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Over the past year, we've been delivering #GreenTransformations to 47+ schools across North East England - improving over 10,000 children’s connection to nature as they contribute to #CitizenScience! 
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Our understanding of the importance of being connected to nature is ever-growing.
Yet the opportunities for children to connect to nature are decreasing.
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In January 2021, the BES launched our 'Connecting Schools to Nature in North East England' project to help inspire both teachers and pupils to engage with the natural world and transform their school grounds into wildlife-friendly havens.
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From planting wildflowers to setting up camera traps, primary school pupils across the North East have explored their local environments while contributing to future scientific research!
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“A love of and connection with the natural world often starts with an inspiring experience. We want to bring these inspirational moments directly to the school and home environments" said former Engagement & Outreach Manager at the BES.![Image](data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="680" height="453"><rect fill-opacity="0"/></svg>)
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An online learning portal developed for the project has given school children and teachers the opportunity to track their achievements and aid learning.
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“In this project, we are providing opportunities for school pupils to really experience nature - and, importantly, to see how small, wildlife-friendly interventions can lead to positive changes.” -
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By providing a green transformation to school grounds in disadvantaged areas, these activities and workshops have been revealing the benefits of nature to those currently least able to access them.
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“This has changed the way our children look after our environment," said Michelle Trotter, a teacher at Dunn Street Primary []1
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Sammy Mason, Outreach Project Officer at the BES, remarked on the lasting legacy this project will have not only on school grounds but on the careers & futures of those involved.
“Helping to develop the environmental educators of tomorrow is such an exciting prospect."
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"This project is helping scores of ecologists and educators bridge the covid skills gap, supporting young individuals as they enter the job market and pursue diverse career paths within the environmental sciences.”
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The project is being delivered by the BES in partnership with citizen science organisation and engagement charity SMASH-UK.
With funding provided by the UK government’s #GreenRecoveryChallengeFund & and Banks Community Fund.
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If you would like to take part or support the project in any way, please get in touch with Outreach@britishecologicalsociety.org
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