It’s often being said that we need to take better care of
our environment and ensure that the next generation grow up knowing about and
caring for nature, and most would agree this is the case. But how do we provide
this information in a practical way? Environmental education is a key factor in
preserving and cultivating the nature around us, and Milton Keynes is on the
way to creating something which will hopefully enable this in a big way.
A £500,000 environmental education and visitor centre is
currently being built in Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes, and is set to open in
October. The centre will contain classrooms, meeting rooms, an outside decked
area and new pond dipping platforms. Set in a beautiful ancient woodland
setting, the centre will provide some key steps towards conservation and will
help to teach children and adults alike about nearby wildlife and nature and
how to help preserve it. Bird and bat boxes will be situated throughout the
woodland and boxes for plants and insect homes will also be built. The centre
will incorporate low carbon technologies in order to make it even more
environmentally friendly, including an air source heat pump and solar panels.
This is set to be a great resource for the community, and will hopefully
play a big part in helping educate many about nature and how to take care of
it.
