Visiting with your school

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Visiting Lower Smite Farm or one of our nature reserves with your school? We've answered some of your questions below...

What will I get up to during my visit?

We have a wide range of activities here and have developed a programme of exploration for your visit. Your teachers may have chosen for you to discover:

  • Pond dipping
  • Nature detectives
  • Orienteering
  • Farming
  • Minibeasts hunting
  • Rocks and soils and much more besides

Wildlife Watch butterflyLower Smite Farm has a classroom and toilets for you and your friends to use. It also has a picnic area and playground with a sandpit for you to enjoy at lunchtime!

What wildlife might I see?

  • Dragonflies, tadpoles and water beetles
  • Trees, flowers and vegetablesWildlife Watch shieldbug
  • Big hills and small woods
  • Old buildings and machinery
  • Fields and wildlife

What should I bring?

We will be outside a lot so you should:

  • Bring warm clothes and a waterproof jacket if you've got them … if we get good weather we can hang them all up in the shed!
  • Wear wellies in winter and old trainers in summer.
  • Make sure you have a sun hat and sunscreen in the summer

And you'll need to eat too so:Wildlife Watch hare

  • Bring a packed lunch and a drink. We have recycling and compost bins here so let’s try and make as little rubbish as possible!

Who might I see?

  • Mr Mole lives under a tree in the woodland. His favourite food is earthworm soup made for him by Mrs Mole. Keep an eye open for his front door during your activities.
  • All the staff working at Lower Smite Farm are here to make your visit a memorable one.  Wildlife Watch bee

If you have any questions that we haven't answered here then please let us know.