Oct 22, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
One of the most memorable parts of the story, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, is when Billy Bones is presented with a black spot. One side is black, the other side bears a message. A pirate – particularly a Captain – who receives this in their...
Oct 12, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, RME Outdoors
Recently I was visiting the The Lost Gardens of Heligan. In the entrance, was the beautiful hanging decoration. Upon closer inspection, it contained a range of autumn finds: Beside the hanging decoration was a notice which asked visitors to collect the colours of...
Oct 12, 2013 | Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors
Autumn is really here. The conkers have been gathered. The leaves made into art work. The rosehips turned into syrup. And now the berries have been threaded onto wire. This was all a bit of an investigation which was prompted by an activity I ran in one of the Wee...
Oct 23, 2012 | Health & Wellbeing, Nature Play & Learning, Social Subjects Outdoors, Technologies
The first frost of the autumn arrived last week. The rose-hips (Rosa canina) have turned red and so the combination of the two means that it’s time to get out and get picking. They can be found on bushes all over the UK and beyond. Historically, they are a wild...
Oct 2, 2010 | Early Years Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors, Whole School
The wet and windy weather we’ve been having in NE Scotland does have its advantages at this time of year. Suddenly fungi can be found everywhere! Our local woodlands are full of mushrooms and toadstools that add to the seasonal beauty and wonder of a visit. If...