What's on Outdoors, September & October

Welcome back!

We hope you've had a good summer with plenty of time to work, rest and play outside.
It's a new academic year, a new term, and we're heading into a new season - Autumn is coming and there's plenty to get excited about for your time outdoors. Read on for our inspiring list of awareness days, festivals, training and more this September and October.

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.

Editor's pick:
conferences & festivals

Muddy Faces is excited to be attending the FSA conference this year, and we'll have a presence at Practitioner Fest too - come and find us and say hello!

Coming soon

14 November
CLOtC (Council for Learning Outside the Classroom) National Conference, Northants

Annual celebrations & awareness events
to inspire your time outdoors

September

• 19 September: Youth Mental Health Day
• 19 September: International Talk Like A Pirate Day
• 20-29 September: Great British Beach Clean
• 22 September: Autumn Equinox
• 22 September – 22 October: Seed Gathering Season
• 23-29 September: Maths Week Scotland
• 26 September: European Day of Languages

October

All month:

Popcorn Poppin' Month!
International Walk to School Month
The Big Draw - celebration of drawing

• 3 October: National Poetry Day
• 4 October: World Animal Day
• 4-10 October: World Space Week
• 5 October: UK Fungus Day
• 5 October-3 November: Family Learning Festival
• 6 October: National Badger Day
• 11 October: Forest School Day
• 12 October: World Migratory Bird Day
• 13 October: World Conker Championships
• 14-20 October: Recycle Week
• 15 October: Global Handwashing Day
  Read our guide to handwashing outdoors here
• 21 October: Apple Day
• 21 October – 3 November: Big Wild Walk
• 27 October: Clocks fall back
• 31 October: Halloween

Editor's pick:
National Poetry Day, 3 October

We love this poem by Jonny Fluffypunk about the importance of getting children outside.
Put the Children by a Tree, written for Forest Schools Birmingham.

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.

• Forest School Leader: Level 3 training here
• Forest School Assistant: Level 2 training here
• Other Forest School-related training, including first aid, here
• CPD here

Workshops

September

• 21 September: Autumn Foraging and Wild Medicine, E Sussex
• 23 & 30 September: Inspiring a Nature Connection for the Early Years, Derbyshire
• 26-27 September: Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Hampshire

October

• 12 October: Climbing frames, ropes & ladders with Jon Cree, Hampshire
• 12 October: Forest School Development & Community Day, E Sussex
• 13 October: Supporting children through anxiety & trauma with Jon Cree, Hampshire
• 19 October: 'Earthwalks’ with Jon Cree, E Sussex (also 8 Feb 2025)
• 20 October: Ropes, Swings & Things -Physicality in Forest School, Herts

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

See also