National Education Nature Park
June 2025
Here are the latest Spring updates from the National Education Nature Park team.
On the map
The number of schools, nurseries and colleges now on the map is 2,700 and the area of habitat mapped is more than 8,586,000 sq. m
Nature Park’s Pollinator Count
This month, Insect Week celebrates all of the life buzzing about this time of year, making it the perfect time to take part in the Nature Park’s Pollinator Count!
Watch our habitat mapping video with your class
There’s a brand new video to play at the start of your lessons before you get started with habitat mapping. Check it out to find out what mapping your site is all about, why it’s so important, and how it sets you up for teaching both now and in the future!
Find out more and watch the video
Free CPD with The Poetry Society
Fancy some free CPD? We’ve teamed up with The Poetry Society’s Cloud Chamber — their online network for teachers and poet-educators — for a session all about poetry and biodiversity! Thursday 26 June, 16.30-17.30
Take part in a computing co-creation day
Calling computing specialists! The Nature Park team from the Natural History Museum and Royal Horticultural Society are hosting a 1-day workshop to generate exciting new resources and tools that can be used to bring climate and nature to the computing curriculum. Join us for this free professional development opportunity.
Book your place – Friday 11 July, 09:30-16.00
Join an online focus group to share your experiences
Have you tried some of the Nature Park resources in lesson time? Have ideas for ways you’ll embed current Nature Park resources into your curriculum planning? We’re holding online focus groups in June to understand primary and secondary teacher experiences of Nature Park resources and identifying ways to improve them. Plus, attend a session and have the chance to win a bundle of prizes for your school!