OWLS, The Children's Nature Charity
Swords, County Dublin, Ireland
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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.
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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.
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