Discover Nature- Equipment needed!
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To understand how Discover Nature came about we need to start at the beginning........
Working in zoos I was in charge of the education sessions which were happening and found that children’s knowledge of exotic animals from the Rainforest and Africa was exceptional, but when asked about nature on their own doorstep they were stumped.
As many people have told me our nature just isn’t as ‘cool’ or as ‘dangerous’ or as ‘fascinating’ as those in other countries. I say look again! Dig deeper! For example......we have the Adder (admittedly our only venomous species, but we still have one), slow worms (people tell me they’re common yet so so so much we don’t know about them), limpets (have a brilliant what I like to call body slam technique which would make wrestlers jealous) and the Dragonfly larvae (which look like aliens underwater and have a hinged jaw which will shoot out and catch its prey). We have the Basking shark- the 2nd largest shark in the world visit our oceans!
So I started to feel a bit dejected and disheartened that people weren’t aware of the wonders right here on their doorstep- choosing to spend more time exploring online, rather than exploring outdoors. I think Environmental Citizenship is hugely important and it is becoming a hot topic nowadays, even in Government- with everyone trying to reduce their use of plastic to save the turtles and dolphins.
This is where the idea all started. I love education and I love nature! So I wanted to be able to inspire and spread the word about our hidden gems which is where Discover Nature came from. I want to get people excited about what we have here!
The Go fund me for Discover Nature has been put in place to be able to source equipment to help run school sessions and birthday parties.
Working in zoos I was in charge of the education sessions which were happening and found that children’s knowledge of exotic animals from the Rainforest and Africa was exceptional, but when asked about nature on their own doorstep they were stumped.
As many people have told me our nature just isn’t as ‘cool’ or as ‘dangerous’ or as ‘fascinating’ as those in other countries. I say look again! Dig deeper! For example......we have the Adder (admittedly our only venomous species, but we still have one), slow worms (people tell me they’re common yet so so so much we don’t know about them), limpets (have a brilliant what I like to call body slam technique which would make wrestlers jealous) and the Dragonfly larvae (which look like aliens underwater and have a hinged jaw which will shoot out and catch its prey). We have the Basking shark- the 2nd largest shark in the world visit our oceans!
So I started to feel a bit dejected and disheartened that people weren’t aware of the wonders right here on their doorstep- choosing to spend more time exploring online, rather than exploring outdoors. I think Environmental Citizenship is hugely important and it is becoming a hot topic nowadays, even in Government- with everyone trying to reduce their use of plastic to save the turtles and dolphins.
This is where the idea all started. I love education and I love nature! So I wanted to be able to inspire and spread the word about our hidden gems which is where Discover Nature came from. I want to get people excited about what we have here!
The Go fund me for Discover Nature has been put in place to be able to source equipment to help run school sessions and birthday parties.
Organizer
Laura Cowley
Organizer
England
