Consult-Eco provides expert education services, both for young people and for adults,
in the areas of life-sciences, wildlife, conservation, and,
especially on invertebrates (creepy-crawlies !).   

We can provide the following educational services and experiences: 

Children and Young Adults:  

• Experiential and educative sessions for primary and secondary children - including hands-on work
• Practical outdoor collection and grouping of invertebrates for children
• Large foreign invertebrates to be seen and handled (in some cases) by the children
• Advice on cross-curricular uses of invertebrates and life-science experiences
• Investigation of school-grounds to indicate wildlife potential
• Surveying of school grounds to record the wildlife already present
• Advice on setting up wildlife gardens, play areas and ponds
• Work sheet publications for children - Key Stages 1 through 4
• Tie the requirements of National Curriculum science with the Literacy Hour

• Each school with whom we work will receive a full, tailored work-sheet pack to support further development of the subject and to engender cross-curricular activities

Adults: 

• Any of the above where it is felt applicable
• Talks and slide-shows for schools, groups, societies, Women's Institutes and associations
• Guided walks with an invertebrate and/or natural history slant
• Training in Invertebrate Capture Techniques and Identification methods
• Training for Wardens and Rangers in invertebrates and managing for invertebrates
• Moth trapping sessions; either private or for the public
• Demonstrations of entomological techniques (e.g. specimen setting)
• Setting of specimens for study, research, photographic and artistic requirements
• Local shows and events can be attended with a display and specimens if required