steve england outdoor learning
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teve England Outdoor Learning was founded by Steve England, Conservation
Educator, Horticulturist and Historian. Steve has extensive experience of
working with schools, community and youth groups across Bristol to engage young
(and older) people in outdoor learning and has worked in Stoke Park Estate for
more than 40 years. Steve is a multi-award winning outdoor learning professional
whose work is well-respected in Bristol and Nationally. Steve England Dogs In
2013, Steve was inducted into the Bristol Walk of Fame at Bristol Zoo in
recognition of his work as a local conservation educator. In the same year,
Steve was runner up in the UK’s ‘Council for Learning outside the Classroom’s’
“Lifetime Contribution to LOtC” award. He was recently awarded the Avon &
Somerset Police Commissioner’s ‘Pride Award’ for his work supporting young
people with a wide range of previous skills and experience, and engaging young
people in positive outdoor learning activities at Stoke Park Estate. Throughout
2015, Steve has been working with Avon Wildlife Trust on the ‘My Wild City
Project’ which aims to turn the whole of Bristol into a nature reserve. Steve is
one of the project’s ‘My Wild City Champions.’ Steve has spent his life working
in Stoke Park Estate and the nearby Frome Valley, witnessing and contributing to
many changes aimed at improving Bristol’s wildlife. Steve continues to volunteer
at Stoke Park Estate, supporting Stoke Park Action Group and other
community-based organisations to maintain and develop the park for the benefit
of the wider community. This work was recently recognised by Bristol Natural
History Consortium which awarded Steve ‘Bristol’s Green Volunteer of the Year,’
in recognition of his ongoing commitment to improving the natural environment.
