Environmental Education

Winchester College offers a range of environmental education opportunities, taking advantage of the unique position in the River Itchen SSSI.  This includes:

- Ecological surveys including random and systematic sampling of vegetation in the water meadows, aquatic invertebrates and lichens on the ancient walls.  These are targeted towards the GCSE and A-level specifications.

- Climate Change workshops including role-playing using the EnROADS Simulator and Climate Fresk card sort.

- Hosts the annual Winchester Eco Conference in September in partnership with Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Youth Parliament and the Final Straw Foundation, attended by 150 pupils each year.

- Our Natural History Fellow runs workshops where students learn about the unique ecology of our resident reptiles and mammals.

- Our natural history collections including animal skulls, insects and fossils are used to study evolution and natural history. 

- Pupils from local schools joined us in a tree planting project adjacent to the River Itchen.

- Geography fieldwork looking at the carbon stored in trees and the soil under different management regimes.