The Guardian is on the hunt for young nature lovers – do you know any?
Do you know a child (8-14 years old) who could write a winter piece about the natural world? The Guardian has posted (20 December 2021) that it is seeking submissions for its Young Country Diary series. The deadline for entry is Thursday 13 January 2022.
Scotland’s birds – Gaelic myths and omens
Scotland’s Nature (23 November 2021) article ‘Birds of Premonition’, explores how the Gaels traditionally viewed bird behaviour as predictors of future events.
Tell your story in nature competition!
The Tree Council along with The Week Junior Science+Nature have launched an exciting new writing competition, open to all children in the UK aged between 8 and 15. Your story can be a poem or a piece of prose and can be fiction or non-fiction. Closing date 25th November.
Have a go at nature journaling
Grow Wild invite you to get creative and connect to nature in their free, online nature journaling workshop, Weds 24th November at 5:30pm. You don't need any previous experience or artistic talent to get involved! If you are an educator, why not share these skills with the children you work [...]
Scottish waterfalls – what’s in a name?
Scotland’s Nature blog describes how ‘Eas’ in the Gaelic landscape marks a named waterfall in this post Land of Falling Water (20 October 2021). A range of Scottish waterfalls and places are illustrated, along with their Gaelic names.
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.
Spell Songs: Explorer’s Guide
Download The Lost Spells summer pack, a wonderful set of interdisciplinary resources.
Naming the birds
Did you know that there are over 7,000 English names for birds? This article in The Conversation (18 June, 2021) explores how we name birds teaches us about our changing relationship with nature.
