Inspire in-depth learning in young people from four local communities about the watery wildlife in the Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers area.
Delivery Lead Organisation: Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk Wildlife Trusts worked intensively with four key primary schools and surrounding communities in the Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers project area to introduce the staff and children to the wealth of watery wildlife in their local countryside.
The five-year project enabled the Trusts to work in-depth with the schools and community groups, investigating the full range of wildlife, from water beetles to newts and water-voles to dabbling ducks, building confidence in the outdoors and inspiring learning about the nature around them.
Wildlife workshops for group leaders and teachers provided greater understanding and knowledge about the local wildlife sites and build confidence in self-guiding children’s groups and workshops for adults enabled the Trusts to assist refugees, the long-term unemployed and those with mental health struggles.
School /group visits helped build detailed wildlife knowledge in the young people in the community and why their local area is so special
The project established a legacy of continued engagement of the participant schools in local conservation, and educational films are available online.
A Watery Wildlife calendar, promoted to all Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers schools, helped spread the word about what can be seen when and where, helping to encourage people venture out to see the wildlife of the wet Brecks.
Learn about the unique habitats and biodiversity at Thompson Common with these educational films.
A series of watery wildlife spotting sheets for when out and about, and a session plan for creating wild art.
