Green Futures

Green Futures

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Inspire the next generation

Through Green Futures, our Learning & Engagement teams aim to engage over 150,000 young people each year through a range of activities including schools’ visits and community sessions, hands-on sessions in the National Parks: residentials and training and apprenticeship schemes.

Research shows that an early, first engagement with nature can have a hugely positive impact, even be life changing. We are seeking partners to support National Parks Green Futures, directly funding the learning and engagement activities that we know have such a positive impact on the lives of ​young people, creating that spark for nature connectedness and even lighting the way to work in the Green Economy.

As a Green Futures partner you are enabling activities that:

  • Enhance Wellbeing: Improve the emotional well-being of participants through sustained engagement with nature – making every day better.
  • Reach Young People Facing Barriers: Engage young people from underrepresented backgrounds who have limited opportunities to connect with nature.
  • Encourage and foster strong relationships with young people and their local wild spaces. Promoting environmental stewardship; Instil a sense of responsibility towards the environment and encourage long-term outdoor engagement.
  • Develop Social Skills: Strengthen teamwork, communication, and relationship-building through group activities.
  • Foster Self-Awareness: Encourage young people to reflect on their emotions and behaviours, promoting personal responsibility and self-awareness.
  • Build Emotional Resilience: Equip participants with coping strategies and emotional tools to manage stress and anxiety.

We specialise in creating bespoke, at-scale partnerships designed to align with businesses ESG strategies. If you wish to inspire, connect and encourage the next generation through vital projects get in touch to explore how we could work together – simply share your details using the form below and we’ll be in touch.


Ready to Fund Projects

Green Futures Travel Fund

The biggest barrier for schools and community groups to visit National Parks is the cost of travel. Just £5 can cover the travel costs of a young person, enabling them to experience our awe-inspiring landscapes, and understand that the outdoors is open to them. The Green Futures Travel Fund will enable all 15 National Parks to deliver travel grants to those for which this cost is a real barrier, particularly those from underrepresented groups.

Partner: £150k

 

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park– Wildlife Rich Learning

This project sets out to bring together opportunities for learning (in and around our local schools) alongside improving wildlife habitat and connecting educators with experts in Nature Recovery.

Whilst the new Curriculum for Wales has provided great opportunities to explore topics linked to the outdoors, landscape, heritage and wildlife, there has been a parallel increase in costs associated with getting children out of the classroom and into the wider countryside. As a consequence, we have seen an increased interest in developing learning areas close to schools. The Wildlife Rich Learning project sets out to build on the enthusiasm of schools and teachers to improve spaces for both biodiversity and learners. We have identified a range of approaches to suit the needs of schools providing a mix of hands-on habitat enhancement and creation work, together with advice, support and training for teachers to enable their use of wild spaces for topic-based learning.

Partner: £30k per annum (min 3 years)


Are you ready to become a National Parks Partner?