Education & activities
Learn with your Wildlife Trust - from school trips, training courses for adults to Nature Tots, Nature Babies and Forest Schools, we do it all!
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Education centres
Our education centre has welcomed thousands of people over the years - we have our Wildlife Discovery Room based at Carsington Water near Ashbourne and our outdoor classroom. So come and get wild with us!
Pioneering ‘Green Influencers’ scheme in Derbyshire reaches milestone
As the world gears up for COP26, a scheme to create a network of young people enthused about the environment has reached a milestone by recruiting 1,500 Green Influencers.
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Education team contact form
Corporate education talks and training
Supporting employees with new skills and knowledge is a great way to motivate and inspire them. Education is also one of the best ways to support nature as it’s through knowledge that we can learn the significance of our actions.
Education & People Engagement voluneteering
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Derbyshire’s young ‘Green Influencers’ awarded £15,000 to launch their own environmental action projects
Young people working with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust have been awarded £15,000 to launch their own projects to reduce plastic waste and tackle sustainable travel and littering thanks to The Ernest…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust secures Green Influencers fund to inspire young people in Derbyshire
Young people in Derbyshire will be inspired to follow in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps thanks to funding from The Ernest Cook Trust national educational charity.
Outdoor education gets the go ahead at one of Derbyshire’s premiere nature reserves
A new outdoor education area is set to be created at Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve in the Trent Valley thanks to a £23,210 project funded by Veolia Environmental Trust through the Landfills…
Green Social Prescribing
‘Green’ Social Prescribing is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based activities.
Green hairstreak
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.