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Southport Eco Visitor Centre

Southport Eco Visitor-Centre

Visiting us

The Southport Eco Visitor-Centre offers a practical and fun demonstration of sustainability by inspiring visiting schools and members of the public to consider our impact on the environment through stimulating information and interactive displays about energy, transport and tourism.

The Centre sits on the Esplanade Park and Ride site, supporting the ethos of reducing congestion and pollution in the town centre.

The building

The building itself is a great example of sustainability in action as the building is served by a 20 kW wind turbine, groundsource heatpumps with underfloor heating, solar heating providing hotwater and rainwater is collected for flushing toilets.

The interactive displays are ideal reading material whilst waiting for the next bus! But there is so much more to this deceptive building; hidden away is a classroom and an eco-garden large enough for school parties of 30+ children.

The classroom

The classroom has a full time teacher on hand to provide a rich, interactive extensive education programme that tackles many complex subjects aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3, including:

  • Energy Choices
  • Renewable Energy
  • The Water Cycle and Water Conservation
  • What's in the Environmental News?
  • Climate Change
  • Transport Alternatives
  • School Travel Plan
  • Coastal Management
  • Habitats
  • Eco-School
  • Eco Taster
  • Earth, Sun and Moon
  • School Council Seminar

All the visits are linked to National Curriculum attainment targets and QCA units across a range of subjects including Science, Geography and Citizenship. New days are always being developed and lesson plans are written to suit needs of particular groups.

Building relationships

The programme is so much more than a day out, and the Centre is building lasting relationships with schools both locally and all over the North West. For those schools that are travelling from further afield, a visit to the Eco-Centre can be complemented with a trip to the dunes, nature trail or as part of a Geography fieldtrip to study the history of Southport.

Visit us at: www.southportecocentre.com