Exploration and Outdoor Learning within large scale nature recovery programs. Impacts and Reflections of Discovery Outdoors role in the Shirebrook Valley Species Survival Project - WEBINAR

5 January 2026

Overview:  Species Survival Fund (SSF) is a two-year nature recovery programme that’s investing £25million in 20 projects across England. The program is being delivered by the National Heritage Fund on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Discovery Outdoors was chosen to lead educational programming as part of the project at Shire Brook Nature Reserve. 

In this Webinar, John Bray will provide insight into the program from the wider team, share the ongoing story and reflect on the impact created by bringing learning outdoors as part of the project.

Outcomes:

  1. Shared insight into the Species Survival Fund and Shire Brook Nature Reserve as a case study for nature recovery
  2. Examples of activities and resources that connected young people with nature as part of this project
  3. Most school teachers who visited as part of the program did not know the reserve was there. For many children it was their first visit, despite the majority of schools being relatively local. Is funding outdoor learning a way of supporting communities as well as schools?
John Bray

John Bray

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