Museum Workshop

Explore Nature at St Fagans

🔍 Discover and Explore

Join a facilitator to explore the trees, birds, insects, and animals that make St Fagans their home. This hands-on workshop is a fantastic opportunity to connect with nature and learn how to protect it.

✏️ Take Part

Seasonal activities can include:

  • Plant identification
  • Mini beast hunting
  • Bird spotting and nest building
  •  Learning about our unique protected species

Pupils will have opportunities to:

  • Observe and count species in their natural habitats.
  • Learn how to replicate these activities in their local school grounds or park.
  • Discover practical ways to protect wildlife for future generations.
  • Practice mindfulness within nature by using their senses.

ℹ️ About This Session

This workshop takes place outdoors and will vary depending on the weather and season.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for the conditions.

In this workshop we will be exploring sensitive themes of climate change and conservation.

Please let us know when you are booking if you have any pupils that would be sensitive to these experiences, and we will do our best to make everyone feel comfortable!

Following the workshop, resources are available to support self-guided Bird Spotting and Plant Identification activities, extending the skills used in session. These resources are available to use for the day by groups who have booked this workshop and can be collected upon arrival. 

Alternatively, the resources can be accessed and printed below if you wish to bring your own copies to your visit.

This workshop was developed with support from the Edina Trust. The first 20 places are free for schools taking part in the Spring Bulbs for Schools project.
 
Duration: 1 hour
Dates: Available from May 2026. Mondays & Fridays only.
Cost: Led by Museum staff - £40 for up to 15 pupils, £60 for up to 35. Free for some schools (see booking information).

Curriculum

Science and Technology

  • Biodiversity and ecosystems: Pupils explore living things and their habitats, observe seasonal changes, and understand the interdependence of species.
  • Scientific enquiry: Activities like species counting and mini beast hunting develop observation, classification, and data collection skills.

Humanities 

  • Geography and sustainability: Learners consider how human actions affect the environment and explore ways to protect local ecosystems.
  • Ethical citizenship: Encourages responsibility for the natural world and promotes sustainable thinking.
Two people exploring a woodland
Edina Trust Logo
St Fagans National Museum of History

Booking information

To make a booking and talk to someone about this session phone (029) 2057 3424 or email learning.stfagans@museumwales.ac.uk

Resources

General
Bird spotter leaflet

Bird Spotter

General
I -spy - leaflet

I-spy