Links and Curiosities

Music and Film

Don’t Tell Suzy

For songs about the land, and life’s journey

To hear the songs:
Soundcloud.com/donttellsuzy

For gig info and more:
Facebook.com/DontTellSuzy

View on YouTube

Amy Clouds

Amy’s solo project

To hear the songs:
Soundcloud.com/amyclouds

For gig info and more:
Facebook.com/AmyCloudsMusic

Click the image below to view Amy’s song ‘Light in the Tunnel’. 

Windermere Reflections

Windermere Reflections was an environmental project aimed at improving the health of Windermere and wider catchment area. Playful Nature helped with the creative awareness raising aspects.

Click Here to see Amy as Mother Nature in a ‘Recipe for a healthy Lake’, a short play to engage people in the street (YouTube) 

Wrote and starred in the video for ‘The Windermere song’, dressed as the lake itself! See it here (YouTube)

John Muir Award in National Parks: Film featuring Playful Nature

Explore the Woods: A short film about the importance of getting children outside, featuring footage of Playful Nature sessions

Organisations & fellow practitioners

Cumbria Development Education Centre

cdec.org.uk

Offering support and training in Global Citizenship to schools and organisations

The John Muir Award

johnmuiraward.org

Award scheme to help people connect with, enjoy and care for wild places

Grizedale Forest

forestryengland.uk/grizedale

Forest and sculpture park in the heart of the Lake District. Playful Nature sessions offered on-site through Classrooms in the Forest

Brockhole on Windermere

brockhole.co.uk

Lake District National Park Visitor Centre. Playful Nature schools sessions offered onsite.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust

cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

Protecting wildlife and wild places for the future. Engaging children through Wildlife Watch groups

The Way of the Buzzard

thewayofthebuzzard.co.uk

Support with nature connection and shamanic practices and organisers of Space to Emerge festival

Song Birds

Songbirdsonsong.webs.com

Kirsten Taylor set up Song Birds to give people the opportunity to come together through singing in an environment that is both relaxed and energising.

Resources

Nature Detectives

naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Resources for children

Wildlife Watch

wildlifewatch.org.uk

UK’s leading environmental action club for children and families