As part of the programme, more than 500 schools and nurseries have been awarded a share of a £5 million grant to turn grey areas of their school grounds green

· More than 1 in 8 schools and colleges across all regions of England have joined the National Education Nature Park programme in its first year

· The programme’s first annual report shows that children and young people have mapped more than 2 million m2 of habitats across the education estate, equivalent to about 1600 Olympic-size swimming pools, and created new habitats including green walls and ponds