NEW: The Essential Guide to Forest School & Nature Pedagogy
We're celebrating the publication of Jon Cree and Marina Robb's new book (May 2021) after a 4 year project!
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Queen Margaret University in Scotland
The University’s new BA (Hons) Education Studies (Primary), which launched in 2019, has a contingent of highly skilled and experienced educators to equip new teachers with specialist outdoor skills, and it seems everyone wants to get involved!
The students have loved immersing themselves in woodland tasks and adventures but with a serious side to skills development: this is more than a stroll in the park! Students are working towards the Forest and Outdoor Learning Award (FOLA), which is a national certificate recognised by the Forest School Association and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).
Plant a tree for the Jubilee in 2022
Free tree pack's available from the Queen’s Green Canopy tree planting initiative.
Research: positive effect of urban nature on mental health
A new study conducted by researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig shows the positive effect of urban nature on mental health.
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Bee the Change
Join the Bee the Change campaign from the Bumbleebee Conservation Trust.
Fancy an #OutdoorEdChat with like-minded folk?
#OutdoorEdChat is a new way of connecting with other outdoor education practitioners via Twitter. It was set up by Sam Wyman and Matt Harder, as a platform for discussing all things outdoor education related. Anyone from any outdoor education background can join in, as long as they have a Twitter account.
For more information, follow @OutdoorEdChat on Twitter.
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Wild About Gardens
Free wildlife gardening guides from The Wildlife Trusts and RHS.
Nature's Calendar
Help the Woodland Trust track the effects of weather and climate change on wildlife near you.
The Wildlife Trusts - wild LIVE
The Wildlife Trusts have launched a new monthly virtual panel discussion event called 'WildLive'. Each month they'll be joined by fantastic special guests to chat about important issues relating to wildlife, the natural world, and the environment - as well as answering questions from the public.
Catch up on all the Wild LIVEs so far that include issues on tackling the twin threats of the nature and climate crisis, peatland, the nature of British farming and more.
The story of the Dragon's Sneeze
The origin story of how the Dragon's Sneeze came about.
Actually, we have many different versions of the story - you decide which one is true!