Sign up for Hoverfly Lagoons project 2024!
If you would like to take part in the Hoverfly Lagoons Project, go to the webpage and select ‘Sign up here!’. Find instructions for this year on the project webpage via ‘Project Protocol’ under the title, ‘How can I help?’. Also, find a 1-minute introductory film for 2024 by following this link. [...]
Scottish Water Generation H2O – Curriculum for Excellence primary and secondary resources
Access NEW primary and secondary resources from Scottish Water Generation H2O - Curriculum for Excellence linked and ready-to-use exclusively for Scottish teachers. Take your learners aged 9-11 (P5-7) through the water cycle with interactive lessons and engaging videos with NEW Keep Scotland Flowing primary resources and Mission H2O for learners [...]
Celebrating Forest School
Muddy Faces remind us that International Forest School Day is on the 13th October, with their Forest School focus newsletter. Check out Muddy Faces updated Forest School section on the Outdoor HUB and their NEW stick activity collections. Are you a Forest School Leader or Nature Educator looking for some [...]
Quick activities to get outdoor in autumn – from LOST’s September bulletin
East Ayrshire’s LOST Team share short, curriculum linked activities for use in the playground. The aim is to help you and your class get outdoors easily, perhaps to revisit learning or to refresh pupils after an extended period indoors. 20 minute activities - early level 20 minute activities - first [...]
National Meadows Day 2023 – live video from the Cairngorms
Join Sam, Cairngorms Project Manager, Plantlife in this video, as he explores the special plants and management of the Dulnain Valley in the Cairngorms.
Nature Nurtures: Wild Walks pilot
This report (2023) from Natural England presents the ‘Nature Nurtures: Wild Walks’ project, piloted by London Wildlife Trust and Black Girls Hike. This facilitated and encouraged young women aged between 16 and 25 from Black, Asian and minoritized ethnic backgrounds to engage with nature. The report explores the context around [...]
Re:Green in the Highlands
Re:Green is a conservation and youth leadership programme for 18-24-year olds taking place in remote areas of the Scottish Highlands on 2 and 4 week placements. Young people will help restore Scottish Rainforest, get a crash course on climate campaigning, and take on some of the UK’s most challenging and [...]
Time to get Wild with Numbers …
Test your skills with numbers in The Wild Maths Quiz! This set of audio quizzes for 2nd Level classes, created by the BBC in collaboration with NatureScot, combines facts and figures about the natural world. The quizzes are audio only, so it's also about listening skills. There are three levels [...]