Bradford pupils turned a grey playground into a nature yard

BBC News reported that children at Lapage Primary School in Barkerend, Bradford, have been turning a grey asphalt playground into a place for nature. The school is one of 10 receiving £25,000 through a programme aimed at schools where daily time outside is scarce. Lapage received £10,000 from WWF and £15,000 from Northern Star Academies Trust. Head teacher Richard Grogan said the plan came from the children, because they need to feel the space is theirs if they are going to use it.

Pupils have been planting trees, building dens, and making bug habitats and outdoor art. Learning Through Landscapes is due to work with teachers and children at the school eight times a year. Jon Turner, head of schools and education at WWF UK, told the BBC the charity's aim is to connect a million children to nature by the end of 2028, and that its research suggests 70 percent of primary schools do not offer a daily chance to do that. The news is this yard at Lapage, shaped with the pupils who use it. It is not a claim about every school in Bradford.