Something to sing about….
Read this Finding Nature post (14 May 2025) which explores how visiting nature and feeling connected to it work together to deliver mental health benefits for people. Something to sing about: Being both in and connected to nature unite human and nature’s wellbeing
The state of play in the UK
School Outdoor Learning have shared this Community Playthings article The state of play: A call to action for the future of childhood - Paul Lindley (April 2025)
The new Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education Vol 28(1) available now!
The Forest School Association have signposted the following papers in the Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education: The following 3 papers are Open Access (free): Learning to embrace outdoor pedagogy: early childhood education student experiences of a nature-focused practicum, Elizabeth Boileau, Linda O’Donoghue; Exploring the effects of a short-term, nature-based [...]
The play experiences of Scotland’s children– or lack of them
Read this article shared by Play Scotland: A quarter of Scottish kids don't play unsupervised in green spaces, The Scotsman (11 April 2025)
Early engineers outdoors?
This study published in the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) identified ways in which preschool-aged children engage with Engineering Habits of Mind while at forest nursery and bush kinder. As well as demonstrating the benefits of forest nursery and bush kinder to young children's engineering learning, the examples shared can [...]
Screen time and green time
This feature in the Children & Nature Network February 2025 issue, explores the complicated research findings about the relationship between green time versus screen time. Check out the CNN Stat Sheet or recent Research Digest to explore the relationship between youth well-being, screen time and green time.
