Since September 2010 the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve has been part of the Discover Primary Science and Maths Network. If your school is part of this program, please inform us of this when making a booking.
Indoor Winter Workshops
Bird and Mammal Workshop – from 11th September
Suitable for all ages. Looking at birds and mammals, this is a full participation workshop with quizzes, questions and skulls!
Duration – 2½ to 3 hours
Environmental Workshop – from 11th September
Suitable for all ages. Looking at our surroundings and the impact humans have on nature. Through games and quizzes, we’ll discover how to protect our local environment.
Duration – 2 to 2½ hours
Greenland White-fronted Goose Workshop for 3rd class and below – from 11th November
We’ll find out why the geese come back to Wexford every year, and we’ll watch them from the observation tower as they feed out on the Reserve.
Duration – 2 hours
Greenland White-fronted Goose Workshop for 4th class and above – from 11th November
The importance of the Wexford Slobs will be examined in this workshop, and we’ll find out how and why the geese are monitored. Quizzes and observing the geese from the tower will give further information about this endangered species.
Duration – 3 hours
