High Quality Outdoor Learning 2025 publication from IOL
The Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) is the professional body for organisations and individuals who use the outdoors to make a positive difference for others. IOL have published High Quality Learning 2025, which is available both digitally and in hard copy. They say "The field of outdoor learning is broad [...]
New FSA Guidance Note: Tree Safety & Woodland Health
The Forest School Association have shared this guidance note. This edition, focused on Tree Safety and Woodland Health at Forest School, covers essential knowledge for every Forest School Leader.
Caring for Our Outdoor Spaces – ELC resources now available
The event resource pack, including a recording of the webinar (24 October 2024) and other helpful resources, is now available. Explore simple and practical methods to embed Learning for Sustainability in Early Learning and Childcare settings.
Guidance for safe foraging
This guidance for safe foraging provided by the Food Standards Agency describes how to make sure that wild foods are gathered sustainably and are safe to eat. You can also find out more in Scotland’s Natural Larder and responsible foraging for wild plants.
Caring for Our Outdoor Spaces – guidance, outdoor learning and LfS – 29 October
This online session aims to strengthen awareness of Caring for Our Outdoor Spaces practitioner guidance and to share simple and practical methods to embed Learning for Sustainability in Early Learning and Childcare settings. Find out more and register here
Live! Learning for Sustainability (LfS) themed webpage
The Learning for Sustainability (LfS) themed page on the Education Scotland website is now live. Visit Learning for Sustainability Landing Page This was a key action within the LfS Action Plan Target 2030: A Movement for Change, launched in June 2023. The page is designed to support practitioners by showcasing [...]
Healthy peatlands – nature’s firewall
This post in Scotland’s Nature (19 April 2024) shares the surprising fact that the months between March and June are the most likely to see our hills, forests and moors ablaze than any other time of the year. It shares some useful guidelines for wildfire prevention.
University of Edinburgh explores learning in the outdoors
Take a look at this great web based resource developed by Edinburgh Earth Initiative at the University of Edinburgh: Integrating nature based and outdoor learning in HE Discover ways of conceptualising this type of learning, and practical guidelines, site details, and resources to enable educators to transform where and how [...]
