Mersehead 'Living Classrooms' Field Teaching. Open your eyes and ears to the natural world at Mersehead nature reserve. Set between the beautiful Solway coastline and rolling, heather-clad hills, Mersehead is a wildlife haven, suporting huge numbers of birds, flowering plants and invertebrates. The reserve has excellent facilities for visiting schools, including a new pond-dipping area, visitor centre, hides, abundant wildlife and a variety of habitats to investigate.