The Muraste Nature School is located in Muraste manor park on the Suurupi peninsula near Tallinn. The nature of the area offers the opportunity to visit dozens of landscape types and get to know their inhabitants within just a few hours of walking. In the vicinity of the coast there is a diverse range of natural landscapes, which are exceptionally rich in variety and thus ensure a very diverse flora and fauna. Such wealth so close to the capital city is a treasure, which, if used carefully and skilfully, allows to provide nature and environmental education opportunities to students and teachers of kindergartens and elementary schools, but also residents of Tallinn and Harjumaa as well as the whole Estonia.

There are several old villages, manors and lighthouses on the Suurupi peninsula. The ruins of the century-old Peter the Great Sea Fortress and railway embankments have been hidden in the shadows of time and nature but are still visible. Old railway embankments pass through swamps and bogs and give nature lovers the opportunity to stealthily visit quiet places. It is good to observe the migration of birds on the coast; the unique coastal sea with sandstone reefs offers possibilities to learn about marine life directly on the coast or in knee-high water.

Muraste manor park is under nature protection. Nearby are the Muraste Nature Reserve and the Vääna, Rannamõisa and Suurupi landscape protection areas, also huge Sõrve Nature Reserve founded recently. There are enough areas of the state forest for nature education, and the local hunting society and village societies, as well as the Tabasalu Nature Park, are cooperation partners of the nature school.

Muraste Nature School was founded in 2006 by Studio Viridis Nature Education and Estonian Fund for Nature. About 15 different outdoor education programs for kindergarten and school children are currently developed and running. The school delivers usually around 300 programs per year and has eight trained nature guides. Children’s programs take place all year round outdoors and the themes cover several areas of the national curriculum. Nature guides have a wealth of knowledge on nature, specific competence in practical learning of species and biosphere, also educational backround. Muraste Nature School’s activities are also supported by Tabasalu Nature Park’s learning trail, where teachers can conduct outdoor education lessons for children even without the help of guides.

Muraste Nature School is located in the Muraste manor park, 15 km from Tallinn along the Klooga road. Bus transfer is very frequent from the center of Tallinn to Muraste bus-stop. Look also maps at our website. Nature is at home!