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We’ve found 105 activities:
Give out seed packets to your local community
Design and make some super seed packs to make your local community greener!
1 hr
Indoors
Satellite spotters
Learn about natural and man-made satellites in this sky-scanning, satellite-spotting session.
1 hr
Indoors
Willow wall
Use your green fingers to build this sustainable, eco-friendly willow fence somewhere at your meeting place or in your local community.
3 hrs
Outdoors
Nurture nature
Come up with ways to give something back to nature in return for all it gives us, by encouraging local biodiversity.
30 mins
Outdoors
Make a nature rainbow wheel
Capture the colours of the rainbow in the local area with this scavenger hunt.
30 mins
Outdoors
Build a sustainable future
Create a positive vision of your community, as we learn about how to make where we live sustainable.
1 hr 30
Indoors
Noughts and crosses
Challenge a friend and test your skills with this natural noughts and crosses game.
30 mins
Indoors
Make a journey stick
Go on a walk and create a journey stick to remember all the things you see along the way.
1 hr
Outdoors
Seek out nature
Get outdoors and find out more about the creatures living on your doorstep.
1 hr
Outdoors
Fly your flag for the planet
Flag up issues and share your promise to help improve the natural environment in your local area.
30 mins
Indoors
My heart in the hills
Get your heart racing and fall in love with the outdoors with an energising hill hike.
Supported by
GO Outdoors
4 hrs
Outdoors
Woodland faces
Connect with the outdoors by creating a woodland spirit with natural materials.
30 mins
Outdoors
Grow some salad leaves
Use your newfound gardening expertise to grow salad, then taste nature’s reward.
30 mins
Indoors
Make a baking tin garden
Create a mini garden from recycled materials, then host your own garden show.
50 mins
Indoors
Make nature faces
Make your own magical nature faces using natural materials.
30 mins
Outdoors
Make toilet tube trees
Learn how trees change throughout the year with this quick craft.
1 hr
Indoors
Park life portraits
Explore your local park with a fresh pair of eyes as you search for items to craft a park life portrait.
1 hr
Outdoors
Urban spellers
Explore your local town with a fresh pair of eyes as you collect photos for a wordy challenge.
2 hrs
Outdoors
Make a leaf spotting wheel
See if you can recognise trees by their leaves in this outdoor hunt.
50 mins
Outdoors
Play Tree Switch
You’ll need to know your beech from your birch to play this outdoor game that puts you quite literally ‘in touch’ with nature.
45 mins
Outdoors
Make brilliant bird feeders
Learn about the natural world by making a bird feeder packed with delicious treats for our feathered friends.
1 hr
Outdoors
Visiting nature
Time to take note of nature and discover how the world changes around us.
Supported by
Nattergal
15 mins
Outdoors
Get composting
Learn how to compost your food and garden waste.
20 mins
Indoors
Go insect spotting
Head outdoors to explore the trees, leaves, butterflies and bugs waiting to be discovered.
1 hr
Outdoors
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