Nature-Friendly Schools
The Nature Friendly Schools project will see pupils benefit from two hours of outdoor learning every week
If you go down to the woods today, you may just see more school children taking their lessons outdoors. Nature-Friendly Schools is a pioneering three-year project led by The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, working in partnership with The Resilience Through Nature Consortium members YoungMinds, Groundwork, Sensory Trust, Field Studies Council and six regional Wildlife Trusts, including Lancashire Wildlife Trust. It is funded by the Department for Education with support from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs  (DEFRA) and Natural England as part of the Government’s  25 Year Environment Plan to encourage children to be close to nature to benefit their health and wellbeing.
As part of the Nature-Friendly Schools project, we have a dedicated project team working with 17 schools across the areas of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Merseyside, and have collaborated with outdoor clothing specialists Regatta to provide quality outdoor gear to each school. The unpredictable nature of our Great British weather can often be a huge barrier to getting children outside. However, having these kits, which include waterproof coats, trousers and wellies, will help children to understand the philosophy that, ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing,’ and to ensure that they can still get out to learn come rain or shine. Â
Thank you so much for your delivery this morning… These will be so helpful for ensuring every child in school can access suitable clothing and footwear to participate in outdoor learning.Forest School Leader
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