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OWLS, The Children's Nature Charity

Swords, County Dublin, Ireland

Nature & Wildlife conservationChildren & YouthEducation
CharityFounded 2010Local reach
Profile last updated: October 18, 2026

About

Founded in 2010, OWLS, The Children's Nature Charity is a charity based in Swords, Ireland working on nature & wildlife conservation, children & youth, education.

OWLS (Outdoor, Wildlife, Learning and Survival) is a children's nature charity based in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 2010, it aims to encourage and facilitate children and families to enjoy and learn about nature and the environment. Its services include primary school nature studies and once-off school visits, outdoor public events in parks around Dublin, school-holiday nature camps, after-school clubs, activities for community groups, survival experiences and corporate or team volunteering days. It also offers memberships for children and families and publishes free nature activities and challenges for families to try at home.

Location

Swords, Ireland

Founded

2010

Organisation type

Charity

Focus areas

childrennatureenvironmental educationoutdoor learningwildlifesurvival skillsDublinvolunteering

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationChildren & YouthEducation

Works for

ChildrenFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

OWLS School Programme

Education · Ireland

A practical nature studies programme for primary schools, delivered over eight visits, plus once-off school visits on topics such as seasonal crafts, biodiversity and wildlife identification.

Survival Experiences

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ireland

Outdoor survival sessions where participants learn bushcraft and survival skills in the wild, such as building shelters from natural materials.

Public Events

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ireland

Outdoor family events and workshops held mostly at weekends in parks, beaches and natural areas around Dublin.

Nature camps and activity camps

Children & Youth · Ireland

Week-long nature camps and sleep-outs during school holidays and mid-term breaks, plus after-school clubs.

Countries of operation

Ireland

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerCorporate partnership

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