Grow2Eat says: “Get your children and grandchildren gardening!” as spring, is the perfect time to get your children or grandchildren interested in gardening. Children, it says, will usually enjoy garden tasks such as planting/sowing, light digging and light weeding, adding that: “Planting a wildflower meadow is a great task for children as they can spot…
The Times Educational Supplement – TES – has a webpage on resources related to outdoor learning. This includes: Early Years outdoor play Outdoor fun in the Early Years The Books of Julia Donaldson Song, rhymes and lyrics Collections for resources for creative outdoor learning at Primary school Pattern in art – Primary Art Local study…
A new e-book, Prophet and Loss, celebrates the wildness legacy left by the founder of UK nature conservation, Charles Rothschild. It’s written by Simon Barnes reveals and illustrated by wildlife artist Nik Pollard, and is s a must-read says the Wildlife Trusts. Barnes re-visits seven of the 284 special places which Charles Rothschild and his…
The University of Cambridge’s David Attenborough Building was formally opened in early April after undergoing a £58-million revamp to transform it into a global centre of conservation excellence. A dramatic ‘living wall’ covered in plants forms the centrepiece of the new centre, which will house over 500 biologists, conservationists and students, and provide a base for research, conferences,…
Here are some forthcoming Project Dirt activities: Saturday 30th April Vegan Permaculture Design Course, Puglia, Italy, with Graham Burnett– Outside UK… (9am – 5pm) Introduction to Permaculture – Totnes, Devon (9:30am – 5:30pm) Discover Nature at the Urb Farm – Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (10am – 1pm) Staffordshire Day Celebrations – Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (10:30am – 4:30am) Pigpen Radio Crowdfunder…
Last week, the Parks Alliance (TPA) published ‘The National Playground: growing the next generation’ on the importance of parks to family life. The report says that the current squeeze on budgets is putting parks and green spaces at risk. Data highlighted in the report show that parents with children under 10, are most concerned about the…
Circle of Life Rediscovery and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Learning Disability/ Family Intensive Support Service – held a Celebration Day on 31st March to mark the huge success of their three year project. Children and young people with learning disabilities often have fewer opportunities in life and…
Think Global says “Join us on 27 April for our 2nd seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals“. It adds: “Young people need global skills and competencies if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This seminar is the second joint Think Global / British Council events exploring education and the SDGs. It will…
You can find out details of FoE’s bee count here. It runs from 19 May to 30 June 2016 and there is an App to help you record data.
The CPRE has produced a useful new guide for identifying and classifying hedgerows. This is a celebration of our hedgerows. CPRE says: “We wanted to share our passion for them and encourage more people to care about them too. And to entice you further, we’ve included a handy hedgerow plant identifier for when you’re next…