Learning in Local Greenspace with Easter Carmuirs Primary School - a case study Find out how teachers gained the skills and confidence to lead learning in local greenspace and how outdoor learning supported pupils and teachers in Covid times.
Learning in Local Greenspace with Linnvale Primary School - a case study Find out how pupil wellbeing improved and how they experienced a progression of place in outdoor learning from their school grounds to local greenspace and further afield.
Learning in Local Greenspace with Patna Primary School - a case study Find out how teachers were gradually empowered to take on greater responsibility for outdoor learning and how they ensured they didn't negatively impact on the greenspace through overuse.
Learning in Local Greenspace with St Benedict’s Primary School - a case study Find out how staff worked with partners to find learning opportunities and resolve perceived safety issues, gaining confidence to lead their own learning in local greenspace.
Learning in Local Greenspace with Beckford Primary School and the Rowan Cottage Nurture Group - a case study Find out how staff shared their enthusiasm and skills to enable other groups to use their local greenspace and how pupils shared their experiences with their families.
Learning in Local Greenspace with St Crispin's School - a case study Find out how St Crispin’s pupils’ confidence and independence grew while making a difference in their local greenspace.
Learning in Local Greenspace with St Paul’s Primary School - a case study Find out how learning in their local greenspace has helped develop and sustain Outdoor Learning at St Paul’s, with a whole school Adventure Day and many families engaging with the space.
Learning in Local Greenspace with Kirkshaws Primary School - a case study Find out how getting creative helped pupils develop an ownership of their local greenspace.
Isle of May to open to the public The Isle of May National Nature Reserve will open its doors to the public this weekend. News - 31 March
‘Beatha na Nathrach-nimhe’ tro shùilean Gàidhealach ‘Rìgh nan Nathraichean’ Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ dèanamh ‘lèirmheas’ air leabhar iongantach le Tormod an t-Seòladair à Siabost, a bha na latha na phrìomh eòlaiche air an nathair-nimhe. Blog - 31 Màrt
Need for more connection to nature in education A new report has highlighted how Scotland’s children could be offered increased amounts of outdoor learning and play. News - 30 March
‘The Life Story of the Adder’ through the Hebridean eyes of the ‘Adder King’ Roddy Maclean ‘reviews’ the remarkable 1924 publication by Lewisman Norman Morrison – in his day the foremost authority on adders. Blog - 31 March
Preparations for seabird return NatureScot and partners are putting in place measures to try to reduce the risk of avian flu for Scotland’s seabird colonies this summer. News - 29 March
Saving Scotland's species-rich grasslands The importance of our species-rich grasslands. Blog - 27 March