Wild Bugs

08/10/2026

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🌿 When Did Early Years Become Two Jobs for the Price of One?

Our Little Bugs founder, Louise Licznerski, has published a new Substack article questioning whether Scotland truly recognises and rewards early years practitioners as the educational professionals they are.

With increasing expectations around curriculum, child development and educational outcomes, is it time we reconsidered how we value our early years workforce?

This is also at the heart of our recent launch of Prairie & Pine Learning, providing meaningful, curriculum-focused professional development that supports practitioners to grow their educational knowledge, skills and confidence.

📖 Read the full article:
https://louiselicznerski.substack.com/p/when-did-early-years-become-two-jobs

06/10/2026

🌿 Learning looks different at Wild Bugs… and that’s exactly the point. 🌿

At Wild Bugs, children have the freedom to explore, discover, get curious and learn through nature. 🌳

Our child-led, outdoor approach helps children build confidence, resilience, creativity and independence — while developing a genuine love of learning.

🐛 Nature-based, experiential learning
🌱 Curriculum for Excellence principles
🌳 Outdoor learning for primary-aged children
💚 A nurturing, supportive environment
🏡 Ideal for flexi-schooling and home-educating families

There are no formal tests or assessments. Instead, we observe and document each child's progress through their experiences, reflections and individual learning journey.

Wild Bugs gives children the space to learn at their own pace, in their own way — with nature as their classroom. 🌿

💚 Could Wild Bugs be the missing piece in your child’s week?

If your child thrives outdoors, learns best through doing, or you’re simply looking for a more flexible approach to complement their education, we’d love you to discover what Wild Bugs could offer them.

👉 Take a look, find out more and get in touch:
https://www.littlebugs.co.uk/wild-bugs

28/09/2026

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27/09/2026

“We couldn’t have chosen a better place for the kids.” 💚

Hearing this from a Wild Bugs family means so much to us. Our team puts so much care into each day, and we know how much those little updates and end-of-session photos mean to parents. Thank you for sharing such lovely words with us.

Wild Bugs gives school-aged children time and space to explore, make friends and learn outdoors at Hopetoun Estate. We have very limited spaces available, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, please send us a message to find out what’s available. 🌿

26/09/2026

Something new and exciting from our team to yours https://www.facebook.com/share/1F6pvFjcYm/?mibextid=wwXIfr

We’re launching Prairie and Pine on Monday! 🌿

For £30 a month, our subscription will give nursery teams fresh, seasonal ideas for what to do with children outdoors. From things to grow and harvest to activities to explore and food to cook together, it’s designed to help you make more of the space and season around you.

Our first 25 subscribers will receive a lifetime discount. We’ll share the details and open subscriptions on Monday, so watch this space!

If you know a nursery team who would enjoy this, please like and share this post to help us spread the word. 🌲

www.prairieandpinelearning.com

14/09/2026

Holiday club..

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🍂 OCTOBER HOLIDAY CLUB – NOW ONLY £50 PER DAY! 🍂

Join us at Little Bugs Abercorn, set within the beautiful Hopetoun Estate, for an action-packed week of outdoor adventures!

Children will enjoy woodland exploration, seasonal activities, den building, campfire cooking, nature crafts and plenty of opportunities to play, discover and make new friends in the great outdoors.

📅 19–23 October 2026
📍 Little Bugs Abercorn, Hopetoun Estate
🐞 Open to children from P1–P7
⏰ 8am–4pm
💚 £50 per child, per day
🥣 Lunch included

Places are limited, so book directly through our website:

https://www.littlebugs.co.uk/holiday-club

02/09/2026

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23/08/2026

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🌿🐞 Coming soon… Tiny Bugs! 🍄🌱

Something new is coming to Little Bugs Abercorn, created especially for our littlest explorers aged 6 months to 2 years.

Tiny Bugs is a parent-and-child class with a difference. Rather than being confined to a hall or playroom, we’re taking those precious early experiences outdoors and into nature. 🌳☀️

Think muddy little hands, crunchy leaves, sensory treasures, songs under the trees, stories in our cosy yurt and lots of opportunities to touch, smell, listen, move and explore. 🍂🪵

Each week will bring a different nature-inspired theme, with experiences carefully chosen for babies and toddlers, from minibeast exploring 🐌 and woodland animals 🦔 to autumn colours, seasonal sensory play and simple nature-based creativity.

And Tiny Bugs isn’t only about the little ones. We want it to be a relaxed, welcoming space for grown-ups too ,somewhere to meet other families, slow down, enjoy a cuppa ☕️ and spend time together outdoors.

🌱 Nature from the very beginning
🪲 Play without pressure
🍃 Connection, curiosity and little adventures together

Tiny Bugs is coming soon to Little Bugs Abercorn.

👀 Follow our page for more information coming very soon, including dates, session details and how to join us! 🌼