South Derbyshire District Council - Environmental education

Based at Rosliston Forestry Centre, the Environmental Education Project has been organising a range of public events, environmental courses and school visits across the district since 1994.

These include Apple Day and Free Tree events, other family fun activities like pond-dipping, plus science, geography, history, literacy, citizenship, art and craft sessions for schools.

Our aim is to provide opportunities for people to learn about the environment whilst having fun!

We offer:

Public events (Rosliston and Swadlincote)
Wildlife Watch Club (run with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) for kids in the holidays.
Educational visits at Rosliston, Sharpe's Pottery and other sites
An Outreach Service to local schools (within half an hour's drive) – including all South Derbyshire schools. This includes activity ideas and advice, eg on Risk Assessment.
Activities for most curriculum subjects, linking to Dfee Schemes where possible. We also provide links to Healthy School Standard, ESD, Citizenship and Eco-schools by request.
Loans materials for schools, including Swadlincote Town Centre maps and photographs for local studies.
Self-guided trail leaflets for Rosliston Forestry Centre and Swadlincote Town Centre.

Advice is free, but we charge (to cover costs only) for school visits and some events.

Missed the Environmental Education Project summer walks? Here's one to try yourself, with appropriate care and attention of course! Every Trail - Bretby Walk. Thanks are due to walk participant Alan Cooper for putting it online for us.

Picture: 'Children from Nightingale Infants and Merrill College enjoying a visit to Rosliston Forestry Centre in February'

Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2010-11

Summary:A summary of the Environmental Education Project team's work during 2009-2010
The Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2010-11 can be downloaded from the bottom of this page under 'Related Documents'.

Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2009-10

Summary:A summary of the Environmental Education Project team's work during 2009-2010
The Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2009-10 can be downloaded from the bottom of this page under 'Related Documents'.

Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2008 - 09

Summary:A summary of the Environmental Education Project team's work during 2008-2009
View the Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2008 - 09

Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2007 - 08

Summary:A summary of the Environmental Education Project team's work during 2007-2008
View the Environmental Education Project Annual Report 2007 - 08

Minibeast mysteries revealed

Weevil Did you know? Weevils squeak to communicate with each other. Click Beetles will play dead when disturbed. Common Froghopper nymphs make clusters of spit to live in. These, and many other fascinating facts, will be revealed in a new book produced by South Derbyshire District Council's Environmental Education Project.