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By Josh Taylor
Urban Wild festival returns this month with a packed schedule of events celebrating Southampton’s environment and community connections to nature in the city. The week-long festival takes place across Southampton from 23 to 31 May and encourages families and people of all ages to connect with nature on their doorsteps, through creative and sustainability-themed events. … Continued
By creo
Thousands of young people from Bournemouth to Southampton and across the New Forest have been taking action against climate change in a £1.4 million Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme. Led by the New Forest National Park Authority, young people have been empowered to understand and lead climate action within their communities, having their … Continued
By creo
The Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme has reached its halfway stage. Here is a collection of some of the successes so far, you may have seen some of these shared on our social media channels in March and April 2025 with #MidwayMoment. Blogs: ‘I just feel alive’: How the YouCAN scheme helped Charlie … Continued
By creo
Last month’s Fair (26 January) had over 50 stalls of organisations from across the New Forest and surrounding areas and marked the start of the 20th anniversary of the National Park. The aim of the New Forest National Park Volunteer Fair is to encourage and enable people from all walks of life to make a … Continued
By creo
The £1.4 million YouCAN scheme was launched in October 2023 to empower young people between 11 and 25 to understand and lead climate action within their communities. YouCAN also supports green skills and jobs, and an outdoor learning programme for young people from all backgrounds to explore urban, rural, coastal and freshwater areas. The projects … Continued
