Mini biodiversity lesson: Build a Pond with FrogLife
Keep Scotland Beautiful share a series of biodiversity live lessons. These shorter sessions for your class or Eco-Committee featuring the work of experts and organisations, and how to support biodiversity. These are designed with upper primary in mind but are suitable for all ages. This pond session is led by [...]
Litter Pick & Play
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has declared a litter emergency. Play Scotland aim to help by supporting their 2024 Spring Clean. Check out the Litter Pick & Play resources developed by Play Scotland.
Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean Scotland – 15 March to 28 April 2024
Why not encourage your school to take part in Spring Clean Scotland? The themes for #SpringCleanScotland 2024 are Nature, Communities, Health and Wellbeing and Marine Litter.
Biodiversity Action programme for secondary pupils now available on SCQF at level 4
This SCQF level 4 course will support young people to develop their knowledge of key biodiversity concepts on how the natural world works and how we are dependent on its healthy functioning. It will build awareness of what positive action they might take to address the causes of biodiversity loss [...]
Fabulous community pollinator projects across Scotland
Read about a range of fantastic projects vying for prizes in the NatureScot sponsored pollinator-friendly category, in this Scottish Pollinators blog past (December 2023). These have been highlighted by the 2023 Keep Scotland Beautiful ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ gathering.
Using the coast for outdoor learning?
Keep Scotland Beautiful has just announced the annual Scotland's Beach Awards 2023 celebrating the achievements of well managed beaches for people and the environment across the country. 52 beaches have been awarded excellence in three key areas: Access, facilities and safety Local environmental quality Community and heritage
Learning About Forests (LEAF) – using nature as a classroom
Check out the LEAF learning programme delivered by this Keep Scotland Beautiful under Climate Action Schools. The skills and knowledge can be acquired and applied in any natural environment. Anyone can take part in LEAF, no matter where they live. If you would join LEAF in August 2023, there is [...]
Everyone’s a winner
This post in Scottish Pollinators (19 January 2023) reports on Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Its Your Neighbourhood’winning projects, where communities are supporting biodiversity and engaging and educating local people. Yorkhill Greenspaces in Glasgow retained their Pollinator Friendly prize. Calling on the support of more than 100 volunteers, and 90 pupils from [...]
