Visits are `hands-on’ and fun, with creative learning ideas incorporated, providing a really stimulating and memorable experience for the students. Our ranger led sessions are fully risk assessed and resourced, linking learning to the National Curriculum.
You can even stay overnight at our residential centre Warren Barn. Find out more.
The Trust manages sites with a variety of habitats including: woodland, seashore, farmland, grassland and streams. There are four main sites for group visits: Berry Head National Nature Reserve, Cockington Country Park, Goodrington Sands and Occombe Farm. There are also other sites that can be used within the Bay and we would be happy to chat with you about your requirements. See all the places we care for.
The Trust manages sites with a variety of habitats including: woodland, coast, farmland, grassland and streams.
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Occombe Farm
Occombe Farm is home to the Trust’s farming activities, Cookery School, Farm Shop and Farm Park and Play. There is a 2km nature trail which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Explore the different habitats and learn about the plants and animals that live there.
Sessions provide a fantastic opportunity to enhance your students’ classroom-based learning and include:
- Field to Fork: Discover Occombe and learn about: our animals and farm garden, healthy eating, including picking produce from our garden, and cooking in our cookery school;
- Occombe Discovery: Investigate the minibeasts and megabeasts that live at Occombe including farm animals, farmland birds and insects.
Goodrington Sands
Torbay’s marine world is a hidden jewel. There are 16 marine sites of national importance, including Saltern Cove; designated as an underwater Local Nature Reserve and the only local underwater Site of Special Scientific Interest. At Goodrington Sands our ranger led activities include:
Rockpooling at Goodrington Sands – Formerly known as Seashore safari
Join us on the lovely beach at Goodrington Sands where we can help you to discover all the natural wonders living in the seashore habitats of the rockpools nearby. Our team will help your students to safely explore the rock pools, show you where all the exciting animals live and teach them about how creatures survive and thrive in these unique environments.
We can extend the session to a full day with a team games and seashore art sessions on the beach all led by our dedicated Rangers.
Berry Head National Nature Reserve
Our experiences include:
- Discovery Day: Choose to discover the Napoleonic history, wildlife or coastal geography of Berry Head including a letterbox trail.
Berry Head is dominated by two “Napoleonic war” forts and is also Torbay ‘s most important wildlife site and one of England’s 200 National Nature Reserves. Species found here include several rare and threatened plants, one of the UKs largest colonies of guillemots and endangered greater horseshoe bats.
All these sample activities above can be tailored to your requirements, please contact us to discuss
occombe@countryside-trust.org.uk | 01803 520 022
