First launched in Devon by the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and friends in 1992, KAS (The Kingfisher Award Scheme) has now expanded and works with around 800 children a year across four counties (Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Wiltshire). KAS is expanding into Dorset based within the AONB in 2023. The KAS allows children from four schools to go onto farms and explore the natural world. The scheme promotes awareness of the countryside, farming and conservation to school children.