CHILDREN can learn more about Worcestershire's wildlife thanks to a new education pack.
Produced by Bishops Wood Environmental Centre and the Worcestershire Biodiversity Partnership, it aims to inspire youngsters to get out and explore the natural environment.
It contains 27 factsheets, introducing 18 different species of creatures, from stag beetles to butterflies, and nine types of habitat, such as woodlands and meadows.
"The most important thing about these factsheets is that they are truly local," said John Rhymer, manager of Bishops Wood Centre, near Stourport-on-Severn.
"All the wildlife and habitats described in them can be found in Worcestershire, so our children can see them for real and not just read about them in their classrooms."
Bishops Wood Centre, including 70 acres of ancient woodland and meadows, is run as a partnership with Worcestershire County Council and Worcester College of Technology.
Pupils from St Oswald's First School, Kidderminster, were among the first in the county to use the new education pack when they visited the centre.
It is available on the county council's website: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/biodiversity
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