The National Education Nature Park: How Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Schools Can Get Involved

The National Education Nature Park is helping school children and young people around the country connect to the natural world, especially in urban and nature-deprived areas, by tracking their local environment through a virtual map across England.

There is £7.5 million of funding available this academic year to help disadvantaged schools in nature-deprived areas to get involved. A list of the eligible settings and the eligibility criteria can be found here.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to selected education settings for:

• making ‘grey’ spaces green with biodiversity improvements, such as:
  • planters
  • trees
  • green walls
  • water butts
• outdoor education equipment, such as tools and waterproofs
• fieldwork equipment, such as camera traps and digital hand-held devices
• specialist support from contractors for installation and consultation
• grasslands
• ponds.

Eighty-eight schools, colleges and nurseries across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are eligible to sign up.  These schools will have access to a range of resources including digital tools, classroom activities, and a virtual nature park bringing together the green spaces of all settings on to a national map.

Click here for more information.