Excellent – a hands-on introduction to aquatic plants embracing submerged, floating and emergent species run by Mark Duffell. The range of plants covered started with commoner species to get you up and running and progressed to scarce, rare or trickier species in terms of ID. An ideal course to kick-start…
Really interesting to build on the earlier Summer Painting course where we consolidated the basics and then on this course to explore all the different techniques beyond the basics, seeing all the different effects through Hilary Gibson’s demonstrations of about 15 ways of making our paintings have more depth, texture…
P4-P5Explore different habitats, and discover what lives there. Identify what you have caught using simple classification keys, and discover how they move, breathe, and are adapted to their habitat. Pupils will discover what producers, predators and prey are and recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of…
Explore the local area using maps and compass skills. Discover the impact of people on the habitat using a range of fieldwork techniques.
P6-P7Students will work scientifically to explore different habitats to find out what animals are living there and how they are adapted to their habitat. Students will collect invertebrates using a range of different techniques, identifying and classifying them. They will be able to describe how living things are classified into…
Use maps, stories and games to explore the area. Discover the plants and animals that live here and design and build dens for Barnaby Bear.
Great holiday in a lovely location. The good points – fantastic location right on Malham tarn, excellent range and number of activities ran by helpful and very friendly staff – we never left the centre during our whole stay except from the planned excursions. The food was excellent. The…
We had an absolutely wonderful holiday. Great activities – well organised and engaging. The staff could not have been more welcoming and helpful. Delicious home cooked food – and lots of it. Stunning scenery, peace and beauty with huge amounts of space for children to play and explore. Cannot…
Orielton is in a great location, the setting was lovely and the grounds provided us with the opportunity to go for walks and explore. It is close by to many attractions including Pembroke castle and many beaches. I stayed here with my friend and our two children both 11…
My daughter and I had a wonderful time on our 3 night break at Fort Dale. We loved the balance of having an organised activity and having our own time to go and explore the local area. Everyone was very friendly and it was great to meet and spend time…