Our learning centres

Folly Farm & Grow Wilder

Visit our learning centres to find out about our inspiring day visits and residential programmes for early years to university and beyond.

Folly Farm Centre

Pensford (10 miles from Bath & Bristol)
Folly Farm is an award-winning, sustainable learning centre, set in a 250-acre nature reserve in the Chew Valley.

Around 1,800 students visit us every year on day trips and residential visits. You'll have access to Folly’s diverse habitats: ancient woodlands, rare wildflower meadows, nature-rich ponds and cow-grazed grassland, as well as our fantastic facilities.

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Our learning programmes at Folly Farm

We offer a wide range of day visits and residential programmes, giving people of all ages the chance to explore the natural world, learn new skills and challenge themselves. Our curriculum-linked programmes offer rich opportunities for hands-on experiences in nature; from pond-dipping to bug hunting, bat walks to owl pellet dissection. On-site accommodation for residential programmes is provided in our beautifully-restored 18th Century farmhouse.

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Testimonials

What an experience this has been for our students and it has brought key aspects of their learning to life. All of the staff have been amazing.

Teacher

No child will come up to you as an adult and say, ‘Do you remember that Maths lesson we did in 2014?’; but they will come and say ‘Do you remember that residential visit we had to Folly Farm in 2014 when we lit fires and built shelters in the woods/ watched shooting stars in the clear night sky/trapped mice and voles in the barn/ walked in the woods at night to listen for owls?

Teacher

Grow Wilder

Stapleton, Bristol
Grow Wilder is an inspiring urban food growing and wildlife gardening hub, a six-acre site with indoor classroom facilities, a roundhouse and a willow circle.

It is only 10min bus ride from the centre of Bristol.

While we don't offer whole class visits here, we love designing bespoke visits for smaller groups such as youth groups and nurture groups. Please get in touch with our learning team to discuss options.

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Testimonials

Thanks for a great day, all the children (and the adults!) had a great time. We're still talking about the leopard slugs and I hope to bring another class in the future!

Year 4 teacher