A bit about Mud Between Your Toes

The Eden Project is all about celebrating what nature gives to us while learning how and why we need to look after it. So naturally we were concerned by recent findings that children are spending less and less time outside. Not only are they missing out on a whole world of fun, adventure and really cool games (Hide and Seek anyone?) but there are some serious knock-on effects including health problems, poor social development and little understanding or interest in the environment - especially worrying in the face of climate change.

That's why Eden has launched a programme to combat the increasing alienation of children from their environment. We call it Mud Between Your Toes because its aim is to reconnect children with the outside world - and there will be no avoiding the mud.

The programme

Current Mud Between Your Toes activities consist of a schools programme exploring local wildlife places; outdoor activities and survival skills courses run by Eden and the Bishop’s Forum Activity Centre; den building activities at Eden; and Special Places – a project to collect images and memories.

This microsite is dedicated to Special Places

You can find out more about Mud Between Your Toes at the Eden Project website