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As part of our commitment to promoting better climate education for young people across the UK, the University is developing its own Nature Park aligned with the scheme.
The ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Nature Park will offer local schools access to nature-based learning experiences across the University estate.
We are developing the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Nature Park to help young people gain a deeper appreciation of our changing natural world.
Engaging in practical conservation work will help children learn more about the future of the world. They will also develop skills such as data collection, species identification, and habitat management that they can take back to their school or college.
Over the next 18 months, we will carry out pilot activities with local schools, building on our established locations and creating exciting new elements for the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Nature Park.
We will consult with partners such as the and the to understand the evolving national scheme.
By 2026, our centenary year, we hope to create a living laboratory that will benefit our students and local school children. This living laboratory will bring together locations such as Langley Mead, the Harris Garden and the lakeside meadow, as well as the University’s Atmospheric Observatory and Cole Museum of Zoology,