Green Community Grants Programme | The Wildlife Trusts A programme offering grants up to £25,000 for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales.

🌿 Could your school, nursery or forest school get funded for outdoor learning?

The Wildlife Trusts are offering grants of up to £25k for projects helping children connect with nature and build skills outdoors.

Deadline: 22 April 2026
wildlifetrusts.org/green-community-grants-programme

🐸 Happy World Frog Day!
Celebrating these brilliant creatures and the vital role they play in our ecosystems.

Free frog activities, facts and more on our Outdoor Hub 👇
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🐸 Tomorrow is World Frog Day!
Have you tried any froggy activities this week? We'd love to see them!

All our free frog activities are here 👇
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🐸 Two days to go!
Give it a go - paint a frog life cycle on wooden discs, card or leaves!

Inspiration here 👇
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🐸 Our free Outdoor Hub has a whole frog page - activities, crafts, frog facts and conservation links.

Worth a look ahead of World Frog Day on Friday!

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🐸 It's a great week to try painting pebble frogs!
Then hide them for a game of Find The Frog 🐸
Tips and inspiration here 👇
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🐸 Five little speckled frogs! Why not make your own set this week coming?

A lovely early years maths activity - free instructions and the song on our Outdoor Hub!

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#WorldFrogDay

🐸 Frog fact!
Did you know there's a frog called the Blue Jeans Frog - a South American poison-dart frog that looks like it's wearing denim?!

How about drawing a frog in their favourite outfit this weekend? 🐸🧥

#WorldFrogDay

🐸 Have a go at making a clay frog life cycle! A great hands-on activity - clay, play dough or plasticine all work!

Free step-by-step guide 👇
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🐸 Frogs need ponds! Our free Outdoor Hub has guides to building a pond at your school or setting, plus pond dipping and pond safety.

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🐸 World Frog Day is 20 March - and we're celebrating all week!
Activities, facts and free ideas incoming. Watch this space!

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#WorldFrogDay

What's On February & March Inspirational events and celebration days to inform your outdoor practice this spring. Keep up to date - get these newsletters delivered directly to your…

What's on in March to inspire your work and play outdoors?
6-15 Science Week 🧪
13-29 GB Spring Clean ✨
20 Frog 🐸 Sparrow 🐦‍⬛ Storytelling 🧙 Happiness ☺️ Day & Spring Equinox ☀️
21 Forests 🌲 Wood 🪵 Poetry 📜 Day
22 Water Day 💧
28 Earth Hour 🌍
30 Clocks go forward ⏰

See muddyfaces.co.uk/news/whats-o...

✨ Next week we're showcasing some of the lovely new products our team have been working hard on... and here's a sneak peek 👀

#MuddyFaces #OutdoorProvision #OutdoorPlayStorage #EYFSOutdoors

👀 Keep an eye out… our ‘Bloomin’ Weather’ 🌦️ newsletter is landing in inboxes tomorrow lunchtime!

🤩 Our giveway this month is one of our lovely Early Years Weather Display Clouds

🤞 Today the weather is... sunnny 🌞

#MuddyFaces #EarlyYearsOutdoors #SchoolGardening

Still looking for a copy of our 2026 catalogue? 📖
It’s included free with any order and packed with practical ideas, editorial and inspiration for outdoor learning.

#muddyfaces #Catalogue2026 #outdoorlearning

Our catalogue doesn’t stand alone 🌿 It links closely with our Outdoor Hub – packed with free ideas and guidance to support outdoor learning all year round.
muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub
#OutdoorHub #outdoorlearning #forestschool #natureplay

Muddy Faces What's On News: inspiring events, awareness days & celebrations to inform your work outdoors this spring.
This edition covers the rest of Feb & all of March.
Read it here: muddyfaces.co.uk/news/whats-o...

Just looked through this catalogue-a great range of quality outdoor resources for every setting and school.,

Thanks Kathryn!

🌟 LtL Local Nature Grants 🌟 are open for schools and nursery settings - a chance to get £500 worth of outdoor equipment including some lovely Muddy Faces resources! Read more here muddyfaces.co.uk/news/ltl-loc...

#outdoorplayresources #outdoorplay #outdoorequipment

Ramps are new for 2026 🧱 in the catalogue and a brand new section with benefits of & guides to ramp play on the Outdoor Hub: muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub/...
Flexible, physical and brilliant for problem-solving, collaboration and play outdoors.

#RampPlay #LooseParts #outdoorlearning #forestschool

🔥 Pancake Day - campfire style! 🔥
Get ready for next Tuesday and flip things up outdoors with our favourite campfire pancake recipes.
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#CampfirePancakes #CampfireRecipes #ForestSchoolIdeas

What’s new for 2026?
Active boundaries, The Den Kit Company, a brand new ramps section and an updated woodwork section – all designed for real outdoor spaces.

#MuddyFacesCatalogue #LooseParts #DenBuilding #Woodworking #outdoorlearning #Catalogue2026

National Nest Box Week National Nestbox Week starts on 14 February every year. It will soon be that time of year when birds start to look for the perfect spot for the upcoming…

It's National Nestbox Week from 14 - 21 Feb.
Nestboxes promote and enhance biodiversity and conservation of our breeding birds and wildlife.
Find guides & more info here: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/natio...

Naturally Green - PlaySnaps number 36 - playgroundology.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/n... -See the entire PlaySnaps collection here - flic.kr/s/aHBqjCwfvA - #outdoorplay #playeveryday @manitobanaturesumm.bsky.social @lessthanbrendan.bsky.social @muddyfaces.co.uk @drgailsaltz.bsky.social

Children's Mental Health Week 2026 Children's Mental Health Week takes place from 9-15 February 2026 2026 theme: This is My Place We know that our sense of belonging as individuals, in…

Children's Mental Health Week starts on Monday.
This year's theme is 'This is My Place.'
Outdoor settings are brilliant spaces to cultivate a sense of belonging, ownership & autonomy. How do you help the children you work with to feel 'this is my place'?

More info: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/child...

In this year's catalogue we’ve included new editorial exploring how being in nature can support children experiencing anxiety 🌿
Thoughtful, practical & grounded in real outdoor experiences.
Not got a catalogue yet? Read our article from outdoor expert Jon Cree here: muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub/...

One of the strongest themes running through our 2026 catalogue is nature connection
🌱 Inside, we explore why regular time outdoors matters so much for children – supporting physical health, wellbeing and learning.

It's Time to Talk Day on 5 February.
Time spent outdoors in nature is the perfect time to listen, share and talk about what really matters, whether it's side by side while enjoying an art project or sitting by the fire, or walking or playing outside.
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