Living Seas Marine Education and Awareness Programme

Helping to Conserve Cardigan Baythrough education and research

www.cbmwc.orgwww.welshwildlife.org

The Wildlife TrustSouth and West Wales

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Learn and Love Living SeasCardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre is part of The Wildlife Trust of Southand West Wales and is dedicated to conserving Cardigan Bay’s marinewildlife through education and research. We provide year round marineenvironmental workshops and activities to schools and groups of all ages.

Children (ages 5-16) We offer a range of exciting marine education activities and

workshops to encourage children to learn about our fascinating

marine environment. All our sessions can be linked to the

National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 - 4, they also support the

key skills of communication, enquiry, developing and reflecting.

Our workshops and activities provide children with the

opportunity to spend time outdoors and experience nature hands

on, providing a fantastic and exciting learning experience.

Adult Groups

We provide marine workshops and talks for adults too. Our talks give adult groups

the chance to learn about the local marine environment, our conservation work

and vital research at Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre. We also offer fun and

engaging corporate day packages designed to meet your business needs and get

your team out of the office and into nature.

Our talks, workshops and corporate days can be tailored to your interests

and requirements, please contact our Living Seas Awareness Officer to

discuss.

Activities and Workshops

1. Seashore Safari

Our Seashore Safari workshops allowchildren to gain hands on experience with thefascinating marine life found along the welshcoastline.

The workshop will start with an introduction, health and

safety talk in our Discovery Room; students will be provided

with equipment and identification guides. We will then take

an adventure along the rock pools and sandy shore which

makes up our coastline, searching for marine creatures and

plants along the way. Using printed guides children will learn

how to identify what they find.

Fun games and discussions will be used to learn about

different species and habitats along our coastline and how

they adapt to their environment.

2. Who eats who?

The ‘who eats who’ workshop allowsstudents to learn about marine food chains.

Discussions will be held around different marine species,

what they eat and what eats them! Students will learn

about the difference between predator and prey with fun

games and activities. Children will also have the opportunity

to discover which species live in our aquarium and decide

where they fit within the food chain.

This workshop can be linked to a Seashore Safari for the

opportunity to gain a hands on experience with some of the

species discussed during the session.

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3. Litter Warriors

Our marine environment is under threat frommarine litter and needs our help. Thisworkshop allows students to be hands onand become Litter Warriors.

Discussions and games will allow students to learn about

different types of marine litter and its impacts on the marine

environment, and how we can all do our bit to help keep the

marine environment clean.

After a health and safety briefing in our Discovery Room we

will head out onto our local beaches armed with bin bags,

litter pickers and gloves. Children will learn how to record

the litter found into different categories, and talks will be

held about where it may have come from and what impact it

may have. The session will end with a recycled sea creature

craft activity in our Discovery Room.

4. Underwater Investigation

Take a trip under the sea without getting wet!

Learn about and discuss different marine habitats and

species found locally and from around the world. Focussing

on a selection of local species we will discuss their habitats,

adaptions, life cycles and food chains. Students will also

have the opportunity to have a go on our new 360 degree

virtual reality experience, Cardigan Bay Sea Quest, where

they can explore the underwater world of Cardigan Bay.

The workshop will end with a craft activity in our Discovery

Room, allowing students to create some of the species

discussed.

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5. Become a Dolphin Detective

Cardigan Bay is the best place to spot bottlenose dolphins in the UK.

This workshop allows students to become dolphin detectives and help undertake our

important research. The session will start with discussions and games to allow the student to

learn about marine mammals. We will then head out to New Quay Harbour with surveys forms

where participants will have the opportunity to become marine

researches. Students will learn how we undertake our research and

have the chance to spot dolphins for themselves. The session

will end with a craft activity in our Discovery Room, where

children will have the chance to make their own dolphin craft

to take home.

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6. Corporate Days

We can offer a range of corporate days for your chance to head out of the office and into

nature. Activities can include marine megafauna or seashore surveys, beach cleans and team

building games. All our activities give groups the chance to learn new skills and encourage

team building and communication, whilst also learning about the local marine environment.

Packages can also include boat trips with a local eco-tourism business Dolphin Survey Boat

Trips for your chance to see bottlenose dolphins, porpoises, seals and birds with New Quay’s

experts. Corporate days can also include refreshments and lunches.

Costs

Our workshops are organised by our Living Seas Awareness Officer who is DBS checked and

will be run by a knowledgeable member of our Living Seas team. A risk assessment for all

activities has been undertaken and available on request.

All our sessions can be tailored to meet your specific requirements and interests. Sessions

can be held either in our Discovery Room in New Quay where you will have the opportunity to

explore our fascinating local coastline, or some of our sessions can be brought to your school

by our dedicated staff and volunteers. We will provide all equipment and learning resources

required for the activity, including high viz for the children during outdoor activities. Children

must bring suitable clothing and footwear for the session.

Our Discovery Room is a dedicated space for learning and activities, facilities include:

• Interactive whiteboard • A projector

• Toilet • Desk space and seating

• Range of educational resources

ACTIVITY COST

Speaker giving a talk lasting approximately 45 minutes £40 (plus travel)

Two hours of classroom activities with preliminary meeting £60

Teacher training talks lasting approximately 1 hour £40

Half/full day field visit to CBMWC £2/3 per child

(Minimum charge of £30

per half day and £50

per full day)

Corporate Days Please contact us to discuss

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Cardigan Bay Marine

Wildlife Centre is a perfect

place for your groups visit.

Located on the Patent Slip

in New Quay, Ceredigion

we have easy and safe

access to New Quays

fascinating coastline and

a dedicated space for

indoor sessions. We also

have a visitors centre full

of information about the

local area, its marine life

and a small gift shop.