The John Muir Award and a pandemic recovery
Rebecca Logsdon, Scotland Education Manager for the John Muir Award, reflects on a nearly 40 per cent increase in John Muir Award activity in schools compared to last academic year. Read more in this John Muir Trust news post (25 October 2021).
Supporting creativity, literacy and numeracy outdoors
The John Muir Trust have shared this sway created by Hurlford Primary school in East Ayrshire. Check out some simple and effective ways the primary pupils have used their school grounds and wild places to meet their curriculum.
Wild and Well Repository
Check out this very useful online hub created by The John Muir Trust. Find articles, research, books, films and more exploring the link between wild places and wellbeing.
Climate and nature action in a national park
Find out how the John Muir Award delivers for climate and nature in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. There’s lots of great stories and useful links in this report.
Take part in Wild Action in October!
Are you a school, family or individual? Join the John Muir Trust in Wild Action Week (11-17 October) to show what we can achieve for nature when we work together.
Help count red squirrels
Why not take part in the John Muir Trust’s Great Scottish Squirrel Survey 20-26 September 2021? download the toolkit here. This year you can also download a children’s worksheet.
Young Nature Watch
"We never really said let's start a new group. It just eventually happened! The butterfly walk was a success, so we organised a photography walk, then a harvest mice survey and so on!" The John Muir Trust Wild Inside bulletin (issue 39) shares how talented photographer and wildlife enthusiast Izzy [...]
