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A small bird perched among feathery golden reeds beside the water

October 28, 2026 by thegreenparent in nature education

Celtic Tree Ogham: Reed (The Inquisitor)

Discover the reed month of the Celtic Tree Ogham. Those born under Reed are truth-seekers who love to get to the heart of things

Cover of The Green Parent autumn issue on a bed of fallen autumn leaves

October 27, 2026 in alternative education

🍂 Leaf Through Our Autumn edition out now

Seren Hawley-Plows sitting in the sunshine in front of a fallen, moss-covered tree trunk

October 23, 2026 in nature education

Raising Wild Children

A sleepy girl with curly hair reaching out from under a grey duvet to switch off an alarm clock on her bedside table

October 23, 2026 in wellbeing

Fall Back, Sleep Tight: 7 Tips for Children When the Clocks Change

A smiling girl in a green cardigan stretches up to pick an apple from a laden tree in an autumn orchard

October 19, 2026 in seasonal celebration

Apple of My Eye

October 15, 2026 in nature

Over the Moon: Where to See the Stars This Half-Term

Illustration of crows flying across an orange sky, by Rachel Hudson

Members October 5, 2026 in nature education

The Crow Woman

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A bottle of Douvall's Skin High wrinkle rehab serum lying on a lilac background with the shadow of gypsophila flowers

October 21, 2026 by thegreenparent in natural beauty

Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Douvall's

Mother and daughter Alicia and Georgia Douvall built a women-led beauty brand around fairly sourced Moroccan argan oil

Pale mushrooms growing in the grass beside an old weathered gravestone

October 20, 2026 by thegreenparent in Halloween

Wood You Dare? Six Halloween Horrors Hiding in the Trees

Skip the haunted house this half-term. The spookiest sights are in your local wood, and the scariest of them are quietly keeping it alive.

A mother lifting her baby up high in a sunlit living room, light streaming through the curtains

October 18, 2026 by thegreenparent in baby

The Greenest Nappy is One that Never Existed

What a young mother in Nicaragua taught Michelle D. Swaney about potty training, and why the greenest nappy is the one you never use. A taste of our autumn issue.

Four Earthy nail polishes in grey, chocolate brown, coral pink and nude, lying across matching spills of polish on a white background

October 15, 2026 by thegreenparent in natural beauty

Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Earthy Nail Polish

Inspired by terracotta cliffs, ancient forests and clay soils, Jackie Khanguras set out to make a healthier nail polish with no compromise on colour

A pregnant woman in a knitted jumper holding an autumn maple leaf against her bump, among fallen leaves

October 13, 2026 by thegreenparent in pregnancy

Never Too Late? Your Questions About Having a Baby After 40

More women are starting or growing their families in their 40s. A fertility expert answers five of the most common questions, from natural conception to IVF and donor eggs.

A small child throwing an armful of autumn leaves in a park

October 11, 2026 by thegreenparent in autumn

Leaf It Be: Five Ways to Put Fallen Leaves to Good Use

Before you bag up the leaves, take a tip from the woodland floor. Five ways to turn autumn's leaf fall into wildlife habitat, leaf mould and family fun.