Mud play this June 🌱 Our next newsletter is out tomorrow, focusing on International Mud Day and why mud play matters in practice. Celebrating 15 years of our Mud Campaign and how it’s helped shape early years provision. Sign up → muddyfaces.co.uk/about-us/th…

🌿 International Mud Day is 29 June Ideas and inspiration coming your way across June 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub… #MudDay2026

🚜 Farming Fortnight (from 1 June) Where does our food come from? 🌱 Ideas + activities 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/farm…

🌱 National Children’s Gardening Week A lovely moment to get hands in the soil and notice what’s growing… Explore change, care & nature connection with children🌿 - Ideas + activities👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/nati… - Reflections on practice from Liz Edwards🌿 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/growin…

🐝 It’s World Bee Day! A lovely invitation to slow down, get close to the flowers and see who’s visiting… Bees open up simple ways to explore growing, seasons, habitats and change with young children 🌼 Explore ideas, activities and links 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/world-…

We're halfway through No Mow May! How are you getting on?! Find out more here: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/no-m…

🌿 It’s Be Nice to Nettles Week! Abundant, versatile & rich with opportunities for wild food, creative projects and wildlife discovery, nettles have a lot to offer your time outdoors. Explore ideas, activities & links in our latest news 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/be-nic…

🌿 30 Days Wild runs from 1–30 June. A simple invitation to connect with nature each day – noticing, exploring, following curiosity… Free goodies + daily nature emails from the Wildlife Trusts. 🌱 Find out more 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/events/30-d…

This week is the Urban Tree Festival. Celebrate the trees where you live! Find out more: muddyfaces.co.uk/events/urba…

“The sun is shining in Sheffield and the park is full of lion’s teeth.” Liz Edwards, Muddy Faces Director, reflects on how growing spaces support children to be happy, healthy and thriving. muddyfaces.co.uk/news/growin…

Happy birthday, Sir David Attenborough 🌍 Thank you for helping us see the wonder of the natural world, and why it matters. #SirDavidAttenborough #Nature

🌟 FREE CPD🌟 The Local Schools Nature Grant project is offering fully-funded, in-person CPD training across 5 venues this summer, open to school and nursery staff from Great Britain. Harrogate - Nottingham - Stirling - Winchester - Bristol 🔗 muddyfaces.co.uk/news/ltl-fr…

What’s on in May to inspire your work & play outdoors? 3 Dawn Chorus Day🎶 3–9 Hedgehog Wk🦔 4–10 Compost Wk♻️ 5–11 Hedgerow Wk🌿 8 Outdoor Classroom Day🌳 10–18 Urban Tree Festival🌲 20 Bee Day🐝 23–31 Children’s Gardening Wk🌼 + Walking Month🚶 Info: muddyfaces.co.uk/news/whats-…