Learning sessions
Bring your curriculum to life through our hands-on learning sessions.
Designed to promote learning through explorations and discovery, our curriculum-linked learning sessions make the most of the fantastic outdoor environments at our wetland centres and are suitable for a range of ages and abilities.
Our learning team have extensive experience of working with SEND groups and we are able to adapt sessions to meet the needs of these groups.
Start by selecting your age group
Available learning sessions for Early Years
Amazing Migration
Key question: How and why do birds migrate?
Session length: 2 hours
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How do birds find and eat different foods?
Session length: 30 mins
Minibeast Safari
Key question: Which minibeasts live in this habitat?
Session length: 1 hour
Nests, eggs and baby birds
Key question: What do eggs and young birds need to survive?
Session length: 30 mins
Plastic Planet
Key question: Which everyday objects are made from plastic and why is this a problem?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: What lives in a pond?
Session length: 30 mins
Wonderful Water
Key question: Why is water so important?
Session length: 30 mins
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 1
Amazing Migration
Key question: How and why do birds migrate?
Session length: 2 hours
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How do birds find and eat different foods?
Session length: 30 mins
Minibeast Safari
Key question: Which minibeasts live in this habitat?
Session length: 1 hour
Nests, eggs and baby birds
Key question: What do eggs and young birds need to survive?
Session length: 30 mins
Plastic Planet
Key question: Which everyday objects are made from plastic and why is this a problem?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: What lives in a pond?
Session length: 30 mins
The water cycle, wetlands and me
Key question: What role do we play in the water cycle?
Session length: 30 mins
Wonderful Water
Key question: Why is water so important?
Session length: 30 mins
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 2
Amazing Migration
Key question: How and why do birds migrate?
Session length: 2 hours
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How are birds adapted to find and eat different foods?
Session length: 30 mins
Climate Change Champions
Key question: How are wetlands affected by climate change & how do they help lessen the impact?
Session length: 1 hour
Minibeast Safari
Key question: How are invertebrates adapted to their habitat?
Session length: 1 hour
Nests, eggs and baby birds
Key question: What do eggs and young birds need to survive?
Session length: 30 mins
Plastic Planet
Key question: How does plastic pollution affect wetlands and what can we do about it?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: Various available (see session description)
Session length: 1 hour
Wetlands, the water cycle and me
Key question: What role do we play in the water cycle?
Session length: 30 mins
Wonderful Water
Key question: Why is water so important?
Session length: 30 mins
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 3
Amazing Migration
Key question: How and why do birds migrate?
Session length: 2 hours
Birds, beaks and feeding techniques
Key question: How have birds evolved to find and eat different foods?
Session length: 30 mins
Climate Change Champions
Key question: How are wetlands affected by climate change & how do they help lessen the impact?
Session length: 1 hour
Invertebrate Safari
Key question: How have invertebrates evolved to survive in these habitats and how are they dependent on each other and their environment?
Session length: 1 hour
Plastic Planet
Key question: How does plastic pollution affect organisms and the environment and what can we do to help?
Session length: 1 hour
Pond Explorers
Key question: How are organisms interdependent within a pond ecosystem?
Session length: 90 mins
Curriculum links
View the full range of curriculum links for the available sessions.
Available learning sessions for Key Stage 4
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Available learning sessions for Further / Higher education
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Available learning sessions for SEN
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Curriculum links
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Get in touch
Speak to one of our learning team today at WWT Castle Espie to book your visit or find out further details.