We believe that by engaging people in fun and interesting ways they will build a respect and an understanding of the importance of wildlife and nature.
We provide children, young people and adults with a wide range of practical, enjoyable and high-quality learning experiences through our Education programmes that will connect them with nature and help them discover the wild world around us.
Our Tutors will lead your group for the whole of your visit, providing all the equipment and materials that are required for the different activities. We only ask that you bring children with the right clothes and smiling faces and a number of supportive grown-ups - however, we do give them back to you for lunch!
The teacher was extremely knowledgeable and kept the children engaged throughout. The facts they learned were pitched at an appropriately high level and we are very grateful to the site for making our trip so worthwhile and enjoyable.Feedback from attendee
New for Winter 2025, these sessions are designed as a memorable treat in the run-up to Christmas – a chance to experience the magic of the season outdoors, connect with nature and celebrate together in a unique and meaningful way.
Our activities enable young people to connect with nature and learn outside the classroom. Learners explore different habitats, learn new skills and have fun whilst meeting your curriculum objectives.
Visits to our education centres are easy to organise and offer a safe and enriching outdoors environment for your students to learn in. Our education centres give you a wide range of choice of wildlife and nature-based activities. All of our activities are linked to the curriculum and offer fun and interactive ways of bringing learning to life.
For a full day visit for one or two classes, you will need to select two activities from the below options. If you are bringing three classes, then please select three activities; four activities for four classes.
As an outdoor learning provider, we strive to deliver as much of our learning outdoors as possible, including making use of our outdoor teaching shelters. However, we do also have indoor classroom environments which can be used during winter months to deliver workshops such as the Birds of Prey Discovery Lab.
Join Kent Wildlife Trust's Education Team for an education day out! Pupils will get the chance to use classification keys to help them identify a range of pond life in our pond dipping sessions.
Young explorers will set off into the ‘wild’ of our nature reserves to seek out and capture a variety of minibeasts in a range of habitats and micro-habitats: hunting under log piles, in rockeries, amongst compost and in our long grass meadows.
In this workshop, learners will explore our wildflower meadows and flower beds, investigating flower structures and their purpose, looking at the roles of insects in pollination and discovering the life cycle of a plant from seed to seed.
Discover how beavers engineer their habitats in this hands-on, practical workshop for Year 1-6 which can be delivered on your school grounds or as part of a school trip to a Kent Wildlife Trust site.
Dissect owl pellets in this exciting, hands-on workshop and investigate the food chains of Kent.
In this workshop, learners will learn all about habitats and our ground-breaking Blean bison project through our children's book - The Bison and the Butterfly.
Go wild and explore our woodlands in this Forest School taster session.
An interactive workshop of physical and biological investigations in the river Darent (available only at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve).
A practical session exploring the rocks, soils and fossils of Kent.
Our activities enable young people to connect with nature and learn outside the classroom. Learners explore different habitats, learn new skills and have fun whilst meeting your curriculum objectives.
Our activities enable young people to connect with nature and learn outside the classroom. Learners explore different habitats, learn new skills and have fun whilst meeting your curriculum objectives.
Students develop skills whilst increasing their knowledge and understanding of the world, encouraging respect for their environment and re-connection with nature.
For those unable to benefit from a visit to one of our educational centres, Kent Wildlife Trust has developed a range of two-hour outreach opportunities suitable for schools, events and other educational groups, that will bring the wild to you!
Kent Wildlife Trust's Home Ed Forest School offers exciting opportunities for self-learning, exploration and discovery.
Our education team have built a pool of resources for educators to build in nature and wildlife into their lesson plans. Download our free resources here.
Prices for school bookings at Kent Wildlife Trust. Education and School groups, please get in touch with our education team.
Located in the centre of the County, the nature park at Tyland Barn has been specially designed to represent - in miniature - the diverse range of habitats to be found in Kent. With a large pond, meadow, chalk bank, hedge, scrub and even a shingle beach, the site is a very flexible location for a range of fascinating studies. Visitors to Tyland Barn can enjoy the benefits of an indoor classroom, external teaching and picnic shelter, cafe and toilet facilities. Coaches can drop off groups inside the grounds, with space to park close by.
This wonderful site consists of five stunning lakes, a mixture of habitats including ponds, seasonally flooded pools, reedbed and woodland. A spectacular site for birds, the wetland and woodland habitats also support a diverse community of plants, fungi and animals. Of particular interest for visiting groups is the tranquil Elemental Garden, where much of the teaching for younger groups takes place, and there are additional teaching areas within the Visitor Centre. The Centre itself houses a range of engaging wildlife displays and touch tables. The site has toilet facilities and a small tea bar. Coaches can drop off groups outside the visitor centre, no coach parking is currently available.
The home of the ground breaking bison reintroduction has recently had an upgrade. Our new Heather Corrie ranger station is the perfect place to welcome students who want to study deep in the largest expanse of ancient woodland in Kent. At our Blean education centre we offer GCSE and A-Level fieldwork workshops, as well as bespoke primary and secondary visits linked to our bison project. If you would like more information on what we can offer at Blean, please contact the team on [email protected] Please note, we have no coach parking at Blean and can only welcome groups visiting by minibus or car.
The children really enjoyed the hands on experience saying it was the best school trip that they have had. Nikki was great with the children and very knowledgeable.
We came with a school. The staff were amazing, they kept the children engage the whole day. A brilliant experience.
Anna and the team were very knowledgeable and welcomed us to the site. We book this every year, the children love it! Thank you for having us, everyone had a great time!
