WESSA, the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, a leading implementer of high-impact environmental and conservation initiatives in southern Africa, is celebrating its 90th birthday. WESSA says: “With a remarkable history of 90 years, WESSA is an NGO with a proud track record of enabling individuals and organisations to use natural resources sustainably, and is…
Learning with Nature is a new resource from Circle of Life. You can go to their blog for reviews from Chris Packham, the John Muir Award, Tim Gill, Learning through Landscapes and others. It’s said to be suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, with graded activities that help children develop: • Key practical and social…
Here are three promotional videos about soil and what’s in it … soil fungi earthworms tardigrades
The 11th Festival of Outdoor Learning will be celebrated from 4 – 5th March 2017. It takes place at Hollowford providing a wide mix of workshops and informal networking to provide new ideas. Previous festivals have been over subscribed. Further information on workshops will be updated on this website in the coming weeks with details of how to book being…
The latest edition of CJS Professional is now on-line. The jobs advertised this month include: Exploring Gilfach Project Officer, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust ‘Transforming the Trent Valley’ Landscape Partnership Development Manager, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Events and Education Assistants (part-time), Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust One post each at Robinswood Hill, Gloucester and Greystones Farm nature reserve, Bourton…
It seems that scientists studying reindeer have found that the animals have lost weight over the past 20 years and are now 12 per cent lighter. The Times reports this from the British Ecological Society’s annual meeting which said that reindeer numbers were up and that competition for food could be a factor as could warmer winters, which meant they could…
Birmingham Forst OAKS is holding its AGM on January 21st (1400 to 1600). All welcome at Kings Heath Park House. The OAKS is a voluntary organisation (formed in 2004 as the Birmingham FEI) which gathers together groups and individuals involved in Outdoor Learning in Birmingham. The group seeks to promote the educational use of local woodlands and…
Earthworm Watch is a collaboration between Earthwatch Institute (Europe) and the Natural History Museum in London. The project is in association with the Earthworm Society of Britain. Earthworm Watch is a national citizen science project that sets out to empower young people, whether as part of a school class, outdoor learning group, home…
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom says that there has never been a better time to take up membership of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) as membership will not be due for renewal until April 2018 and you will have access to a package of benefits to help you improve the quality of…
The National Wildflower Centre is a seasonal eco-visitor attraction in Knowsley which began in 1975. Its trustees issued a statement on Thursday saying: “Finances have been increasingly challenging during this time of continuing austerity and it is with great sadness that its Trustees have decided to wind down all business operations by February 2017. During these…