Find updates on play, learning, and the environment, from across the wider network in Scotland – and beyond.
Thrive Outdoors Place-based Walkshops – Glasgow and Perth
Step into a new way of seeing the world with children. Thrive Outdoors offer the following place-based pedagogy walkshops (fee charged): 25.10.25 Glasgow Buy tickets – Thrive Outdoors - Place-based Walkshop, Glasgow – Elder Park Library and Park 27.9.25 Perth Buy tickets – Thrive Outdoors - Place-based Walkshop, Perth – [...]
Thrive Outdoors – Place-based Walkshop 16 September 2025 Inverness
Led by Henry Mathias, Learning and Development Lead at Thrive Outdoors and former Head of Professional Standards and Practice at the Care Inspectorate, this session offers practical steps to connect with the plants, animals, and people—past and present—who share your space. Session details: Tue 16 Sep 2025 10:30 AM - 12:30 [...]
See what the first John Muir Award group got up to!
UHI North, West and Hebrides undertake fence removal work at Arkaig Community Forest as part of their John Muir Award. Watch now.
Early career conservation internship grants
This NBN news article (3 July 2025) provides information on internship grant applications now being accepted for 2025.
The Outdoor Teacher online training courses
Check out the online training courses offered by Marina Robb at The Outdoor Teacher in outdoor learning and forest school activities. Also on offer are Wild Minds podcasts. Some of these resources are free to access.
John Muir Award provider workshops – extra dates added
Registrations for the redesigned John Muir Award opened on 25 March 2025. The John Muir Trust has circulated these extra dates for providers to learn about the redesigned award. Use the links below to book your place. Wednesday 9 April 0930 – 1100 Tuesday 22 April 1430 – 1600 Wednesday [...]











