Educational Services

Our People and Wildlife Team has been working with schools across Dorset for many years and we are pleased to be able to offer the following services:

• An Education Outreach Programme that delivers Environmental Activities in your own school grounds.
• A Schools Wildlife Partnership so that your school can become a member of Dorset Wildlife Trust and obtain discounts at our Education Centres and Outreach Programme as well as various resources and other benefits.
• We have 5 Education Centres which provide an opportunity for close encounters with plants and animals in the natural habitats.  These are at:
  • The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, Dorcchester
  • Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve, Weymouth
  • Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, Kimmeridge, Wareham
  • Brownsea Island Nature Reserve, Poole Harbour
  • Urban Wildlife Centre, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne

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 links above).
• 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 above 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 links above for more information.

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