ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the similarities and differences between nature-based education in different national contexts, concentrating on health and wellbeing. It compares three forms of nature-based education and is based on two separate studies that examined Forest Kindergartens (in Germany) and Forest Schools and Care Farms (in the UK). Given the relative dearth of cross-cultural comparative studies of these forms of education, the chapter offers insights into the intersections of health/wellbeing and education, principally according to the teachers and practitioners who operate in nature-based education spaces. It provides insight into three forms of 'natural' education: German Forest Kindergartens (FK) and Forest Schools (FS) and Care Farms (CF) in the UK. The chapter shows links between wellbeing, health and 'natural' education. It introduces social-scientific research about 'natural' education. In both the German and UK contexts, children may begin attending nature-based education on the recommendation of a professional practitioner.
