This week at Miller Fold we gave our red currant and black currant bushes their winter prune! We started by taking off any dead or low hanging branches, then picked around 10 stems on each bush with the most fresh growth to keep. All of the other stems were pruned to two shoots to allow […]
Wind turbines at St Nicholas’
In the last week before Christmas Sonja visited St Nicholas’ CE Primary School in Church to run a session on sustainable energy with the Year 5 class, which fits into their natural resources project. The students worked in small groups to make model wind turbines and went outside to try them out in the wind. […]
Sustainable Christmas craft sessions
For the past month Prospects have been running free weekly Christmas craft sessions to encourage the local community to have a more sustainable Christmas. These were organised by the Outdoor Learning officer, Sonja, with support from different Prospects project officers. All the sessions were fully booked and hugely popular. In the first session Robert joined […]
St Wulstan’s stand against soft plastics
St. Wulstan’s year 5/6 class have been collecting clean soft plastics to take back to supermarkets. They pack the single use plastic packaging in bread bags to compress the plastic as much as possible which saves space when the plastic is transported to the recycling plant. Outdoor learning officer, Sonja Bottomer, has been working alongside […]
Welcome to our new Outdoor Learning Officer
We are pleased to announce that Sonja Bottomer has joined the Prospects Team as our new Outdoor Learning Officer. The Outdoor Learning Project has come about as a result of an initiative funded and promoted by the Ernest Cook Trust, and supplemented by the Windfall Fund. Sonja’s role is all about educating people about the […]
Tree Planting at St. Oswalds Primary and Nursery School
St. Oswalds Primary and Nursery school have been working closely with the Outdoor Learning Officer to design an outdoor learning area on their school grounds. Thanks to a donation of trees from Carbon Footprint Ltd., the eco-council were able to break earth in November and begin planting the trees that will be the heart of […]
Winter Bird Walk
Outdoor Learning Officer Danielle led a Winter Bird Walk around Peel Park and The Coppice. We saw jays, robins, blackbirds, great tits, magpies, blue tits, long-tailed tits and greenfinches. During the walk we discussed climate change and how changing weather patterns are affecting trees and migrating birds.
AQA in Biodiversity, Air Quality and Horticulture
On 17th November, Outdoor Learning Officer Danielle delivered an AQA in Biodiversity, Air Quality and Horticulture. The session took place at The Prospects Foundation’s Environment Centre on Broadway, Accrington. Everyone who attended got a free spider plant and aloe vera to take home with them. If you’d like to see what future AQAs we are […]
Woodnook Pioneers
Prospects have been awarded funding from the Fun With Food and Friends – Hyndburn HAF Programme. We will be delivering the Woodnook Pioneer programme, six outdoor environmental sessions aimed at getting children aged 8-14 to engage with nature and learn about climate change. To book a place for your child, fill out the online form […]
Nature Sketching
On 28th June, we held a nature sketching event at The Hollins and Jubilee woodland. We explored nature through different sketching techniques. This mindful session allowed participants to relax and appreciate nature and escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. One participant said, “It’s good to slow down and observe nature and appreciate it […]
Science Week
Science week 2021 celebrated science, technology, engineering and maths from 11-20th March. Outdoor Learning Officer created a “How To Build a Bug Hotel” video for the Year 7 pupils of St. Christopher’s C. of E. High School. Here’s one of the wonderful bug hotels they made!
Winter Wanderings
Explore Hyndburn this Christmas and let us know about the local places you enjoy. Also try the new Pebble Walk at Peel Park and The Coppice. Winter Wanderings
Meet our Outdoor Learning Officer
We’re very pleased to announce that Danielle Rowlands has joined our team at PROSPECTS as our new Outdoor Learning Officer and started working for us last week! The Outdoor Learning Project has come about as a result of an initiative funded and promoted by the Ernest Cook Trust. Danielle’s role is all about educating people about the natural environment […]