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We’ve found 122 activities:
Animal detectives
Get outside, search far and wide, and see which animals you can find.
40 mins
Outdoors
Learn about native and invasive plant species
Play plant protectors, and learn about native and invasive plant species in your area.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Outdoors
Banding together
Use a simple elastic band to explore the effect litter can have on wildlife.
Supported by
Generation Green
15 mins
Indoors
Think outside the trash
Rubbish doesn’t disappear when it’s thrown away. Can you work out how long different things take to break down?
Supported by
Generation Green
20 mins
Indoors
Go litter picking
Head outside and go litter picking to tidy up the world around you, whether in the park, at the beach or in your local area.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Outdoors
Identify different garden tools
Use the right tools to keep to look after green spaces and maintain wildlife habitats.
Supported by
Generation Green
50 mins
Outdoors
Build a birdhouse
Choose your birdhouse and build a new home for our feathered friends.
3 hrs
Outdoors
Build a bug house
Make Bug-ingham Palace for your brilliant neighbourhood minibeasts to check into!
3 hrs
Outdoors
Web of life
Play a fun game to explore how the natural world is connected like a beautiful spider’s web.
Supported by
Generation Green
30 mins
Indoors
Pea prepared
Learn what to do if you come across someone who’s had an accident, then explore your local area with a nature scavenger hunt.
45 mins
Online
Cook veggie pasties
Rustle up some tasty pastry pockets with a veggie filling.
1 hr
Indoors
Go on a mindfulness walk
Head outside, take a deep breath, and pay attention to the moment as you practise mindfulness and connect to the natural world.
1 hr
Outdoors
Spread the word with a community talk
Inspire your local community to take action by talking to them about everything your group’s achieved.
1 hr
Indoors
Spread the word with a short film
Edit your own video to tell the story of how you protected our environment, show others, and inspire them to do the same.
1 hr
Indoors
Run an eco-friendly camp
Share what you’ve learned about saving the planet by hosting an environmentally friendly camp.
4 hrs
Outdoors
Wild walk
Plan a walk to highlight the work you’ve done to improve nature in your local area, then get exploring.
2 hrs
Outdoors
Food for thought
Learn how to eat more sustainably and create a book of recipes to save the planet.
1 hr
Indoors
Try filtering water using natural materials
Search your surroundings and use natural materials to clean up your water source.
40 mins
Outdoors
Play Guess the Tree?
Identify a tree in this unbe-leaf-able nature knowledge game, then head outside to see how many trees everyone recognises.
25 mins
Outdoors
Grow a community woodland
Help build a tree-riffic future and get planting some in your local area to create a new woodland.
Supported by
Generation Green
1 hr
Outdoors
Learn to prune trees and bushes
Look before you lop and treat some trees with a trip to the barbers.
Supported by
Generation Green
45 mins
Outdoors
Explore on a woodland wildlife hunt
Visit some woodland and discover what lives among the trees.
1 hr 5
Outdoors
Under new management
Find out more about conservation projects, then have your say. What would you do if you were in charge?
Supported by
Nattergal
25 mins
Indoors
Find your favourite flora or fauna
Find out more about your favourite flora or fauna, then host a display for your friends.
Supported by
Nattergal
1 hr
Indoors
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