The Sustainable Community Fund (SCF) has awarded just over £4,600 to Chichester Forest School, a community interest company, to run a series of training days at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
The SCF is a dedicated community fund run and managed in partnership by the South Downs Trust and the South Downs National Park Authority. The following is just one of a range of initiatives that have been awarded grant funding across Sussex and Hampshire.
The days will train local teachers, as well as upskill existing outdoor leaders, to deliver nature-based sessions to enhance wellbeing and mental health in children.
There will be a special focus on nature connection in woodlands.
The serene yew woods at Kingley Vale are among the oldest in Europe, dating back almost 2,000 years to when the Romans first invaded Britain.
Find out more about the Sustainable Communities Fund here