You have picked your reserve, read our terms and conditions, the last step to booking your visit is to fill in our booking form .
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Booking your visit
Follow these steps to organise your visit to one of our reserves. Here you will also find some great resources to help you plan and lead a day of learning.

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How to book your visit
1. Choose your reserve
Here is some additional information about each of our reserves:
Reserves in England
Rainham Marshes:
Sandwell Valley:
Our reserves welcome you to do a site visit prior to bringing your pupils, to help you plan your day.
Reserves in Scotland
Reserves in Wales
2. Read our Terms and conditions
3. Fill in our booking form
Booking form
Planning your visit
4. Use our resources to plan your visit
- Our Teacher Guidance provides practical information about what to expect and how to organise your day.
- RSPB Safeguarding Policy
Suggested Resources
Here are some activity suggestions which can be adapted to help you plan your day. Or use your own creative ideas to plan a unique learning experience for your pupils.
Wild Challenge for schools
Support your pupils to achieve and learn through Wild Challenge, by exploring nature and helping wildlife.
ID guides:
Apps:
Why not try out an App during your planning visit to the reserve?
- Merlin
This is a free Bird ID App which instantly helps to identify thousands of different types of birds. - Seek by iNaturalist
This is a free plant and animal identification app which uses image recognition.
5. Prepare your Risk Assessment
For additional guidance, training and support to help you write your risk assessment please visit the Outdoor Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) website. See here.
We recommend that you complete your risk assessment as part of your pre visit to the reserve.