Secondary visits
Take learning beyond the classroom and into one of the UK’s most inspiring landscapes.
Our Secondary and A-level School Visits are designed to help students develop their practical fieldwork skills, whilst exploring the unique landscapes of the Peak District National Park.
Our sessions are led by our experienced and informative team of rangers, encouraging a deeper understanding of why the Peak District National Park is so important, how that links to their classroom learning and how we can all play a part in protecting this landscape for the future.
Each session has clear curriculum links and has been designed to support understanding of key geographical and environmental topics, making it easy to choose a visit that provides the knowledge and fieldwork skills necessary for students coursework and exams.
What We Offer :
- GCSE - Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology
Perfect for GCSE Geography students requiring a river practical. Develop fieldwork skills and collect quantitative data while studying river characteristics along the course of the river to find out whether the predictions of the Bradshaw Model hold true. Available at our Crowden and Goyt sites.
- A-Level - Limestone Grassland Ecology (June and July only)
Designed for A-Level Biology students - Use a selection of fieldwork techniques to measure the effect of an environmental factor on species distribution while in the beautiful Cavedale Valley- Castleton
- A-level - Carbon and Water Cycles (September to end of February only)
A-level Geography students will study the role of peatlands in the carbon cycle while using a number of fieldwork techniques to collect quantitative data. Wellies required for this day as we head onto the Upper Burbage moorland.
Talks and Online Discussions
- Contact us by email to to discuss at learning.discovery@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Self-led Visits in the National Park
If you would like to deliver your own visit, please look through our advice notes and guidance on how to run a self-led field visit in the Peak District National Park. This includes specific information for Hydrology in the Edale Valley and visits to the Longshaw Estate.
Follow up work, results and other resources
Many of our programmes generate data and can followed up in the classroom - please visit our Teacher resources page for further help with data sets and links to further information.
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What our customers say
- "Emma was an excellent leader. She pitched it at the right level for our group of students" - Spalding High School - Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology (GCSE Geography)
- "Set the scene really well and helped us understand National Parks" - Haywood Academy Doncaster - Tourism Talk (GCSE Geography)
- "Chris led a great day that gave pupils real insight into the topic and a chance to learn new fieldwork techniques. We will be booking again. Thanks for a great day!" - Derby High School - Carbon and Water (A level Geography)