of what you can expect from such a venue; the emphasis is always on the more natural elements of the world around us, and how we can help it to flourish.

What are the benefits?

In a similar manner to a Zoo/Wildlife Park and an Environment Centre, these venues are excellent ways of educating students about the world around them in an accompaniment to their classroom learning. Experiencing wildlife in their natural habitats and seeing the effect humans can have upon them can be a new and memorable experience for many students, especially those from large cities!

What students is it suitable for?

Wildlife and Nature venues should interest students of all ages and tastes, but some extremely young students may get a little bored if the activity isn’t engaging enough; make sure the venue suits your specific group of pupils.

Costs?

Entry fees to wildlife and nature venues should normally come in under £10 – however, big establishments such as the Eden Project may run higher!

Safety Implications?

As with any outdoor activities, it’s important to make sure student groups are properly supervised and that the pupils obey any safety instructions issued to them on the day!

 

See below for a list of venues and providers of this kind: 

Peak Llamas

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Wildlife and Nature
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Llama trekking in the Peak District is the ideal way to spend a day out with a difference. These graceful animals are the perfect walking companion - not too fast, not too slow and with the added bonus of carrying your excess baggage!

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Catanger Llama Trekking

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Although you can't actually ride them, these lovely pack animals will willingly carry your rucksack, whilst you enjoy the beautiful scenery. What better way to get away from it all than by leading a gentle llama along bridleways, farm tracks and country lanes.

Visitors centre includes 3 toilets with hot water hand washing areas, indoor and outdoor eating facilities where you are welcome to have a picnic after your visit, car parking next to centre with full disabled access.

Educational Visits

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Upper Plym Valley

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Wildlife and Nature
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Some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor landscape.

Today the Upper Plym Valley is a typically treeless Dartmoor landscape, grazed by cattle, sheep and ponies. It is hard to imagine it 3,500 years ago dotted with settlements of neat round huts, with fields of crops growing near the river and herds of pasturing animals on the higher slopes; or, in medieval and later times, alive with the activity of rabbit farming and tin streaming.

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Lewesdon Hill

The highest point in Dorset with views between the trees over Devon, Somerset and out to sea
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Standing at 915 feet (279 metres) Lewesdon Hill, along with nearby Pilsdon Pen, dominates the surrounding landscape. It's certainly an alluring hill fort, although being enclosed by woodland the views aren't uninterrupted, but the glimpses of the surrounding landscape you do get through the trees are worth the climb to the top.

You can also see parts of the original Iron Age bank and ditches, and in more recent times it was the site for one of the Armada Beacons in 1588, used to warn of an impending attack by Spain.

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Monkey World

Ape Rescue Centre
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Wildlife and Nature
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Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre is home to over 240 rescued and endangered primates. We have 8 species of monkeys and prosimians at the park: capuchin monkeys, common marmosets, cotton-top tamarins, ring-tailed lemurs, ruffed lemur, squirrel monkeys (pictured), stump-tailed macaques and woolly monkeys.

We are home to the largest group of chimpanzees outside of Africa, living in 4 different social groups. There are 3 groups of orang-utans at the park, including 2 different species: Bornean and Sumatran. 

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The Whistlestop Centre

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Wildlife and Nature
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Situated in the railway station buildings in Matlock Bath, The Centre provides a unique learning experience with its own classroom and wildlife pond. It is within easy walking distance of the River Derwent and High Tor woods. Our experienced teaching staff provide a wide variety of practical environmental activities include pond and river dipping, owl pellet investigation and sensory earthwalks.

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Crackley Wood

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Wildlife and Nature
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An ancient semi-natural woodland just north of Kenilworth, once part of the Forest of Arden. The wood is managed traditionally as high forest with a coppice understorey, providing tall trees of oak, birch and sweet chestnut with a lower shrub layer of hazel and holly.

Visit in May for fantastic displays of bluebells.

Species and habitats

Habitats

Woodland

Species

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Small Breeds Farm and Owl Centre

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Wildlife and Nature
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A magical place to experience animals, birds and all sorts of owls from all over the world. During winter months and in very wet weather the animals are displayed undercover.

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Woodside Wildlife and Falconry Park

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Wildlife and Nature
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Come along and enjoy flying displays, pig racing, tropical butterflies, snakes, reptiles, trout fishing and much more. Indoor and outdoor play areas for the children and barn style tea rooms for grown ups to relax.

In their Tropical Paradise you can play in the sand and water and swing around in the adventure play area. Meet the raccoons, reptiles and their cheeky monkeys and relax with a cup of coffee amongst the pretty butterflies.

Plus eagles, hawks and falcons will excite you in their magnificent daily flying displays.

School Trips

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Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

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Wildlife and Nature
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Walk with Butterflies, the world’s most beautiful and delicate creatures as they fly around you.

It’s a safari, where you explore to find answers which baffled people for centuries: Why don’t butterflies grow? How long do they live? Where do they lay eggs? How do you find caterpillars? How do they survive? Be at home with the butterflies and find out how to attract native butterflies to your garden.

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