News: Young People

A father and his son running away from the camera down a wooden track, with fields on either side, towards a line of trees

New poll reveals dramatic loss of ‘outdoor joy’ as we age

Monday 25 May 2026

30 Days Wild challenge offers the chance to reconnect with nature

A statement from London Wildlife Trust Our vision is of a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife and the wider environment. London is one of the greenest cities in the world. With over 35,000 acres of public green spaces and over 3000 parks, over 40% of Greater London consists of parks and green spaces. London is also one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. With over 300 languages spoken, over 40% of residents are Asian, Black, or from mixed or other

A statement from London Wildlife Trust: Diversity in the conservation sector

Monday 24 July 2023

Our vision is of a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife and the wider environment.

Seeding Change Workshop at Walthamstow Wetlands.

Seeding Change Report: shining a light on the barriers to nature conservation volunteering for young women and non-binary people of colour

London Wildlife Trust is proud to present the recommendations within the Seeding Change Report, addressing the specific barriers to inclusion in volunteering within the nature conservation sector…

A young person removing a weed form a herb garden.

London Wildlife Trust and GrowN22 C.I.C. Announce an Exciting Partnership for Nextdoor Nature

GrowN22 C.I.C. and the London Wildlife Trust have entered into a partnership agreement to facilitate therapeutic gardening workshops across the GrowN22 growing remit of community projects in…

Young People

A child looking at a newt held in a persons hand

Nature Tots – sessions inspiring young people to engage with nature

Nature Tots is London Wildlife Trust’s Forest School programme for preschool children aged 18 months to 5 years.

Two children look intently at a clipboard they are holding next to a teacher looking overhead

Outdoor Learning - Lessons in Nature

London Wildlife Trust provides practical education lessons centred within nature. These sessions are directly linked with the National Curriculum and can be tailored to suit a range of abilities…

Flock Together Academy at Walthamstow Wetlands Credit Aaron Hettey

Flock Together Academy inspires a wave of young naturalists from backgrounds underrepresented in green spaces

“I enjoyed myself so much. I have learnt to appreciate the outdoors and nature.”

Flock Together Academy is a new partnership between London Wildlife Trust and Flock Together. It aims to…

Young people walking away along natural path

Nature Nurtures - funding awarded for an innovative project rethinking youth volunteering

We are thrilled to have been awarded funding by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports, delivered by Arts Council England to deliver our new project Nature Nurtures.

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Lois communties and youth officer at London Wildlife Trust creating a wildlife garden with young people in Tower Hamlets, they dig flowers into a bed together.

Nextdoor Nature

Delivered by London Wildlife Trust, Nextdoor Nature gave young people the skills, tools, and opportunity to take action for nature in their local areas. This programme ran from 2022-2024 working…

New opportunities for young people to work with nature and wildlife in London

Thursday 27 September 2018

Keeping it Wild is a new project, led by London Wildlife Trust and funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, that will inspire and empower hundreds of Londoners aged 11-25 to take part in urban…