Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2015 / January 2016 | Page 75

COUNTRY LIFE Photo: Worm hunting at Forest School by Lianne de Mllo survival of our most-loved wildlife and wild places. We would like to give everyone especially children - the opportunity to experience and develop a love for nature first hand. We need to put more schoolchildren in touch with wildlife so that they care for it now and in the future. But with funding drying up we urgently need to raise more funds to support our education work. With your support we can realise our vision to make every child wild, including: • Offer schools the opportunity to take learning outside the classroom and attend one of our inspiring education sessions, encouraging children to experience nature first-hand • Provide opportunities for all families to have fun and learn about wildlife together through a varied and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, working for a better future for wildlife and wild places in Hampshire and the Island. Phone: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hiwwt.org.uk Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Hampshire, SO32 2DP exciting programme of events and activities • Offer child-centred and child-led Forest School experiences, giving children the chance to build dens, cook over a campfire and gain confidence in the natural environment • Train and support more volunteers to run wildlife clubs like Wildlife Watch and Tots and give support to our educational work Help us to inspire children and young people to nurture and protect the wildlife and wild places of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, by donating, volunteering and spreading the word. Visit www.hiwwt.org.uk/ everychildwild for more information on the Wildlife Trust’s work with children, and the Every Child Wild campaign. Photo: Jacks on pond-dippin r2'B