I am delighted to be an Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion. Our role is simple – whether it’s picking dandelions on the way home from school, making a den in the woods, or taking the kids to check out that church you can see on top of the hill, we want to get you outside!
It’s not often we get massive amounts of snow here in the UK, but this week we seem to be getting more than our …
Recently, the kids and I have had lots of fun trying to identify interesting features using OS Maps of our local area. It is …
I am thrilled to introduce fellow Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion Glyn Dodwell who has kindly agreed to contribute a guest post to our blog …
I think everyone would agree that Autumn is a beautiful season. The changing colours of leaves before they fall is a wonderful sight, but …
Foraging outside for items to craft with is a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. Not only does it get you …
Following on from our Drying Wild Herbs and Flowers post, I thought it would be useful to talk about collecting seeds. There are lots …
Obstacle courses are are a great way to get kids active. Climbing, balancing, and running around madly always seems to appeal to kids, even …
Today’s #30DaysWild activity was inspired by something we saw when we were out on our very first #30DaysWild adventure.
In one of our neighbour’s fields sits a beautiful, ancient Oak Tree. We often speculate about how old it must be, and were delighted …
This evening I sat my kids down, and asked them how they go about climbing a tree. This is what they told me …
For us, crafting with nature really helps us connect with the wild world around us. It makes us stop and really look at things …
Dissecting Owl Pellets is fascinating, and is perfect to do with kids as one of your #30DaysWild activities.