White-tailed Eagle Education Pack
Our White-tailed Eagle Education Pack was created to support the White-tailed Eagle project in Wales and to bring the story of Eryr y Môr to life for young people.
White-tailed Eagles were persecuted to extinction across the UK, but thanks to conservation work, they have now been restored to Scotland, Ireland, and England - with Wales the last country where they are still missing. This pack helps learners explore that story through science, art, history, and creativity, and invites them to think about what it would mean to welcome these birds back to Welsh skies.
You can learn more about our education pack below and download it using the button below!
Who is the Pack For?
The pack is a free classroom and community resource designed for use by:
Primary and secondary school teachers (approx. KS2–KS3/early KS4)
Youth groups, home educators and community projects
It can be used as a standalone scheme of work, to enrich existing topics, or to support wider work on biodiversity, rewilding and Welsh natural heritage.
Artwork © Molly Bevan
What Topics Does the Pack Cover?
The pack uses the White-tailed Eagle as a gateway into a wide range of learning areas:
Science & Ecology
What a White-tailed Eagle is: key facts, anatomy, size, life cycle, and habitat.
Food webs, apex predators, and ecosystem functions
Diet and behaviour, including how diet varies with age and the role of carrion and scavenging
Geography, History & Welsh Heritage
Historic persecution and extinction of the species in Wales.
The story of the last recorded pair at Kenfig and the William Weston Young painting found at Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
Discussion about reintroduction programmes and modern conservation projects (e.g. Isle of Wight)
Literacy, Critical Thinking & Citizenship
Comprehension and discussion questions linked to the Echoes of the Eagle film.
Moral reasoning and debate using the “King of the Birds” fable (leadership, fairness, cleverness vs strength).
Poetry analysis and creative writing inspired by Tennyson’s The Eagle.
Art, Design & Creative Media
Drawing and sketching White-tailed Eagles using grids and reference images.
Storyboarding and creating new endings for the eagle’s story in Wales.
Step-by-step guide to making shadow puppets and creating your own eagle animation, inspired by the Echoes of the Eagle film by Year 9 students at Ysgol Bro Gwaun.
Colouring pages and visual activities for younger learners.
Curriculum Alignment (examples)
Animals, habitats, adaptation and ecosystems
Food chains, food webs and trophic levels
Human impact on the environment and conservation ethics
Welsh landscapes, rivers, wetlands and coastlines
Data handling, graphs and statistics
Reading, comprehension, poetry, fables and creative writing
Art and design, animation, puppetry and visual storytelling
Artwork © Molly Bevan
Artwork © Molly Bevan
How to Use the Pack?
This Education Pack is designed to be flexible and easy to use in classrooms, youth groups and community settings. You can follow it as a mini scheme of work or dip into the activities you need.
1. Start with the basics
Introduce learners to the White-tailed Eagle using the fact sheets, size comparisons and habitat pages.
2. Watch the story
Show the Echoes of the Eagle animation to set the scene and explore the species’ history in Wales.
3. Discuss & reflect
Use the comprehension questions and discussion prompts to explore extinction, conservation and ecosystem roles.
4. Choose your learning path
Pick the activities that suit your lesson:
Science & Data: food webs, diet charts, bar graphs
Literacy: fables, poetry, comprehension
Art & Creativity: drawing grids, storyboarding, shadow puppets
5. Create & share
Finish by letting learners produce artwork, writing, data tasks or animations — and celebrate their work as a group.