The City of London Corporation’s open spaces department launched the outdoor schools programme last September as part of its Green Spaces, Learning Places scheme, which aimed to get children in London active and connecting with nature to improve their mental health and wellbeing after the turbulence of the pandemic.
The scheme hoped to fight inequalities by enabling disadvantaged children to access green spaces. Some children don’t have easy access to green space in their area, and those without gardens spent much of their time indoors during the first lockdown.
The Covid-safe programme took place in some of London’s most iconic green spaces, including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest.
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