 This year’s Nature Hero Awards, proudly sponsored by Glenveagh, has seen over 93,000 young people from pre, primary and secondary schools across 26 counties in Ireland take part. Finishing in top spot for 2025 is Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh, Ráth Chairn, Meath who receive a school garden makeover worth €10,000. The Nature Hero Award is Ireland’s largest outdoor learning award across the education sector. It is a mark of excellence for a school that recognises exceptional work by young people and teachers to help nature. The aim of the achievement is to create an educational space that nurtures a love of nature, develops a knowledge of our biodiversity and encourages action to help it locally. It covers many topics from nature conservation to school gardening, ecoliteracy to responsible citizenship as well as physical and mental wellbeing. The Nature Hero Award is an award of participation, not just competition, so please take a look below at all 57 of our amazing schools who achieved Nature Hero status this year; including 23 Bronze Badgers, 16 Silver Stags and 18 Golden Eagles. Speaking about the partnership, Annette McGarry, Head of Community Engagement at Glenveagh commented, “We’re proud to collaborate with Biodiversity in Schools on this excellent educational initiative, and delighted to see so many schools and children participate this year. We congratulate Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh on their fantastic achievement in winning this national award. Biodiversity plays such an important role in every community and we’re incredibly proud to support this brilliant initiative over the last four years - comhghairdeachas to all the children at Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh!”. Speaking about the 2025 programme, Mark Nolan, Director of Biodiversity in School commented: “We've been amazed by the incredible work undertaken by schools across the country to help their local biodiversity. Congratulations to Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh who have shown superb leadership in outdoor learning and also a massive well done to all the schools who achieved "Nature Hero" status this year. A special thank you to Glenveagh Homes for their continued support of this great initiative.” Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh’ s coordinating teacher, Diarmaid Ó hAlmhain, said: Is onóir mhór dúinn anseo i Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh bheith pioctha don ghradam seo. Tá sé go hálainn an taitheantas a fháil ar an obair ar fad atá déanta ar scoil ó thaobh grá don nádúr agus an bhithéagsúlacht a mhúscailt sna páistí agus spás a chruthú don dúlra. Winning the Nature Hero Awards is an amazing honour for us here in Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh. We are enormously proud of what the children have achieved with the help and support of our amazing teachers and the whole school community here in Ráth Chairn. It’s so important to instill a love of nature in the next generation, and to give them an understanding of the importance of biodiversity at a local level. Our pupils have had an amazing time transforming our school grounds into a biodiversity haven and they are thrilled at this accolade. We look forward to using our prize to transform our school garden for everyone to enjoy.” For more information on the Nature Hero Awards and how to register for next year please see here. Ireland's most nature-friendly schools Below is the county leaderboard of Ireland's most nature-friendly schools as well as an interactive map of all 57 pre, primary and secondary schools.
Check out how Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh, Ráth Chairn, Meath reacted to their national win during our live, online ceremony... Here's our visit to the winning school... Comments are closed.
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