Educational visits to Witherslack Wetlands
Bring your group along to one of our sessions at our three wetlands: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, Meathop Moss Nature Reserve and Nichols Moss Nature Reserve. All three reserves are very different and wonderful in their own way.
You'll find some of our educational sessions that we're delivering at Witherslack Wetlands listed below.
Booking is essential as our sites do get very busy and parking is very limited. To book onto an educational session at Witherslack Wetlands, please contact Danni via email or call Danni on 07864 589167
Pre School – Nature Tots sessions
On the first Tuesday morning of every month this is a nature-based play and discovery session. Each month we do something different; there may be crafts, stories, bug hunting and lots of other things. £1.50pp suggested donation
Primary School (Home Education) - Bog School
Every Tuesday afternoon 12.30pm till 4.30pm. Think Forest School, but wetter! Bog school sessions are a chance for 4 to 11 year olds to organically learn more about nature, conservation, climate change and the world beyond our feet. £1.50pp suggested donation
Primary School
We'll adventure around the reserve and look at ospreys, bog bugs, peat, carnivorous plants, pond life and little birds. This can be delivered as a day trip to the reserve or split up into shorter visits if you'd prefer. Suggested donation £78 (includes a year’s group membership with a further 14 hours of support)
Secondary School
Case study sessions on habitat regeneration, biodiversity, reintroduction programs, global conservation, peat bogs and climate crisis. Session links to the curriculum can be sent out beforehand. Suggested donation £78 (includes a year’s group membership with a further 14 hours of support)
College/University
Guided walk around the different wetland sites, with the chance to do some surveying and core sampling. Comparative studies of different habitats can be accommodated as there are grassland and coastal sites locally too. Suggested donation £78 (includes a year’s group membership with a further 14 hours of support)
Young Ranger Days
Conservation volunteering for 11 to 16 year olds, we're taking on the on-site management of the wetlands in these sessions. We could be pulling out rhododendron, planting new bog plants, fixing boardwalks or creating new features. Free to attend
John Muir Award/The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Active Conservation sessions to meet the conservation requirement for these awards. Free to attend.
Make that difference for the wildlife you love
- Free entry to our nature reserves.
- Free nature reserve guide.
- Cumbrian Wildlife magazine three times a year with accompanying 'What's On' guide.
- Plus more! From just £3.50 a month/£42 a year (based on Individual membership)