The government-funded initiative is a free curriculum-linked programme that supports pupils in England to improve the biodiversity within their school’s grounds.
Pupils are encouraged to explore the habitats on their school or nursery site, connect with nature, and develop skills and scientific research.
There are a range of activities including Habitat Heroes, which helps pupils to discover the homes for wildlife around their school, and a mapping activity that helps pupils to create a baseline for improving their outdoor spaces.
More than 5,000 education settings have already signed up and more than six million square metres of habitats have been mapped. Pupils are digging new ponds, creating green walls, and growing pollinator-friendly plants.
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