One school community, one month and one goal: to connect to nature for 30 days. Find out how a primary school used the Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild initiative to promote wellbeing in a time of uncertainty.

The City of Edinburgh Council is delighted to announce Lagganlia’s 50^th Birthday! Today it forms part of the Council’s Sport and Outdoor Learning Unit providing residential opportunities and outdoor learning support alongside its sister centres.

Our sales and Operation Officer tells us about her own rewilding efforts and shares stories from families embracing nature in lockdown, learning about wildlife and creating habitats at home.

Amy Bryden from our Benmore Outdoor Centre writes about the rewards and challenges of working from home and home schooling. We hope that Amy’s experiences will inspire you to make the most of this time and remember what is important. 

In the first of a series of blogs during the Coronavirus restrictions, we take time to reflect on the importance of keeping in contact with nature and what opportunities are available to help you to do this safely under current restrictions.

The re-launched course ‘Lead Teacher in Outdoor Learning for Primary Teachers' ran over 5 sessions from November 2018 to May 2019.  Annabel Ross describes her experience of the course.

A fabulous day of outdoor learning for thousands of school pupils at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. Experience Outdoors helped transform the park into the country's largest outdoor classroom.

The lasting legacy of the late George Boyd Anderson takes a new step forward as the application for planning permission for a new ‘snowsports base’ adjacent to the artificial ski slope at Lagganlia was approved. We are sure George's spirit will be soaring at the news.