The Local Schools Nature Grants Program includes £500 worth of outdoor resources, which can be chosen from a mix of over 100 different products.
This page lists all of the products available to help you decide if you would like to apply, and what products would best suit your setting. Schools will be required to specify the products that they would like as part of their online application and we encourage you to work with your pupils to make the best choices for you.
Key information
Practical advise, inspiration and real life examples of great quality outdoor teaching, learning and play. Usually priced at £100, this is included for free. As a Member you'll receive:
PLUS you will get exclusive access to our termly online networking event.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This is a product that interacts with fire.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This product interacts with hand tools
Supplier : Growseed
Gift set including seed bombs, flower packets (sunflowers, marigold and sweet peas) and plant labels.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
The Play Out book, which is suitable for reception age, contains an inspirational, accessible and pragmatic set of resources aimed at all those involved withimproving the use, design and management of outdoor spaces in early years settings. It provides a step-by-step guide for planning and implementing physical changes to outdoor environments in order to facilite high quality learning and play experiences.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
The Learn and Play Out book, which is suitable for primary settings, contains an inspirational, accessible and pragmatic set of resources for making changes to primary school playgrounds in order to provide high quality learning and play experiences. Drawing on Learning through Landscapes experience in working with thousands of primary schools, it provides practical support to improve the usem design and management of your outdoor area.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
Research evidence consistently shows that an outdoor learning environment can improve behaviour, engagement and encourage more active participation in learning. So why keep learning in a classroom?
In reality, we know the challenges teachers face. We know the barriers that get in the way of taking learning outside. Learning through Landscapes has three decades of experience supporting teachers with the everyday challenges of teaching outdoors. Through this real life understanding of teaching and step by step guidance, this book shows you that every curriculum subject in primary schools can be taught outdoors.
Through the pages of this book, Learning through Landscapes shows you that learning outdoors not only improves the health, wellbeing and attainment of the children in your class - it also brings joy to your teaching.
This new title will be published in June 2022.
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This online course will show you how the outdoor space can support young children’s development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. It will deepen your understanding of how the outdoors and the experiences within them can increase children’s understanding of all aspects of literacy.
Coming soon
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This course will introduce you to a variety of ways to support and develop maths outdoors in the early years. This will include tips on behaviour management, useful kit and practical ideas to support ongoing experiences in any space. This course has been written for an early years practitioner that is new to taking maths outdoors.
Please follow the link below for more information.
https://ltl.thinkific.com/courses/taking-maths-outdoors-early-years
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This course will introduce you to a variety of ways to develop maths outdoors across the primary age range, including tips on behaviour management, useful kit and practical ideas to support ongoing experiences in any space.
Please follow the link below for more information.
https://ltl.thinkific.com/courses/taking-maths-outdoors-primary
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This three-hour online course will introduce participants to some simple and effective ways to begin taking Literacy Lessons outside. Participants will spend 30 minutes learning via the online materials and 30 minutes putting the theory into practice with some of the suggested outdoor literacy activities for each of the three modules.
Please follow the link below for more information.
https://ltl.thinkific.com/courses/taking-literacy-outdoors-primary
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This course will introduce history practitioners to simple ways to take and develop some core history activities outdoors, with ideas that can be adapted for all secondary levels and stages.
Please follow the link below for more information.
https://ltl.thinkific.com/courses/taking-history-outdoors-secondary
Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This three-hour online course will explore what makes the outside different for an artist, learning from those who use the outdoor environment for their materials or their canvas.
Please follow the link below for more information.
https://ltl.thinkific.com/courses/taking-the-visual-arts-outdoors-secondary
Supplier : JoCatapult
Takes three people to operate but engages all as they take their turn and measure how far the projectile has travelled. Use these as a way of learning about measuring, distance and angles. Any soft projectile will do. We know that both pupils and staff love using these! Pack of 2.
Please note: these items are made from a high tensile bungee and are not a toy.
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
Woodland Activity Kit provides ideas and activities for playing with children in a woodland setting, together with a leaf print set and some animal footprints on wooden discs to get you started.
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Supplier : Garden Organic
A great pack of resources to get you growing your own food!
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Supplier : Garden Organic
In this kit you will receive everything in the Get Growing Kit plus additional documentation to understand and plan what to cook
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Supplier : Findel Education
This set, made by Dantoy, is made from recycled and Nordic Swan Ecolabelled plastic. Ideal for use in water or mud play or use to tend the veg patch or growing area.
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Supplier : Learning through Landscapes
This product has loads of hand tools to use
Supplier : Outdoor People
The best solar light available, perfect as an introduction to sustainability, for experiments with light-beams or for shining a light on the crepuscular world of insects and fungi. The solar panel is integrated in the hard casing, so lights can be dropped without breaking! Designed by Olarfur Eliasson, the international climate change artist.
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Supplier : Mindstretchers
A package of outdoor learning cards, books and Global Games Cards. Packed full of practical tips and ideas to make outdoor learning fun and engaging. Simple, clear and easy to use for anyone working with children 3 - 11 years old. Outdoor learning cards give you a pocket full of ideas that build on the fascinations of children. Each outdoor learning card set contains 42 robust, water-resistant double-sided cards. They can be removed from their ringbinder for convenience. Themes include:- Charcoal. Cooking. Mud. Puddles. Wind. Wood Whittling.
The Fascination series of books provide practical insights into outdoor learning using natural elements as a guide. These inpirational books offer a combination of children's voices and progressions points, sharing the approach of teaching and learning. Includes: Fascination of fire, charcoal. Fascination of earth, wood whittling. Fascination of water, puddles. Fascination of air, wind.
Our Global Games Cards are perfect to support children's fine motor skills and encourage them to go outside and play. These cards are designed to share the possibilities of playing games as a way of enriching childhood. A pocketfull of playfulness to take to the park, playground, town or street! Includes: global games cards on hopscotch, jacks and string games.
Supplier : KCS
Easy to use. Simply point at the material you want to test and pull the trigger. Laser to aid accuracy but an infra-red sign actually measure the temperature. Temperature range -30 to 950c. Supplied with a calibration certificate as standard.
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Supplier : Outdoor People
Ideal portable kit for outdoor learning, with lightweight sit mats for a group of fifteen. Perfect for story time or outdoor lessons.
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Supplier : KCS
Wooden shapes depicting real world community figures, inclusion, farm vehicles and animals.
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Supplier : Findel Education
Cooking essentials
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Supplier : Outdoor Learning Resources
Outdoor Learning Resources cotton tote bag with various wood chunks, discs, strips, mushrooms and curves. Glass pebbles, multi ethnic wood play people, play mat and rope. The kit is versatile, promotes diversity and offers fantastic opportunities for open ended, self directed play for a wide range of ages. 110 peices.
Please note kit contents may vary from photos shown and we would recommend that due to small parts this item is only suitable for children aged 36 months and over and is supervised during use.
Supplier : Muddy Faces
A complete set of mats and rugs ideal for use for sitting outside on damp ground. The foam mats are made from lightweight foam and the roll matts can be used as they are or can be cut up into smaller pieces. Both mats offer protection from the cold and damp when sitting. Colours will vary. The rugs have a waterproof backing to prevent moisture soaking through. The tarpaulin are lightweight and idea for packing into bags and carrying about.
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Supplier : Outdoor People
What's one of the things we worry about when taking lessons outdoors?... The weather! This kit includes all the essentials you need to get your class outside, exploring and learning. One super-large and robust 4m x 4m tarp to use as a canopy, an extra large ground sheet to sit on (or to use as a den); with a waterproof dry bag for spare hats, gloves or first aid kit. In addition, you'll get hundreds of inspirational ideas for learning and play with our two top-selling guides for outdoor educators.
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Supplier : KCS
Essentials for any gardening activity.
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Supplier : Wild View Cameras
This camera is motion activated and enables you to capture video footage and images. These are recorded onto an SD card (included) and can be viewed on a computer. Packed with easy to use features and comes with warranty and tech support.
Please note: actual camera model may vary
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
A variety of items to build dens, bases or hideouts and a bag to keep it all in!
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Supplier : TTS
Look at everyday things very close up with this easy to use hand held microscope. Simple plug and play design via USB to your computer or laptop.
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Supplier : RSPB
A collection of products that support wildlife and bring children closer to nature. Actual products may vary from those pictured.
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Supplier : KCS
Shiny untensils, galvanised containers, metal scoops and colanders that are hard wearing, durable and fit to last. Ideal for mixing, creating and transporting water, sand or mud.
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Supplier : KCS
Figures to promote play and knowledge of the real world, different abilities, community figures, inclusion, diversity and transport.
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Supplier : Glasgow Wood Recycling
Planters for small spaces. Seeds and soil not included.
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Supplier : Copper Beech Play
Each seat is unique and can easily be moved.
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
Comfortable, effective pick-up, easy to use whatever the weather or environment. Handi hoops to keep bags open and gloves to keep hands clean. Everything you need to keep your school grounds litter free. Suitable for ages 4 to 12 years.
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
Pollinator Kit
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Supplier : RSPB
A range of wildlife products that will allow you to see nature close up, plus a HD colour camera with night vision that can connect to your TV. Contents pictured may vary.
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
Minibeast Investigation Kit
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Supplier : KCS
Large trolley to aid getting resources outside! Comes with four removable storage boxes and a large integral wire storage container suitable for more bulky items. Easily manoeuvred on castors, 2 of which have brakes. 1380mm x 580mm x 1040mm or 54.4" x 23" x 41" (contents pictured not included)
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Supplier : Glasgow Wood Recycling
Measuring 1200mm x 600mm x 400mm hight. All items have UVP finish. Planter does not have a bottom. Delivered assembled. Seeds and soil not included.
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Supplier : Findel Education / KCS
Interested in the weather and climate around you? Ever wondered how hot, windy, noisy your playgrounds are? This could be the kit of instruments for you.
Batteries are included. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery of the whole kit. (The majority of this kit is from Findel Education but the 2 x mini infrared themometer comes from KCS).
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Supplier : Glasgow Wood Recycling
Recycled wood planters with wide edges for seating. Measuring 1200mm x 1000mm x 435mm high. Delivered assembled. The planter does not have a bottom. Seeds and soil not included.
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Supplier : Muddy Puddles
Set of 10 of each waterproof jackets, trouser and wellington boots. Sizes range from infants to secondary. Actual sizing required taken if the application is successful.
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Supplier : Muddy Faces
Massive selection of kit to be used during imaginative and creative loose parts play. (colours of items may vary from photo).
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Supplier : FireWok
The 4 legged Firewok is a portable fire pit which has been specially commissioned for the Local School Nature Grants programme. Perfect for outdoor adventures. Simple in design and incredibly long lasting. Being raised off the ground, you won’t scorch the grass. Easy to pack away and store. Comes with 1 x firewok. 1 x grill. 1 x glove. 1 x jerry can. 1 x 3 metre rope. 1 x fire blanket. 1 x fire steel.
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