Animal Welfare

Adam Henson's Cotswold Farms Park offers students hands on fun educational outdoor learning experiences from pre-school, to university. Activities can be tailored to cover topics such as conservation, bushcraft, rare breed animals to farm safari and Jurassic digs

Tours can be tailored to the curriculum about a range of topics surrounding primate welfare & conservation. Enjoy enrichment days where groups can help make items used in the enclosures and learn about the importance of primate care and stimulation.

Magdalen Farm Residential Environmental Centre Dorset offers a unique 132-acre organic landscape where students can connect with nature through hands-on farming, river dipping, and woodland adventures. The site provides high-quality, flexible accommodation and delicious home-cooked meals made with fresh ingredients sourced directly from their own kitchen gardens. Their experienced teaching staff design bespoke programs that build student confidence, resilience, and teamwork through immersive outdoor learning. Additionally, the farm is highly inclusive, offering specialized facilities and activities tailored to support children with special educational needs (SEN)

Beetle Bank Open Farm York provide school and educational students with many onsite activities to learn all about animal welfare and  the daily running of the various animals on the working farm. other topics covered include conservation, wildlife projects. Resources and hands on enrichment experiences for all ages. We welcome small schools to educatioal youth groups

Staunton Farm in Hampshire offers a wide range of funny and exciting outdoor and indoor experiences for school trips. With a rare breeds farm, the south coast's largest ornamental glasshouses, beautiful gardens and 1,000 acres of country park to explore there's something for every pupil to discover. At Staunton Farm students can feed farm animals, enjoy outdoor and indoor play areas, making this place a perfect venue and reward trip for school and educational group experiences.

Butser Ancient Farm Hampshire is a world leading museum for experimental archaeology education, bringing the past to life through hands on reconstructions of prehistoric, Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon structures, through immersive, practical activities for students. Your students will experience four hands-on activities of your choice, tailored to suit the period of history your school groups are currently studying and run in and around the historic setting of our buildings

Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm School Trips & Educational Visits is the perfect day out destination for students of all ages. Pupils can get up close with friendly rare breed animals, enjoy hands-on animal encounters. Cholderton Farm is a perfect place for educational visits, primary schools and SEND groups, with hands-on learning in a safe, friendly and engaging environment.

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Bristol, Somerset offers students everything they need for an educational enriched, fun-packed, animal welfare school trip experience. With over 100 different animal species (from chickens to elephants!) providing a great learning opportunity for all ages and abilities covering many topics that focus on conservation, wildlife and the environment.

National Forest Adventure Farm provides adventurous school trips that are aimed at younger students. Here, your pupils will enjoy an inspirational experience which is not only educational but also fun! Amazing Animals workshop tailored to EYFS, KS1 and KS2.

St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital Buckinghamshire is Set within a peaceful rural location for wildlife recovery as we are the worlds largest wildlife hospital and Europes first teaching hospital. We have developed educational enrichment learning experiences with the chance to meet some of our permanent residents.

Crealy Theme Park And Resort Devon welcome schools and educational groups with over 60 rides and attractions, with outdoor rides, play parks, indoor rides & over 75,000 square foot of indoor play offering plenty of fun for students whatever the weather!

West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley offers curriculum-linked hands-on activities in a purpose-built Safari Academy for schools. The education team has 40 years’ experience of many species of animals welfare and conservation issues.

Trentham Monkey Forest is completely unique. It is the only place where students can walk amongst 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful area ensuring all schools, colleges and universities have a beneficial school trip.

Countryside Education Trust Residential Centre is located in Beaulieu in the beautiful New Forest, and provides the perfect residential base for all school ages as it is surrounded by a variety of habitats, historic places and opportunities for outdoor adventures. Your school groups will have exciting learning opportunities while experiencing animal welfare first hand. Countryside Education Trust is an ideal spot for adventurous school trips and with a variety of wonderful activities for a brilliant school trip. A packed lunch is required for arrival day and then the evening meal is catered. (Group sizes up to 40).

Woodland Valley Farm Residential Centre Truro provides a tailored package to suit your school groups’ learning outcomes; whether they are related to your classroom curriculum or skills and personal development objectives. Activities can be adapted for Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5. Woodland Valley Farm offers both full- and self catering (Group sizes up to 50 as of 2028)

Located on the scenic border of Dorset and Somerset, the Magdalen Farm Environmental Centre offers immersive, hands-on day trips across its 132 acres of organic farmland and diverse nature reserves. These visits allow students and groups to engage directly with sustainable agriculture through activities like feeding farm animals, harvesting organic vegetables, and learning about the journey of food from soil to plate. The centre provides a wide array of curriculum-linked programs, ranging from "Survival in the Wild" bushcraft sessions to scientific "river dipping" studies where participants can wade into the shallow River Axe to examine local biodiversity. Sustainability is woven into every experience, often culminating in eco-cooking sessions using outdoor cob ovens and fresh ingredients gathered directly from the sprawling kitchen gardens. Furthermore, Magdalen Farm is widely recognized for its inclusive environment, offering SEN-friendly facilities and specialized staff to ensure that learners of all abilities can safely explore and connect with the natural world.