Bromley’s Environmental Education Centre at High Elms (BEECHE)

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English, Geography, Music, PSHE/RSHE
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What will students see and do?

Looking for UK school trip ideas or days out in Bromley? A BEECHE educational visit offers a wide range of programmes delivered in half-day or full-day sessions for nature lovers and is a great environmental trip for students.

From story-reading to pond-dipping, and minibeast hunting to soil testing, students on geography school trips and science school trips will explore the woodland with various activities.

How does the trip link to the curriculum?

All educational school trips at this venue are packed with learning opportunities and designed to promote curriculum-linked outcomes.

The EYFS sessions cover Statutory Framework Links and include a story reading followed by linked activities in the woods.

For primary school trips, Key Stage 1 science and geography are covered through the identification of animals. Plus, children will identify food chains and sources of food, and use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features.

Key Stage 2 sessions follow the maths and science curriculum to provide an understanding of life cycles in the natural environment, plus they’ll cover WW2, The Ancient Greeks, plant habitats and more.

For those in Key Stage 3 and 4 on secondary school trips, children can become junior geologists using the soil laboratory, and explore rocks using identification techniques and rock tests.

For Key Stage 5 and higher education students, there’s a range of sessions suitable for those studying biology, ecology, conservation and geography. These can be linked up to provide a multi-day geography field trip.

Subjects covered

English

Geography

Music

PSHE/RSHE

Science

Teaching resources provided

Children will be supplied with all resources required for the activities. EYFS providers can request sessions on books that they are studying with tailored sessions on a variety of titles, all including linked activities in the woodland.

Minimum and maximum group size

Call the team to discuss how many pupils you’re thinking of bringing on your day out.

Details of risk assessment

The education team can advise you about risk assessment. Get in touch with the team to find out more.

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Facilities on-site

The visitor centre offers a wide range of information about the park, local biodiversity and other countryside sites to visit.

There is also a gift shop, selling gardening equipment, wildlife guides and toys.

The Green Roof Café serves a range of hot and cold refreshments including breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.

There are two large rooms that are available to hire.

The centre is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets. There are four disabled parking spaces in the main car park and two disabled parking spaces adjacent to the BEECHE building.

It is possible to hire all-terrain wheelchairs designed for use over rough ground, mud and grass (subject to staff availability).

There are also changing facilities on site.

Opening times

Contact the team during normal office hours to discuss arrangements.

Single sessions take place from 10am-12pm. Afternoon sessions take place from 12:30pm-14:30pm.

Pricing

Prices are based on the cost of the instructor, and not per child.

Single session – £115-135
Double session – £150-185

For secondary schools, colleges and universities the cost is:

Single session – £130-160
Double session – £170-210

For Forest School activities a six-week programme costs £115/session.

Travel arrangements

Bus 358 stops at Farnborough village, which is a five-minute walk from the centre through the churchyard and meadow. Bus R8 stops outside the centre at the ‘High Elms Nature Centre’ bus stop.