Join a free nature day packed full of family-friendly wildlife activities at Watermead Country Park on Saturday 21 June. #ClimateReadyLeicester news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/…

It’s National #CleanAirDay today and these students from Castle Mead Academy in #Leicester are doing the school run by boat! That’s certainly one way to cut down on air pollution! Find out more about pollution-free travel in Leicester and Leicestershire at choosehowyoumove.co.uk

Marc had a great day supporting Rushey Mead Primary School with their #CleanAirDay2025 events yesterday! Well done to all of the children who took part 🫒🌻🍄

All set up for our annual Grow Your Own Grub Mealbarrow competition showcase at Abbey Pumping Station. Come down (11-3) for a free fun day out. The museum is open, trains are running and Children's Book bus is here too!

Our new Education Officer, Vicky, had a great day supporting Bridge Junior School, Leicester school to plant daffodil bulbs around their school grounds as part of #WorldMentalHealthDay. Hopefully in Spring they will bring lots of colour and smiles to everyone!

We had a great time supporting Earthwatch staff with their #TinyForest Discovery Days. Pupils from Montrose School, EyresMonsellPrimary, St Joseph’s Leicester and North Mead measured the trees to see how much carbon they store, spotted any wildlife living there and planted daffodils

📢 Calling all educators: Join schools around the world for the Plastic Clever Schools International Day of Action on plastic pollution on 7 November! Endorsed by the #OceanDecade, this event supports youth-led action on plastic pollution. 👉 Register: ow.ly/zIB150XgpWr

The Eco-Schools England #CutYourCarbon event runs throughout November. Encourage young people to complete as many of the six carbon-cutting challenges as they can and you can be entered into a prize draw to win an incredible mural for your school. eco-schools.org.uk/cut-your-carbo…

We celebrated the #GrowYourOwnGrub winners this morning at Stokes Wood Primary. Well done on their amazing menu, mealbarrow & report. We led a KS2 assembly with a fun food quiz and awards, followed by some fruit tree planting with the gardening group and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) volunteers.

Our first Eco Roadshow hosted at @sirjonathannorth went well on Weds with Hazel Community Primary School Mayflower Primary, Whitehall, Linden and St John the Baptist Primary schools taking part in workshops run by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust , Kids Against Plastic and our Education Officer, Vicky. Amazing work!

Our second Eco Roadshow yesterday was another success, with Knighton Mead Primary Academy , UplandsInfantSchool and Highfields Primary taking part in workshops with Twycross Zoo , Leicester Libraries and Community Centres and Millgate School who also kindly hosted and supported the day. All students did brilliantly!

Youth voices at COP30 Today’s focus: empowering young people. Leicester leads with Eco-Schools and Our Schools, Our World—educating for a sustainable future. bit.ly/SustainableSch… unfccc.int/cop30 #COP30 #YouthClimateAction #EcoSchools #ClimateReadyLeicester

#COP30 is now underway and we have been celebrating sustainable ideas through workshops as part of our Eco Roadshows. This week, Leicester Libraries and Community Centres, Living Streets, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, and Lisa Didier from Liverpool University have been engaging pupils to #MakeADifference at school.

#COP30 Day 5. Leicester has 31 #TinyForests each with 600 trees. That’s 18,600! These dense, fast-growing woods mimic natural forests, offering lots of benefits to people and wildlife. They capture & store CO2, reducing greenhouse gases. Get involved at tinyforest.earthwatch.org.uk

#COP30 Day 8. Climate Action Plans cover areas such as decarbonisation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity, climate education & Green Careers. Are you a school teacher or governor? Register at letsgozero.org to get free support from Climate Action Advisors

RMA teamed up with Leicester City Council this week to host an Eco-Roadshow! 🌱 We welcomed 80 primary school children for a fun, engaging and informative day — a fantastic success all around. 🙌💚 #EcoEducation #Sustainability

#COP30 Day 10. Five #Leicester secondary schools are part of #GoodLifeSchools, learning about the impact of consumerism, empowering young people to reimagine ways of living & learning that are good for us and the planet! Get in touch if you are interested in joining next year!

#COP30 Day 11. Over 200 school staff and governors in Leicester are carbon literacy accredited, taking individual and organisation wide actions to reduce carbon footprints. If you work in a school or education setting sign up to our training next year: forms.office.com/e/91aS8MbEkk

Eco-Schools #COP30 Final Day 12. 42 Leicester schools achieved their #EcoSchools Award last year, each working on at least 3 actions relating to the Eco-Schools topics including transport, energy, waste, water and biodiversity. Register now to take part at eco-schools.org.uk

It's #nationaltreeweek's 50th year! Trees absorb atmospheric CO2, reducing greenhouse gases; help to slow rainfall and groundwater flow, reducing the risk of flooding; and provide habitats for thousands of species. Find out more at treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campa…