Wilder Schools
Our Education Team is passionate about outdoor learning and using nature to improve our children’s resilience and mental well-being.
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Schools go wild for nature
Nature Friendly Schools has had a momentous first year with 31 primary schools across Birmingham and the Black Country being accepted onto the programme.
Cannon Hill Park Woodlands
In partnership with Birmingham Parks Ranger Service, the Birmingham and Black Country Nature Improvement Area improved woodlands in Cannon Hill Park
Situated in the heart of Birmingham, along the River Rea corridor, Cannon Hill Park is made up of 80 acres of formal parkland and 120 acres of conservation area and woodland plantation
Situated in the heart of Birmingham, along the River Rea corridor, Cannon Hill Park is made up of 80 acres of formal parkland and 120 acres of conservation area and woodland plantation
Wild School Roadshow
Find out about our Wild School Roadshow
My Wild School Brochure
We run lots of services for schools, from forest school to curriculum-integrated wild lessons - download our brochure & claim your free school offers!
Forest School Programme
We believe Forest School is an invaluable experience for students, equally we understand the pressures schools face which make training teachers and freeing classroom time difficult. Our expert educators can deliver high quality sessions on site or at one of our local reserves. Learning is child led so all sessions will be different depending on where the students’ imaginations and interests take them...“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced.”Sir David Attenborough
Woodland
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
Pioneering ‘Nature Friendly Schools’ to boost children’s learning and well-being at a critical time
Almost 30,000 school children from disadvantaged areas are set to enjoy classes in nature this spring in a ground-breaking outdoor learning project spearheaded by The Wildlife Trusts.
Wild School Roadshow
Have our Wild School Roadshow visit your school for the day! Our Roadshow has been designed to provide a unique and inspiring outdoor learning opportunity right in your school grounds. Our inspirational staff will lead fun, wild sessions educating your students on the importance, diversity and amazing wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country.How does it work?Typically we would come to your school for a day, setting up in your school ground and starting off with a morning assembly introducing the wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country. We can work with up to 4 classes throughout the day and even a half hour session for a younger audience. You can decide which theme you would like to make up your day. We may be able to adapt our sessions for your specific needs, please discuss this when making your booking.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
About Us
The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country is one of 46 local trusts working to make the UK a better place for people and wildlife. We work to conserve biodiversity, improve the environment and raise awareness and understanding of wildlife issues locally. We have over 7,500 members and have projects, nature reserves and environment centres across the area.
Green Your School Grounds
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