Places

Find updates on play, learning, and the environment, from across the wider network in Scotland – and beyond.

11thMarch 2025

Schoolchildren in poorer areas facing ‘nature gap’, WWF warns

School Outdoor Learning have shared findings from the WWF Schools for Nature report in this article in the Independent (9 September 2024). "Nature should be embedded in the national curriculum to close an access gap between schools in poorer and wealthier areas, the WWF has said. The wildlife group found [...]

6thMarch 2025

21st International Junior Ranger Camp 2025

Find out more about this opportunity for EUROPARC Junior Ranger programmes  When: 27 July – 3 August 2025 Where: The Casentinesi Forest National Park, Italy Who: Junior Rangers 14 – 17 years old at the time of the camp How many: 16 teams of 1 Mentor and 2 Junior Ranger [...]

6thMarch 2025

Botanic gardens and nature

This post on Scottish Pollinators (24 February 2025) shares fascinating insights into how botanical gardens in Scotland, and further afield in Europe are coping with change. Read Coping with calamities.

6thMarch 2025

Residential experiences for young people

Field Studies Council offer residential experiences for young people. They welcome budding conservationists, marine biologists and geologists on this year's scheduled residentials which also count towards the gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.