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Education is at the heart of The Heritage Councils work programme.  With knowledge comes a greater sense of responsibility and appreciation of the value of Heritage as it contributes to our quality of life.

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Getting children back to the great outdoors

"Getting children back to the great outdoors": This article explores the nature deficit that our current generation of children are experiencing and the impact it is having on their lives. It looks at a number of scientific studies including issues relating to our phyical and mental well-being and their dependence on and connection to nature. It discusses a lot of what we know to make perfect sense and seem obvious but this article highlights the hard evidence that is being accumulated as well.

Click here for the Times article which discusses children's limited contact with nature and the outdoors