Apparently not enough young people are enjoying their natural surroundings and we think that school councils can help get pupils involved with nature.
Natural England is an independent public body whose purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings and they recently conducted a survey that suggests that Children today spend less time in natural spaces. More importantly, in some respects, “most children would like to spend more time playing unsupervised in natural places, and most parents would like them to be able to”.
To help this to happen Natural England have a great website with loads of information and ideas of how young people can get more involved. We think school councils are a great starting point for these ideas and can help their fellow pupils become wildlife gardeners, or even start growing a school garden.
There are also lots of free downloadable resources for teachers and ideas for places to visit on school trips.
Daisy