Meet the Nature Park regional team: North East
Welcome to our new series where we meet the regional teams working on the National Education Nature Park!
Our regional officers work in locations across England, helping spread the word about the Nature Park and supporting schools in their region on their Nature Park journey. In this blog we meet Fiona Greenwold, the Senior Programme Officer for the North East and Jane Pollinger, the Programme Officer for the North East.
What excites you about the Nature Park?
"It being a programme rolled out at scale across the whole of England."
What are you looking forward to most with the Nature Park?
"Seeing more learners connected with nature and getting a chance to build their own relationship with the natural world."
What is your favourite UK wildlife and why?
"I love all of the UK wildlife. I love ecology and how all of nature is connected and interdependent."
What is the most interesting, unique or fun thing you've seen in school grounds?
"I came across a school with a nest box camera which was linked to the school website. The resident blue tit family were practically local celebrities!"
Jane Pollinger, Programme Officer for the North East
What excites you about the Nature Park?
"This is my dream job! Working with passionate teachers and young people to make positive changes for biodiversity in their education spaces. And getting outside and learning as we go!"
What are you looking forward to most with the Nature Park?
"Seeing North East schools become havens for biodiversity as all the amazing habitat improvement plans come to life."
What is your favourite UK wildlife and why?
"Bumblebees! I’ve been a member of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust for years and Dave Goulson’s book 'A Sting in the Tale' was an inspiration! Did you know they have smelly feet so other bees know when a flower has recently been visited?"
What is the most interesting, unique or fun thing you've seen in school grounds?
"A mud slide! Just a little hill of bare ground that had a puddle at the top and a puddle at the bottom – the children LOVED it!"
Meet the other Nature Park regional teams
- North West
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- East Midlands and West Midlands
- London
- East of England
- South East and South West (coming Winter 2024)
Contact your regional team
To get in contact with your regional team please email us at [email protected]