One Small Action for Nature - Fingal Schools Challenge

2026 Winners | One Small Action for Nature – Fingal Schools Challenge

School	Class	Action
Ardgillan College	2nd Year CSPE	Beach Clean on Earth Day
Ardgillan College	GS Committee	Water testing Bracken River
Balbriggan ETNS	5th Class	Investigating Trees
Balbriggan ETNS	6th Class	Investigating soils and insects
Balbriggan ETNS	GS Committee	Dinosaur boxes, monkey puzzle trees with Men's Shed
Balbriggan ETNS	1st Class	Bug hotel and planted lettuce
Balbriggan ETNS	4th Class	Looking at trees and herbs on the grounds
Blakestown Community School	3rd Year Climate Action	Nature Walk
Bracken ETNS	4th Class 2	Nature Walk and bug hotel
Donabate Portrane ETNS	Aileen's 3rd Class	Litter Pick
Donabate Portrane ETNS	Cormac's 3rd Class	Planting wildflower seeds
Hartstown Community School	General	Building rainwater harvesting system
Holywell ETNS	Alexine's Autism Class	Made env friendly bird feeders
Loughshinny NS	Whole School	Pond and outdoor classroom
Luttrellstown CC	Rang 2 Eagle	Nature Walk and identification
Powerstown ETNS	2nd Class	Litter Pick
Powerstown ETNS	Lime Class	Bug finding expedition for bug hotels
Powerstown ETNS	Rose Class	Litter Pick
Powerstown ETNS	Maple Class	Litter Pick
River Valley CNS	1st Class	Bird feeders
Scoil Phádraic Cailíní	Junior Infants	Creature Hunt
St. Francis Xavier SNS	Whole School	Litter Pick
St. Oliver Plunkett's NS	Ms. Andrews Class	Eco friendly bug hotels
St. Sylvester's Infant School	1st Class	Life Cycle of a potato

Fingal County Council is inviting schools to take part in the One Small Action for Nature – Fingal Schools Challenge.

Complete one simple nature action, send us one photo and one sentence, and be in with a chance to win a Bosca Dúlra – a Nature Box packed with Irish biodiversity resources for your classroom.

1. Who can Enter?

All schools in Fingal, maximum one entry per class.

2. The Challenge:

Teachers choose ONE simple biodiversity action to complete with their class, for example:

· Do a 10-minute nature walk around the school grounds

· Build a bug hotel from scrap materials

· Record 5 living things spotted in the schoolyard

· Draw bark rubbings from different trees

· Map where birds might nest on the grounds

3. How to Enter?

Teachers submit:

· One photo of the action

· One sentence answering: “What did your class do for nature?”

Submit your entry via email to: [email protected]

Subject line in email: One Small Action for Nature – Fingal Schools Challenge

4. How do Schools Win?

Every valid entry goes into a draw. We have 30 kits to give away.

5. Closing Date:

Please submit your entries by the 1st May 2026

Winners will be announced on 6th May, and the prize will be posted out to winning schools.

The Prize:

Bosca Dúlra – Summer Edition (Teaching Kits | Biodiversity In Schools)

Each winning classroom receives:

· A full Bosca Dúlra kit for up to 32 pupils

· Hands-on biodiversity games, trails & activities

· Automatically enrolled in Ireland’s largest nature education programmes

· Access to seasonal online training sessions

· Plus: 1 square metre of Irish land is rewilded per kit