Nature Challenges and Projects

Take part in National and Local Nature Challenges!

Litter Poster Competition
We're challenged 5 to 11 year olds to design a poster to stop littering across Milton Keynes. The winning poster was created by Annabelle Rhodes from Giles Brook Primary School.
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Become a Citizen Scientist
Fuel scientific discoveries from your own home, garden or nearby green space.
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John Muir Award
The Parks Trust encourages many of its Youth Groups (including its Junior Park Rangers) to complete the John Muir Discovery Award, but anyone can complete the award at any time!
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MK Hogwatch
The Parks Trust’s biodiversity team need your help with our own local citizen science project concerning the UK’s favourite spiny mammal, the hedgehog.
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Acorn Collection
In autumn 2020, we saw a bumper crop of acorns being produced within our woodlands so we called on local citizens to collect and plant acorns to grow trees for Howe Park, Shenley and Linford Wood.
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John Lewis support free sessions and planting opportunities for MK schools
John Lewis and The Parks Trust are teaming up to provide environmental learning opportunities for schools and helping to improve biodiversity in MK.
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