YOUNG people struggling with school are getting back into education thanks to a nature-based project backed by a leading children’s charity.

Barnardo’s Scotland has been running its ‘B-Wild’ project in eight localities, including Inverclyde, since 2020.

The initiative allows young people to get out and about in nature and explore what the world has to offer.

Charity bosses say the project t provides greater attachment to nature and increased self and social awareness.

More than 800 children and young people aged between one and 24 have been supported to have therapeutic experiences in nature.

B-Wild, which takes place in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Inverclyde, Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, was awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2020.

The project was originally due to run until the end of this month, but that has now been extended to March 2025.

Caroline Clark, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Director for Scotland, said: “It is wonderful to see the success of the Barnardo’s B-Wild project and to hear first-hand accounts from project workers and participants on the powerful, positive impact it is already having in young lives.”