Welcome:

Bromley Environmental Education at High Elms (BEECHE) is a place where people of all ages and backgrounds to observe the very best of Bromleys wildlife.

We believe that education and access to nature should be available to all members of our communities regardless of age or background. It is our mission to provide positive, fun and educational experiences which support wider learning and promote respect and empathy for each other, our communities and our countryside.

Birthday Parties School Visits Outreach Programme Home Education Toddlers

 

Visitor Centre: Based at High Elms Country Park;

 

Bromley Environmental Educational Centre at High Elms (BEECHE) was created in 2008 by London Bromley Borough to ensure the community of Bromley, London and many more communities could be shown the very best of Bromleys wildlife and encourage all ages to be involved and learn about wildlife.

 

At present they work in partnership with idverde to ensure BEECHE can show off the very best by running educational sessions, including schools, home education and many more wildlife sessions. The visitor centre is open weekends and half terms 10:00-14:30, where you can pick up maps, trails and guides on High Elms and our sister parks. In addition we have a new, large invertebrate collection with over 50 different animals and you can find out more about them here;

 

 

Meet the team:

Here at BEECHE we are a small but devoted team to sharing the love for all the wonderful wildlife that Bromley has to offer;

 

 

 

Events:

We cover a range of different events from seasonal activities, adult courses, nature walks and sessions with our expert rangers, you can see them all here: upcoming events

Schools session: We offer two different programmes which are designed to promote leaning outcomes within the National Curriculum from EYFS to KS5. Find out all about our school programmes here; School Visit to BEECHE – Bromley Parks

Outreach sessions: In addition to the above sessions we also offer these in our outreach programme which entails covering brining a range of invertebrates to your school and cover a range of topics such as classification, life cycles and habitats, you can find out more here; Outreach School Programme – Bromley Parks

Woodland Explorers: Woodland Explorers is a toddler group running for over four years which provides a forest school experience for children age 18 months to school age. We now offer two toddler sessions, one on Tuesday and Saturday, for more information please click here;

Birthday Parties: Birthday parties can be offered all year round, we offer a variety of party packages suitable for various age ranges. This can be outdoor adventures, nature trails and a whole host of themes such as pirates, dinosaurs and magic, you can find out all about our parties here; Birthday Parties – Bromley Parks

Venue Hire: We provide a unique relaxing location that can be hired for meetings, conferences, functions and corporate events. This great venue is in the heart of High Elms Country Park and is available to book throughout the year. Rates start from just £25 plus VAT per hour and £75 plus VAT for the day (up to 6hrs). Check out our case study here.

Duke of Edinburgh: We are happy to hear from both groups and individuals looking for a way to achieve volunteering hours for your Duke of Edinburgh Award. We may refer you to a local friends group if you are interested in volunteering in local parks.

Home Schools: We are very pleased to bring our new home education programme, specifically aimed at children who are formally home schooled, sessions are on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, for more information; Home Education in Bromley, London – Bromley Parks

 

Find all of our current Home Education offerings on our bookings page.

Here at Bromley Environmental Education we are committed to our Core Values:

  1. Responsibility & Ownership: We foster positive attitudes in our learners, empowering them to take ownership over our environment and natural world. By promoting sustainable behaviours and positive attitudes towards nature conservation we aim to inspire action for the nature found on our doorstep and beyond.
  2. Fun, Creativity & SEAL (Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning): We aim to nurture the sense of enjoyment, inspiration and creativity gained from experiential learning within nature. We believe that outdoor learning improves self-esteem, well-being, behaviour, problem-solving, cooperative learning and promotes a sense of respect for the natural world and each other.
  3. Passion: Passion is the cornerstone of our environmental education. A passion for our environment and education is key to achieving positive outcomes for each of our learners. We aim to instill our passion in our learners by embedding our core values and culturing a sense of awe and wonder in all that we do.
  4. Scientific Inquiry: The ‘outdoor classroom’ provides a meaningful way to engage learners in practical science, giving them experience of collecting and analysing data, and making predictions in the real world, beyond the limitations of the classroom or laboratory.