{"id":226815,"date":"2025-06-30T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226815\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:24:11","slug":"dumfries-and-galloway-schools-environment-project-earns-success-at-scotlands-finest-wood-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226815\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumfries and Galloway school&#8217;s environment project earns success at Scotland\u2019s Finest Wood Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Youngsters at Hardgate Primary transformed a wood and have been learning about the environment in a local forest.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Hardgate-Primary-Pupils-staff-and-helpers-celebrate-their-success-in-the-Scotlands-Finest-Wood-Awa.jpeg\" alt=\"Hardgate Primary Pupils, staff and helpers celebrate their success in the Scotland\u2019s Finest Wood Awards\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Hardgate Primary Pupils, staff and helpers celebrate their success in the Scotland\u2019s Finest Wood Awards<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An environment project at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/dumfries-galloway\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardgate Primary<\/a> has earned it success in the Scotland\u2019s Finest Wood Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The school\u2019s transformation of a nearby wood and learning in a local forest landed it the Crown Estate Scotland Schools\u2019 Trophy in the awards\u2019 schools and early years category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A pupil-led eco committee decided they needed to improve the use of Daniel\u2019s Wood and enhance its biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With the help of Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands, they planted 40 native trees \u2013 hazel and hawthorn \u2013 which created a windbreak and sitting area which offers increased shelter for their activities, including a fire circle. Work to manage the space, including cutting back canopy is continuing, with parents involved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There are have been weekly sessions for school classes and Dumfries and Galloway Outdoor and Woodland Learning has delivered four school and one family outdoor maths session in the woods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/dumfries-galloway\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Click here for more news and sport from Dumfries and Galloway.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more news and sport from Dumfries and Galloway.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As well as the trophy, the school won \u00a3500, a magnifying post from Caledonia Play and a special tree pack from Alba Trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">They also received a certificate and a commemorative wooden plaque.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Executive director of Scotland\u2019s Finest Woods, Jean Nairn, said: \u201cA love of trees, woodland and forestry in children is vital if we are going to win the fight against climate change. The little roots we see in these awards will hopefully grow strong branches as we all approach the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Youngsters at Hardgate Primary transformed a wood and have been learning about the environment in a local forest.Hardgate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,54435,2266,728,54433,54434,4884,857,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-226815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dumfries-galloway","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-galloway","13":"tag-galloway-news","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-schools","16":"tag-scotland","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114772775022561232","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}