About Us

Natural Wonder is a participatory poetry series by UK writer Ruthie Collins that’s helped hundreds of children enjoy the magic of nature.

Visit a public art sculpture in a stunning wild beauty spot at Strumpshaw Fen featuring poetry commissioned by RSPB. Enjoy the beauty of wild bats with Bats About Bats. Take part in global action to support critically endangered species such as the European eel, or explore their habitat at Cley Marshes, with The Last Eel on Earth. Grow wildflowers to help biodiversity, find gorgeous flowers across the Norfolk landscape with Happiness Is Growing. Explore a real peat bog, with Re.Peat.

Inspired by the wonder of nature such as ancient woodlands such as Lionwood in Norwich, the legacy of Black Beauty’s Anna Sewell in Great Yarmouth, star gazing in Norfolk’s dark skies, finding fossils at West Runton and the magic of Sea Henge in West Norfolk (and many more) – these participatory poems are a fun way to support biodiversity, deepen learning and go wild.

Find fairy doors on the Broads National Park, stories and poems by families and children, accessed as text art and magical installations. Create your own!

Natural Wonder is now featured in The Curriculum Compendium published by Bloomsbury as an inspirational case study edited by Rae Snape.

Its programme of activity includes participatory art, school and community workshops, festival visits, podcasts and the chance to gain awards by helping nature with hands on conservation and cross curricula resources as part of the Natural Wonder Learning Framework.

Natural Wonder was first inspired by a public poem by Ruthie Collins commissioned by Norfolk County Council – ‘Dreaming of Albion, Sailing With Maud’. 

Poems. Walks. Action. Participate.

Supported by Arts Council England, North Norfolk District Council and the COVID 19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund for Educators administered by National Geographic Education. Its programme of activity is supported by Active Norfolk, Aviva Access to Nature Fund partnered with WWF and Norfolk Rivers Trust.

Special thanks also to National Centre for Writing, Wherry Maud Trust, RSPB, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norfolk Wherry Trust, The Broads Authority, Norfolk Trails and the John Muir Trust.