Most cars run on petrol or diesel and their exhaust fumes, which cause air pollution, include carbon dioxide which causes climate change. Reducing our car journeys - taking public transport, walking, cycling or scooting instead – is a double whammy – good for the health of both us and our planet! Birds are particularly sensitive to air pollution, and it also impacts insects which they rely on for food. It’s  Big Garden Birdwatch  this weekend – take this guzzle-busting challe

What can you draw without a pen or pencil, chalk or charcoal?… Your curtains! Have you ever stopped to wonder why you really need them … do they just feel like another job to do?  Drawing your curtains in the morning – letting the sunlight flood in can reduce the need to turn on your lights, saving electricity. How about drawing your curtains in the evening, how can that help our planet? This week … your challenge is to close your curtains when you’re back from school. When y

How is your 2026 unfolding?  How would YOU choose for your 2026 story to unfold? Have you ever done any origami – the folding of paper to make shapes or objects - maybe you’ve made a paper aeroplane, or a fancy swan – have you ever made a ‘fortune-teller’, sometimes called a ‘chatterbox’? If you’re not sure what we’re talking about try asking your parent/carer or grandparents – we’re sure they’ll have made these many times before – even if they don’t really know what they’re

Can you imagine living outside throughout the winter, with only feathers for a coat, and dead leaves and moss as a duvet? Imagine waking up whilst it is still dark, before all your friends (and foes), and singing! Can you imagine being a Robin?   Young Climate Warriors are challenged to pause and notice the wild birds over the holidays. It’s easy to chase round the garden, play in the park or jump into the car without stopping to look and listen to the birds – here’s  a   WWT

What do you think shampoo, margarine, shower gel, oven chips, deodorant, biscuits, bread, and ice cream may all have in common?   Have you heard of palm oil? 85% of global production comes from Malaysia and Indonesia. Large areas of rainforest and peatlands have been destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations, and endangered species – like orangutans, pygmy elephants and rhinos - are suffering due to habitat loss.  Find out how palm oil is threatening orangutans .   You a

When you hear the word ‘Amazon’ do you think … toys, books, presents, the internet and shopping – or do you think of the South American rainforest that is one of our carbon-storing, climate change-fighting powerhouses?   Your challenge this week is to reduce the ‘clicks’ whilst thinking about our rainforests and the animals that live there. Maybe ‘less is more’?   How about letting your imagination wander - what presents could you make – maybe with an animal theme?   Decorate

‘5,4,3,2,1 …. We’re coming to find you!’.   You’re looking for a small box normally stuck onto your wall (often white) … you probably walk past me every day – I’m a tiny little box with a big job to do! Have you found me? I spend my time sensing the air temperature around me and sending messages to your heating system to change the temperature in your home. If you turn me down I can help our planet, tackle climate change and save money … have you guessed? ... I’m a room therm