Croxteth Hall & Country Park Web site

Key Stage 3 and 4

Self guided
The park is a great resource for studying environmental, history, social history and geography topics. Consider using the resource for more in depth studies of citizenship issues, leisure and tourism or maybe as a venue for field studies and survey work. The surroundings also provide inspiration for drama, art, photograpy and other media topics.

Orienteering Courses
Specially designed to be school friendly, the courses are free to use, but must be booked in advance. Two different scale orienteering maps are available with courses of varying length and difficulty.

1:8,000 (the whole park is mapped). Courses range from 1.0Km graded as 'Orange' or medium difficulty up to 6.5Km 'Red' hard course
1:5,000 (map of the inner area around the Hall). Courses on this map range from 1.7Km 'Yellow' or easy, up to 3.0Km 'Orange' or medium difficulty courses. This is the most popular version with schools.

Each Orienteering course map costs £1.00

Guided Visits

Duration: 1½ hours
Charge: £3.55 per pupil.  Minimum charge: £88.75 per group. 

Home Farm - Why Farm? (January to October)
Farms are the source of almost all of our food. Find out how our food is produced and discuss with our farmer the reasons for farming, touching on contemporary environmental, animal welfare and health concerns. Some aspects of growing plants for food could be investigaterd in the Walled Garden. Teachers notes for Why Farm. Croxteth Risk Assessment. 

Environmental Study (all year by arrangement)
Schools and colleges are moving towards delivering two sets of 1 or 2 day fieldwork sessions from which pupils gain the skills necessary to complete their own projects. We have a variety of habitats and land uses available for study which are easily accessible and have additional facilities to meet the needs of educational visits - toilets, study areas, etc. The field work is created and led by the class teachers, working with our staff. Available all year by arrangement. Ask us about the best locations for your studies.

Habitats
Croxteth Country Park has woodland, wetland, ponds, river, pasture and parkland available for study. Discuss your requirements and charges with us.

Activity Days (May to July)
Duration: 3½ hours from 10.00am to 2.30pm (includes 30 mins for lunch and two 15 min breaks)
Charge: £7.25 per pupil. Minimum charge £181.25 per group - up to a maximum of 100 pupils. 

Our KS3 Activity Days have gained in popularity over the last few years and have proved a successful end of term outing with a difference. Each is tailored to your needs based on a combination of observational quizzes around the Hall, Farm & Walled Garden, mental and problem solving activities and history and geography based quiz trails. Also available out of term time for Gifted and Talented and summer camps. Contact us (telephone 0151 233 6912) well in advance of your proposed vist to discuss requirements. Example risk assessment. 

Arts in the Environment
Opportunities exist for the study of various art based topics covering sculpture, painting, drawing, construction with natural materials, nature forms, light and landscape, arches and archways, architectural forms, animals and plants.