Childcarers from a range of settings are learning how to introduce young children to the idea of diversity in the natural environment, wherever it is. Karen Faux reports
Adults never cease to be amazed by young children's powers of observation when it comes to the great outdoors. Now nursery teachers in Scotland are being given the opportunity to exploit this talent to the full through a series of interactive workshops run by Scottish Natural Heritage.
Entitled 'Wee Green Fingers: Biodiversity Gardening for Pre-School Children', the training sessions have childcarers hunting around outside for bugs and signs of other wildlife, and provide a wealth of ideas about how they can encourage children to discover the natural world.
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