Children playing in West Cumbria at Walkmill Community Woodland. A boy is holding a green plush frog toy and another boy sitting on the ground smiling, surrounded by trees.

Discovering Walkmill

A hands-on learning experience for primary schools that brings local history and nature to life.

Day one

In the classroom, pupils step back in time to explore how Walkmill transformed from a working coal mine into a thriving community woodland.

Using real mining artefacts - such as a Davy lamp from the Beacon Museum - children learn key mining terms, study site images, and participate in fun interactive games that introduce the concept of land reclamation before discovering the wildlife now calling Walkmill home.

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Day two  

Time to head outdoors! Pupils walk the old pit road from Moresby Rugby Club to our Forest School area, connecting what they’ve learned in class with real-life landscapes.

Through creative, nature-based activities – from wildlife spotting to building miniature habitats – they explore how people and nature can thrive side by side.

This free programme is open to primary schools in West Cumbria.

To book or learn more, please contact Laura.

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A pupil from a West Cumbria Primary School enjoying creative, nature-based activities at Walkmill Community Woodland.
Two young boys looking at a photo album on a school desk, smiling and engaged in conversation.
Young girl in a blue jacket kneeling on fallen leaves in a forest, smiling at the camera.
Group of children gathered around a table, engaged in a science experiment with aluminum trays and containers in a classroom.
Three children wearing black jackets smiling and playing with fallen autumn leaves in a wooded outdoor setting.
Young boy wearing a headlamp with a smile, sitting at a classroom table, with blurred children and classroom materials in the background.
Group of children playing a white tabletop game outdoors on a grassy field, some laughing and interacting with each other.
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