Mr Ingram met children and staff last week at the Woodland Outdoor Kindergarten, based at Pollock Country Park in Glasgow.
He presented the kindergarten with a plaque, which has been secured to an oak tree within the pre-school's grounds.
The kindergarten cares for children aged from two years nine months to five years and offers full- and part-time placements.
Children meet at Eastwood Parish Church each morning and walk to Pollock Country Park, where they are encouraged to choose a 'base camp' for the day. Staff set up rain shelters, hammocks, a tent and bio-toilet at the camp.
Activities include den building, tree climbing, scavenger hunts, animal tracking, minibeast hunts and forest crafts.
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