Schools and Groups

The Countryside Ranger Service manage The Natural Heritage Parks throughout Edinburgh which provide an excellent opportunity for teaching outdoors.  You can take your class or group for a walk, study the habitats and wildlife or learn a little about the History and Geology of these areas. The Countryside Rangers also work closely with the Forest Education Development Officer to develop Forest Schools on their sites.

In all cases we encourage you to make use of a site near to you. This will not only save time and resources but highlight to the children the value of their local wildlife. For more information on an area near you take a look at the Natural Heritage Parks link.

Please contact the Countryside Rangers if you wish to visit a site as they can provide further information and advice.

The Pentland Hill Ranger Service also run an environmental education programme for schools and groups.

Focus on the environment (PDF, 865kb) (865 kB)