Our Education Team is passionate about outdoor learning and using nature to improve our children’s resilience and mental well-being.

In partnership with Birmingham Parks Ranger Service, the Birmingham and Black Country Nature Improvement Area improved woodlands in Cannon Hill Park

Situated in the heart of Birmingham, along the River Rea corridor, Cannon Hill Park is made up of 80 acres of formal parkland and 120 acres of conservation area and woodland plantation

Find out about our Wild School Roadshow

We run lots of services for schools, from forest school to curriculum-integrated wild lessons - download our brochure & claim your free school offers!

We believe Forest School is an invaluable experience for students, equally we understand the pressures schools face which make training teachers and freeing classroom time difficult. Our expert educators can deliver high quality sessions on site or at one of our local reserves. Learning is child led so all sessions will be different depending on where the students’ imaginations and interests take them...“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced.”Sir David Attenborough

Have our Wild School Roadshow visit your school for the day! Our Roadshow has been designed to provide a unique and inspiring outdoor learning opportunity right in your school grounds. Our inspirational staff will lead fun, wild sessions educating your students on the importance, diversity and amazing wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country.How does it work?Typically we would come to your school for a day, setting up in your school ground and starting off with a morning assembly introducing the wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country. We can work with up to 4 classes throughout the day and even a half hour session for a younger audience. You can decide which theme you would like to make up your day. We may be able to adapt our sessions for your specific needs, please discuss this when making your booking.

Green your school grounds.

The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country is one of 46 local trusts working to make the UK a better place for people and wildlife. We work to conserve biodiversity, improve the environment and raise awareness and understanding of wildlife issues locally. We have over 7,500 members and have projects, nature reserves and environment centres across the area.

From wild gardens to mini meadows, bug hotels to forest school areas and outdoor classrooms, we are experts in enhancing outdoor spaces so wildlife, and children, can thrive.

Imagination, natural materials and a little bit of decorative chainsaw work combine to make shelters, raised beds and seating for everyday use while our pond creation, bird and bat boxes, hedgehog hotels and wild gardens encourage wildlife to visit.

Even small spaces can be filled with wildlife with a little creativity and a lot of enthusiasm!