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Children dressed in their outdoor gear and wellies standing in thick mud on Westhay Nature Reserve

Sophie Cooper

Young People

Wildlife Watch clubs (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/get-involved/next-generation/watch-clubs)
Wilder School Resources (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/get-involved/wilder-youth/wilder-schools)
Family membership (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/join/normal?type=3)

Building lifelong connections to nature

Children are happier, healthier and more creative when they’re connected to nature – and the same goes for adults. It's vital that today's children and young people have the opportunities to form life-long connections to their natural world. We want to help people of all ages bring nature into your everyday, connecting with the natural world and being inspired to act on behalf of nature.

Young girl playing on edge of woodland Norfolk winter - David Tipling/2020VISION

Wilder Youth

Building a Wilder Youth Movement

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Family visiting the Westhay Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, June 2011 - Paul Harris/2020VISION

Family Activities

Discover your wild side

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School children at a Wildlife Trust reserve

Helena Dolby, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Education and Schools

Wilder School grounds AND students!

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Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature.
Richard Louv
Author of Last Child in the Woods, Vitamin N, and Our Wild Calling.

Supporting tomorrow's natural leaders

Today's young people are tomorrow's business leaders, politicians, environmentalists and decision makers. It starts with providing every child with the opportunity to enjoy and experience nature, so they can grow into the nature advocates of the future!

Our Youth offer is aimed at for people aged 14-24. Whether you want to join a careers day, take part in volunteering or get involved with our youth forum – we would love to hear from you.

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Wildlife Watch clubs

Our Wildlife Watch clubs are for children and their families, to make friends with other nature-lovers and have lots of fun taking part in practical nature activities  - from pond dipping to wildlife safaris.

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