Find updates on play, learning, and the environment, from across the wider network in Scotland – and beyond.
Take part in the PondNet Spawn Survey!
Do you have a pond or ditch in or close to your school grounds or local area? Help the Freshwater Habitats Trust map amphibian breeding activity across the UK. Find out more here.
Shetland shines
This post on Scottish Pollinators (4 March 2024) reflects on how Shetland Islands Council has introduced some simple measures which give nature a helping hand.
NTS Junior Ranger stories
Read why paying it forward to the next generation means so much to Rob on the NTS Nevis team and Kat on the NTS Quinag team.
Crumbling, dusty, ugly – and valuable
This post on Scottish Pollinators (20 February 2024) explores and celebrates the value of neglected and brownfield sites for nature.
New film spotlights the benefits of healthy peatlands
A new Peatland ACTION film has just been released that highlights the landscape-scale benefits of peatland restoration across Ben Wyvis and the River Peffrey. This is one of a suite of Peatland ACTION case studies that focus on landowners, managers, and contractors explaining in their own words why they think peatland [...]
Glasgow forest school: ‘Children aren’t meant to be sitting at a desk all day’.
Children in Scotland have shared this article in The Herald (18th February 2024 - digital subscription may be required): Glasgow park: 'I feel full of adventure in forest school'.