Hedgehog Route Planning
This second level activity involves finding out all about hedgehogs. Through discovering more about these prickly mammals, learners can then use Nature Discovery Map Scotland and have a go at planning a route in the schools grounds and local area which hedgehogs might follow. You can download the resource below. [...]
Emotion mapping in your school grounds
This activity involves encouraging learners to think about how they feel in different areas of the school grounds and mapping their emotions using different colours. The activity involves using mapping skills, considering emotions and producing a simple key. Download the free activity instructions and visit Nature Discovery Map Scotland for [...]
Foraging for Wild Plants
NatureScot provides guidance on Foraging for Wild Plants. There is also a Foraging pack for schools. Download PDFs of the Gaelic and English language versions.
Learning in Local Greenspace – an evaluation report
NatureScot have published this report March 2022Munro, S.A. 2022. Learning in Local Greenspace - an evaluation report. NatureScot Research Report No.1296. The report found that, among other things, that the percentage of teachers taking learning outdoors in their local greenspace regularly, rose from 28% to 49%. Teacher confidence in taking learning outdoors [...]
Nature Reserve Travel Grants
2020 is the Year of Coasts and Waters. Nature Reserve Travel Grants of up to £500 are also available through Plunge In! The Coasts and Waters Community Fund to allow groups of young people to connect with our coasts and waters by visiting one of Scotland’s many stunning national or [...]
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority Grant Scheme
£81,000 is available for projects which support the sustainable development of our communities and the area’s natural, cultural and built heritage. The scheme is open to a range of organisations to help support projects that deliver against one or more of the outcomes listed in the National Park Partnership Plan. [...]
Hostelling Scotland Explorer Fund
This Scottish Youth Hostel Association fund is available for schools and youth groups to support accommodation and full catering costs for up to 3 nights in any of the Hostelling Scotland Youth Hostels. This includes sites in both the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Parks. The closing date [...]
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Grant Scheme
Funding is available for projects that help enhance the National Park as a place to live, work and visit, and support the National Park Partnership Plan and local Community Action Plans outcomes. £10,000 of the fund has been ring-fenced for projects that deliver a range of benefits for or work [...]
