East Ayrshire Learning Outdoors Support Team blog – some highlights
The East Ayrshire Learning Outdoors Support Team May 2024 bulletin shares lots of ideas about opportunities for great learning in Numeracy, Sciences and RME outdoors in the section on Changing Grass Cutting Protocols on their Rewilding pages. Plus, discover some great Social Studies suggestions on the East Ayrshire LOST [...]
Case studies in rewilding and large-scale nature restoration
This post in Scotland’s Nature (24 May 2022) explores some of the projects which aim to restore nature at scale, with a link to the full report. The report describes what’s really happening, both in Scotland, the wider UK, and Europe. Many of the case studies refer to education opportunities [...]
Lessons for nature restoration and rewilding
This NatureScot new report released 1 April 2022, examines what lessons can be learned from large-scale nature restoration and rewilding projects in Scotland and beyond. Environmental benefits identified included habitat creation and connection at large-scale; carbon capture and storage through woodland regeneration, tree planting and peatland restoration; flood management; and water [...]
Recent historical records for Scottish lynx?
This article in The Conversation (11 October 2021) suggests that lynx may have survived in Scotland centuries later than previously thought.
An upland landscape transformed – an animation
The John Muir Trust’s Wild Inside Issue 42 shares a video from Rewilding Britain. This new animation imagines how an upland landscape can be transformed. Why not debate and discuss this with pupils studying environmental science and geography. Outdoor field work can also bring these issues to life.
