From the Soil Association: After a very successful glyphosate scientific briefing in Westminster (See this), the Association has launched its ‘Not in our bread’ petition to tell major supermarkets and bread manufacturers that we don’t want glyphosate residues in what we eat. A link to their petition is here, or you can share via the Soil Association Facebook page and…
This summer holiday, children can discover their inner adventurer by becoming a Nature Explorer at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Little explorers can follow in the footsteps of Scott of the Antarctic (father of WWT’s founder Sir Peter Scott) by going on wild adventures and recording them in an official WWT Nature Explorer passport. They can collect stickers…
Once I began to read this book, I could not put it down – and that for me is one sign of a really good book! The introduction all rings true, giving important rationale points and highlighting what teachers already have: ‘the skills and competencies to teach outside as well as inside. … any approach…
You can read comments about the outcomes of the sustainable schools conference in Bristol on the SSA website. These are from headteacher Neil Jones, who’s a member of the SSA management board, and a SEEd Trustee. Neil blogs here. His comments begin … The National Sustainable Schools Conference was held at Bristol University Students Union on July 2nd. This year…
NAEE has published its new journal, Environmental Education Vol 109, for its members. Its contents include a number of regular features such as the President’s Column, and reports from NAEE-sponsored field work by schools. Feature articles this time include: Investigating soils in the primary classroom – Tracy Atkinson Discover Superworm in your local forest – Rachel Giles Soil…
Butterfly Conservation News says this, about one of our most common (and dazzling) butterflies … “The Small Tortoiseshell is a common garden species but you are most likely to find this butterfly amongst the weeds and wild areas than in the formal flowerbeds. Females lay their eggs on nettles and at night both sexes…
Zero Carbon Britain is a key research project from the Centre for Alternative Technology. This long-established Centre in Wales sets out to show that a modern, zero-emissions society is possible using technology available today. You can access CAT’s zero carbon Britain blog here, and subscribe here to its newsletter.
People up and down the country will be celebrating Love Parks Week, made possible through support from the Big Lottery Fund, with events and activities for all from July 24 – August 2. As a part of this annual celebration of parks, now in its ninth year, parks around the country will be hosting events…
As we noted the other day, 1582 parks and green spaces have received a 2015 Green Flag Award from Keep Britain Tidy. These awards recognise the best parks and green spaces across the country, and a green flag is a sign to the public that the highest possible standards are adhered to. NAEE is very pleased that…
The Green Flag Award scheme has unveiled this year’s Award winners – the mark of a quality park or green space. In total, 1,582 parks, cemeteries, universities, shopping centres and community gardens in the UK have met the high standard needed to receive the Green Flag Award or the Green Flag Community Award. The…