Venue

Delivering exciting, hands-on environmental education. Opportunities to explore and compare habitats through pond dipping, woodland and grassland mini beast hunt. Look into food chains, life cycles, adaptation. Identify seasonal signs in nature. Forest School sessions available. For early years through to Key Stage 2.  Key Stage 3 days available investigating the need for habitat conservation and practical techniques for surveying habitats.

Sywell Country Park offers meadowland and lakeside walks, with a small arboretum of exotic trees and Edwardian buildings still surviving from its past role as a water supply reservoir with a water works heritage trail to guide you round.

Recreation

The Monument marks the spot on which the Great Fire of London started in 1666. It was Christopher Wren's tribute to the Great Fire and offers its own unique view across the City's skyline.

Make your way up the world's tallest free standing monument, to the newly refurbished public viewing platform 160ft above the ground. From here, experience 360 degree views of London's skyline, providing the ideal opportunity to snap a picture of the most famous bridge in the world. 

Each successful climber will be rewarded with a certificate to mark their achievement.

Ely Cathedral, a living place of worship, is a beautiful, historic building and a unique education resource.

The Education Department is staffed by an Education Officer who works along with talented and committed volunteers, all of whom have considerable experience of working with children. 

We aim to be responsive to the needs of schools by offering activities and experiences that support the National Curriculum and RE but which cannot be duplicated in the classroom.