Latest figures from Children’s charity Barnardo’s Scotland shows that its B-Wild programme has supported more than 800 young people aged from one to 24 since it launched in 2020.
National Lottery Heritage Funding funding for the project has been extended until 2025, despite being due to end last month.
The nature-based initiative helps young people struggling to attend school and develop relationships with their peers by offering therapeutic support to help bring them back into education. It also provides greater attachment to nature and increased self and social awareness, according to Barnardo's.
It supports young people in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Inverclyde, Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire and is planned to expand to cover Fife later this year.
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