What's On (oh so much!!) in May
Our free postcard celebrates May - a tremendously busy month for events with a children outdoors & wildlife-friendly theme.
There are loads of fascinating and inspiring events on our website!
You'll find conferences, annual events, special days & campaigns with a focus on nature, the outdoors and wellbeing. Plus courses, training and workshops for every level - from those just starting out to seasoned practitioners.
For full details go to our Events Calendar.
May
All month: No Mow May & National Walking Month
29 April-5 May National Gardening Week
5-11 May: Hedgehog Awareness Week
5 May: International Dawn Chorus Day
5-11 May: Compost Awareness Week
6-12 May: National Hedgerow Week
8 May: Bike & Roll to School Day
11-19 May: Urban Tree Festival
12 May: Children's Day
14-25 May: Be Nice to Nettles Week
20 May: World Bee Day
20-24 May: Walk to School Week
22 May: International Day for Biodiversity
23 May: Outdoor Classroom Day
23 May-2June: National Children's Gardening Week
Editor's Pick!
Free May events postcard
May is an amazing month for children and nature!
We've created this pretty postcard to remind you of some of our favourite events.
Pick one up for free when you order any item from Muddy Faces. Available from 1 May - mid May (while stocks last).
Send it to a friend or pin it on your noticeboard as a reminder..
Find out more here: Free postcard celebrates May!
A selection of upcoming training, courses & workshops with an outdoor focus.
Find more in the training & courses section of our events calendar.
Forest School Training
Find out more about Forest School training and view our list of trainers signed up to the Muddy Faces Trainers Community here.
Conferences
24 May: 2024 Outdoor Learning Conference: Education Outside the Box, Northampton
Workshops
May
26-27 May: Creating Autism Accepting Communities Through Forest School, Oxfordshire
11 May: CPD for Forest School; Adventures with Campfire Cooking, Leicester
21 May: Level 2 Outdoor Food Safety Course, Suffolk
Muddy Faces can support your conferences training & events
Do you deliver Forest School training, or other outdoor play or learning training?
Are you running an outdoor or outdoor-related conference this year?
Join our Trainers Community.
- discounts for you & your students in the Muddy Faces shop
- free event listings on our website and links in our newsletter
- catalogues & other free gifts for your events
To find out more send an email to clare.ruskin@muddyfaces.co.uk
Do you have a Level 3 FS qualification & deliver FS sessions in a primary school in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England or Wales?
Take part in this study by Nicola Gardiner, trainee Educational Psychologist, looking at Forest School Practice in UK Mainstream Primary Schools. A second phase of the research will consider Practitioners’ Experience of Including Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder but you do NOT need experience of including children with ASD to complete the survey, which will take 10-15 minutes to complete.
To find out more scan the QR code in the image or click here: https://qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eqEJ0dAV2nV8kvk