Exploring Scotland’s seas – 2025 marine survey update
Discover how technology is used underwater in this post in Scotland’s Nature (21 August 2025). This post describes how the NatureScot Marine Survey and Monitoring team works with a variety of partners to build upon what we already know about the hidden world and wildlife beneath the waves.
LANTRA online resources
LANTRA Scotland supports training, qualifications and skills to access the land-based, aquaculture and environmental sector. Find the new toolkit Lantra's careers toolkit | Lantra - Scotland LANTRA also provides information for schools and online resources with a focus on outdoor, land-based and STEM education.
Join the Great UK WaterBlitz!
The next Great UK WaterBlitz will be taking place over the weekend of 19-22 September. Join Earthwatch Europe and add your data to the call for change. To take part, sign up and claim your water testing kit. There’s only a limited number of kits available. Why not take part [...]
Join the Tiny Forest Wildlife Count
Earthwatch Europe encourage everyone to get outdoors, boost your wellbeing and discover the wildlife near you! The Tiny Forest Wildlife Count is taking place 17 May – 1 June 2025. It involves observing and counting bees, butterflies and bugs at the 270+ Tiny Forests across the UK. Select a Tiny Forest [...]
iNaturalistUK video for schools and educators
Specifically developed for schools and educators, a new iNaturalistUK video showcasing the purpose and great user features of the iNaturalist app and website for recording wildlife is now available. This has been developed by the National Education Nature Park and the NBN Trust. In Scotland, you could do this alongside [...]
Early engineers outdoors?
This study published in the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) identified ways in which preschool-aged children engage with Engineering Habits of Mind while at forest nursery and bush kinder. As well as demonstrating the benefits of forest nursery and bush kinder to young children's engineering learning, the examples shared can [...]
WWF STEM activity resources
STEM and science education are valuable ways to teach important skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and innovation. WWF Wild Classroom offers a selection of activities that provides hands-on learning for students to experiment and collaborate while having fun. These could be adapted to have local or international relevance, depending on [...]
Maths Week Scotland 2025 offers funding to celebrate Wild Maths!
Maths Week Scotland (MWS), in association with National Museums of Scotland, is an annual programme showcasing and raising awareness of mathematics across all sectors of society. This is a national schools and community programme, with multiple partners bringing funded projects and programmes over the year with a peak of focus [...]
