Winter Wonderland
(KS1)

Look at how plants and animals survive the winter. Be a wildlife detective and track down signs of life. Create natural sculptures and pictures using materials found on the nature reserve. This is an exciting programme based at the indoor interpretation centre at Lyndon.

Habitats
(Science KS1)

Learn about a habitat - a home - for animals and plants in the meadows, woodland and ponds.

Adaptation
(Science KS2)

Investigate how plants and animals are adapted to the habitat they live in. Compare life in woodland, meadows and ponds. Watch birds in their thousands as they gather on the nature reserve.

Food Chains
(Science KS2)

Learn about producers, consumers, herbivores and carnivores and the importance of the sun. Study food chains in action in ponds, meadows and woodland.

Food Webs
(Science KS3)

Link food chains within a habitat, investigate competition for resources. How animals within 'the web' are linked, and the effect of man on delicate systems.

Man's influence on the environment
(Geography KS3&4)

Investigate man's influence and effect on the landscape and ecology of Rutland Water. Compare management of the nature reserve and recreation across the reservoir, and the conflicts of these different demands.

Field Studies
(Geography KS3&4)

Study land-use, vegetation and soils, across the nature reserve; effects of shade on plant communities, diversity of plants and animals (Biodiversity) relating to management practices.