Education Group Visits to Suffolk Owl Sanctuary
Our Educational Visits for schools and youth groups provide a tailor made experience, making the most of our site and collection to engage your group with Birds of Prey, conservation and the natural world.
Our flying displays are always the highlight of any trip!
Your visit could include:
Meerkat talk • Flying Display • Guided Walk • Booked learning session
Our friendly team are on hand to answer any questions.
Our small size means we will only have one school/ group booking per day, ensuring a safe environment for your group, and allowing plenty of space for lunchtime and exploring our play areas.
We have an enclosed outdoor grassy area that schools can use for lunches. We also have a couple of indoor areas for sessions and lunches when experiencing bad weather.
Our visitor talks are delivered by our falconers and keepers, and are full of fun facts for your group to learn, as well as the opportunity to see our amazing animals doing what they do best!
Our booked sessions are delivered by experienced education staff who can adapt the sessions depending on the group’s requirements. This includes working with SEN requirements, and we can provide photos of key areas, staff etc in advance of a visit to aid any learners with ASD.
Young visitors have trails to complete in our free kids booklet.
Sessions are linked to the National Curriculum and can be provided on a number of themes or topics. Popular sessions can be found below, but please contact us if you have any particular topics you would like us to cover:
Habitats
Food Chains
Storytime
Raptor Rescue
Conservation
History of Falconry
Nocturnal Animals
EDUCATION GROUP RATE FROZEN UNTIL JULY 2024
£4.50 per child
Accompanying staff go free
£7.50 per additional adult (parent chaperones etc)
We recommend a ratio of 1 adult to 6 children, but expect groups to make their own assessment on this based on the needs and abilities of the group, including potential behavioural issues.
All young visitors are given a free Safari Trail booklet with lots of activities for them to complete on site or at home.
We may need to limit the number of students per session (dependent on age and activity), but larger groups are welcome to book additional sessions.
Teachers are welcome to arrange a free pre-visit to carry out their own risk assessments. Risk assessments for on site visits and activities can be provided upon request.
Please contact our Education Officer to discuss your visit further: education@owlhelp.org.uk
Our indoor area can be utilised for group learning sessions
“Thank you very much for a lovely visit! The children had a wonderful time and enjoyed all the elements of the day. The staff were brilliant with the children, full of enthusiasm and energy. Many of our younger children have never been on a school trip before, due to Covid etc, so what a fantastic day for their first experience of a school trip. We had great feedback from our parent helpers who came along as well, I think they all learnt a lot too!”
“Thoroughly enjoyed our day. Educational and fun! Particularly liked the Meerkat Talk, Flying Display and the Pellet Dissection activity.”
“The children really enjoyed walking around the sanctuary looking at all of the birds. They enjoyed learning new facts. All the children are very excited to visit the sanctuary again and have been talking about it every day since our visit.”
“We enjoyed everything! The children had a fabulous time!”
“All of the staff were lovely and went out of their way to be helpful. One of our families has since purchased annual tickets.”
“The Flying display and the meerkat talk were definite highlights!”
“The children had such a wonderful day and learnt so much from your kind, wonderful and knowledgeable staff.”
“From a teacher point of view, it was brilliant to be on a trip that was organised so well. Each part of the day was well planned and it meant I could also enjoy the day alongside the children without having to worry about where we are going next or trying to find our way round. Thank you to all of the staff for making us feel so welcome.”