Environmental education: ideas to enjoy nature with children

Educational, relaxing and very familiar are always the plans that bring us closer to nature. Botanical parks in the heart of our cities, natural reserves with innumerable ecosystems and a great variety of species, are some of the ideas that we can put into practice to teach environmental education to our children and that will make the weekend outings unforgettable moments, that the little ones will not hesitate to tell their friends.

The care of the planet is essential to leave our children a legacy that allows their survival and awareness from the small is essential. The love for nature, through environmental education, allows children to develop sensitivity to other values ​​such as solidarity, empathy and respect, among others.


By the way! Did you know that the word June derives from the Latin "iunius", because the Romans dedicated this month to their goddess Juno, protector of women?

Ideas of environmental education to enjoy with children

1. REFUGE OF RAPACES IN MONTEJO DE LA VEGA. SEGOVIA

The refuge is located in the Northeast of the province of Segovia, in the gorges of the Riaza River, in a set of canyons and ravines that extend along 12 km., Occupying an extension of 2,100 hectares. In this place there is a great variety of ecosystems, highlighting one of the largest colonies of griffon vultures on the European continent. WWF / Adena, with the sponsorship of the Obra Social of Caja Madrid, carries out a pilot program of free guided visits through Las Hoces and its surroundings. If you want to visit the Refuge you must request a permit with a minimum of 7 days in advance.


2. THE HAYEDO DE MONTEJO. MADRID

The Forest of Beech of Montejo, is one of the most remarkable ecosystems of the Community of Madrid, since it represents the rest of the central European deciduous vegetation that occupied a more extensive surface in the past, and at the moment only some privileged places like this can maintain for its climatic conditions. Beech forests are forests with characteristics from other latitudes, and reached Montejo in the postglacial rainy season, from Central Europe. The fact that it is currently conserved is due to the existing microclimate in this area, which is favorable, since it is a shady slope, and an orientation capable of capturing the masses of humid air that hit the Sierra.

3. BOTANICAL GARDEN. VALENCIA


The Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia was founded in 1567, for the study of medicinal plants. After occupying different places in the city he settled, in 1802, in the Huerto de Tramoyeres, his current location. In 1987 its restoration began, which ended in 2000 with the inauguration of the research building. Teaching, research and dissemination are its main activities. Each station offers a different landscape: the orchids, the cactus, the orchard, the large trees, the flowers, the seeds, the colors, the smells, the tranquility, the silence, the relaxation, a shade, fresh air, are the best offer for visitors.

4. MUSEUM OF THE ORCHARD. ALCANTARILLA, MURCIA

This unique and important museum was born in 1967 (O.M. of April 25) as a study of the ethnology of the Huerta de Murcia, being in its time and in its class the first in Spain and the first in Europe
Its existence is a great privilege for the town of Alcantarilla and a success in the choice of the place. A leafy and beautiful area of ​​this singular building on the road that leads to Andalusia, with the environment that form the ditches Alquibla or Mayor of "Barreras", Daba and Turbedal, in addition to the Roman aqueduct of Los Arcos - Roman Construction of the 4th century AD - and the original and graceful wheel of Roman origin, which in the Middle Ages was also used by Arabs and Christians of the Kingdom of Murcia.

The Huerta Museum enclosure is composed of a general idea that pretends to be: Ethnology, Agriculture, Anthropology and the Water culture. It comprises 6 main elements:
- The Barracks and the huertano habitat.
- THE WHEEL OR NORIA ancestral and airy.
- The Museum proper, with costumes, utensils, ceramics, and various objects from Huerta in various and organized rooms.
- Hydrology, with ditches, bracers, etc.
- The gardens carefully cared for.

5. CASA GRANDE DE ROSENDE

In the heart of the Ribeira Sacra is the Casa Grande de Rosende, pazoconstruido in the year 1511, by the Díaz Varela family, of significant presence in the world of culture. Among the last residents of the house, Roberto Díaz Varela, director of the newspaper La Marina in Havana, or Elena Quiroga, one of the great writers of Galicia and an academic of the language, stands out.
In the so-called green days, they offer a weekend plan for two people, including buffet breakfast and catamaran ride through the impressive Sil Canyons.

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