Educational Services
For all your National Curriculum Key Stage Environmental Studies needs and much more:
- If you wish to bring a group to one of our Education Centres use this booking form link
- If you wish to check details or provisionally book a date, contact the individual centres. (See right).
- Alternatively, ask us to visit you and use your own grounds or an area close to your school
- For general enquiries contact:
Dorset Wildlife Trust Brooklands Farm Forston Dorset DT2 7AA 01305 264620 E-mail: The People & Wildlife Team
Please refer to your employer's guidelines when planning and organising trips and visits. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/visits provides guidelines on Health and Safety to which all our centres comply.
Why come to our education centres?
- To develop an appreciation of our local natural heritage.
- An opportunity for close encounters with plants and animals in their natural habitats.
- Experience conservation at first hand.
- We have a good track record and customer satisfaction.
- All our sessions are planned with Health and Safety in mind and full Risk Assessments.
What can we offer?
- Cross curricular activities at all Key Stage levels with a strong emphasis on Environmental Studies.
- All specialist equipment is provided from our well equipped and resourced centres.
- National Curriculum and activity sessions can be combined and adapted to suit the individual needs of any visiting group.
- Excellent value.
- Please refer to individual site details below for costs and more information.
Who would deliver it?
- Expert, experienced and well qualified staff with considerable natural history knowledge.
Where can you go?
- All our centres are nationally or internationally important wildlife sites. (See right for links to these centres.)

When?
- All our centres are available throughout the year (apart from access to Brownsea Island which is dependant on the seasonal ferry.)
- We are very popular, particularly in the summer term, so book early.
Outreach
- Alternatively, we can come to your school to lead Life Science sessions, assemblies, to give school grounds advice, support Environment or Science Week activities and workshops or provide a range of activities to enhance an Open School event.
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Link to Brownseas Island Reserve Information

Link to Kingcombe Reserve Information

Link to Lorton Meadows Reserve Information

Link to Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve Information

Link to Urban Wildlife Centre Information |