A new resource from London will be of interest to those concerned with place and learning, especially informal learning. Here is a quote from a press release.

From source to sea, new map provides unique one stop shop for schools and the public   
- Over 100 Thames riverside educational resources listed including cultural, ecology, conservation, maritime and more
 - The Thames an underused resource of international standing

20 April 2011: A brand new online map – Click on Thames – that, for the first time, joins learning resources and establishments along the 212 mile River Thames from source to sea, has been unveiled by Lord Chris Smith, Chair of the Environment Agency.

The new Click on Thames map provides a unique, one stop shop, for anyone – including teachers and the public – to find about and then contact organisations on the Thames that provide opportunities to learn about and explore the river.  Over 100 organisations are listed, with more being added all the time.  

The website is: http://www.visitthames.co.uk/poi/261/learning.html

Click on Thames has been created for the Thames Learning Group with funding from the Big Lottery Awards For All.  The Thames Learning Group is a partnership between the River Thames Alliance Learning Partnership and the Tidal Thames Education Network.  The aim of the Thames Learning Group is to provide an easy to use resource for schools and adult learners seeking to access the River and its surrounds.

The Click on Thames map has a wide range of diverse organisations listed. Examples include London’s Tower Bridge, The WWT Wetland Centre in Barnes, The National Maritime Museum, The Chilterns Conservation Board, The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, The River & Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames and the British Geological Survey, to name a few.

The Southend Museum is the organisation closest to the sea and the National Trust’s Buscot and Coleshill Estates is the organisation listed closest to the source of the river in Coates near Cirencester, Gloucestershire.