Getting outdoors with children
Outdoor play (c) Lucy Heath
How you can get involved
- Conservation volunteering opportunities in the Muckin4Life campaign
- Go on a farm visit
- the educational access element of our Stewardship schemes - Visit one of our National Nature Reserves
- Find events in your area on Things to do - offers children and families easy online access to nature-related activities across the UK
- Join the Big Wildlife Garden - help create a virtual national nature reserve linking gardens and open spaces
- Celebrate parks and green spaces in Love Parks Week (usually last week of July)
- There are also lots of places to enjoy in the natural environment
- Outdoor learning in the natural environment
Interactive nature play map goes live
Research published to support Playday 2011 revealed that while 60% of parents would like their children to play outdoors more, one in seven don’t know where their nearest natural play space is. In a bid to reverse this trend Play England has, in conjunction with Natural England, launched an interactive online map to help children and families explore and enjoy nature where they live.
Natural England is an official Playday campaign supporter
Playday is the annual celebration of children's right to play and usually takes place on the first Wednesday in August. On Playday and throughout the summer, children, young people and communities will get out and play at hundreds of locally organised events across the UK. Find out more and get involved at www.playday.org.uk
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