Hundreds of pupils have taken part in hands-on activities designed to boost their awareness of the environment and the simple steps they can take to protect it.
More than 250 children from ten primary schools joined the county council’s first-ever Environment Day, held at Lincolnshire Showground on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
The children threw themselves wholeheartedly into the activities, running, throwing and hurdling their way through a special recycling-themed Olympics.
Music stars of the future also got the chance to sing and use mixing software to create their own ‘eco song’.
The Environment Day is the newest addition to the council’s popular Let’s Talk Rubbish programme, which has seen interactive workshops delivered to more than 5,700 children in the past academic year.
Cllr Danny Brookes, executive member for environment at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “This was a fantastic day that brought learning about environmental issues to life in exciting ways.
“Our Let’s Talk Rubbish programme is all about inspiring the next generation to think about the positive impact they can have on the environment.
“Simple things like knowing not to drop litter and which bin to put different types of rubbish in are important to know from a young age and add up to make a big difference.
“It was great to see the children getting involved, asking lots of questions and most importantly, having fun. We are off to a great start and hope to build on this event next year to reach even more young people across the county.”
Pupils identify trees at Lincolnshire County Council's first Environment Day
Alice Fielden, Year 6 group leader at Birchwood Junior School, said: “It’s been a brilliant day, there’s been such a great variety of activities to suit every child’s interests and it was really nice to see their confidence grow when they took part and talked to stallholders about the environment. Practical, hands-on experiences like these are so important to bring what the children learn in school to life.”
The pupils also took part in dozens of interactive activities from exhibitors, identifying tree species, creating colourful egg boxes which were then used to plant cress, and meeting Spot - Balfour Beatty’s robotic dog, used in construction projects.
They even got the chance to name a BioteCH4 lorry. The company will recycle the county’s food waste and transform it into valuable green energy and biofertiliser from its Hemswell plant.
Thank you to all the exhibitors that supported the event: BioteCH4, Mid UK, Elgia Limited, Balfour Beatty, National Education Nature Park, West Lindsey District Council, North Kesteven District Council, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, and Lincolnshire County Council’s Public Rights of Way and Sustainability teams.
Special thanks go to WSP Global, who ensured every pupil received a reusable drinks bottle to take home.