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WILD THINGS

What is it all about?

Wild Things Ecological Education Collective provides high quality, tailored, learning experiences in the natural environment for 5 to 21 year olds.

 Established in 1997 as a not-for-profit social co-operative, we work each year with around 1,000 young people from groups such as schools, play schemes, youth groups, youth inclusion and crime prevention projects, young people who have been excluded from school, young carers and life skills groups.

We have strong links to Bestwood Country Park and have run several of our events there.

Our Aims

Our main aims are to:

Help young people build a relationship with the natural world and develop an understanding of basic ecological processes;

Provide young people with positive experiences in the natural world that they may not otherwise have access to;

Encourage hands on participation in activities which will improve our local, and wider, environment.

We believe that social issues are at the heart of the challenge of caring for our environment. We provide activities which are designed to develop confidence, self-esteem, communication, co-operation and organisational skills to enable children and young people to rise to this challenge.
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Download a brochure here

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Want to find out more about Wild Things?

Here are some quotes from our happy customers:-

  “It was one of the best trips I've taken the children on in 19 years of teaching”

Mellers Primary

  “They absolutely loved it – they were all engaged, enthusiastic and involved all of the time. I have never seen some of the children in my class so enthusiastic about learning”

Walter Halls Primary

  “They were so happy with the day, the activities and the environment. They were totally engaged by the Wild Things team and truly motivated by their total enthusiasm.”

Ollerton Lifeskills

Contact Details

Wild Things
Lawn Cottage
Wyver Lane
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 2EF

Tel: 0845 458 4727

Email: eco-action@wildthings.org.uk

www.wildthings.org.uk
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