How to book
To make a booking, please view the guidance on the Essential information for schools page, then use our online booking form.
Our school programme is very popular. We recommend booking at least a 6 weeks in advance.
Explore our workshops for students or download and print activity sheets in advance of your visit.
Our free workshops can accommodate up to 32 students at a time.
School visits, activities and workshops are free, but donations help support our vital work to look after nature and provide our learning programme. There is a recommended donation of £2 per child.
To make a booking, please view the guidance on the Essential information for schools page, then use our online booking form.
Our school programme is very popular. We recommend booking at least a 6 weeks in advance.
Encourage your students to ask questions and discuss animal features with our self-guided tours. The tours are designed for use by an adult leading a small group of students. Please download and print these activity sheets prior to your visit.
Become an explorer and use your observational skills to investigate evolution, following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
Discover the importance of biodiversity and what is threatening it today by investigating data, fact files and specimens in five case studies. Gather ideas about how to conserve these species and find out what action is being taken.
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