by Susan | Oct 23, 2020 | Adults, Nature Connection, Social Forestry, Wellbeing in nature, Working parties
And we’re off… Finally, after many months of enforced shut-down, we’re ready to start our ever-popular Wellbeing with Nature sessions for adults. Support from the Lottery has been key to helping us resume our community activities and, despite now...
by Susan | Feb 8, 2019 | Adults, Families, For Adults, Wellbeing in nature
What is bushcraft? Bushcraft is more than about learning skills for survival in the wild, rather more about learning skills required to immerse yourself in a wild place with as little negative impact on that place as possible. Taking part in our bushcraft sessions...
by Susan | Jan 4, 2019 | Adults, Families, featured, Social Forestry
How woodlands promote wellbeingI used to love to sing, which brought me joy and soothed my soul, in fact I made a career out of it which I enjoyed being involved with for many years. However, I’ve surprised myself that I’ve found a way to replicate that...
by Susan | Apr 21, 2018 | Adults, premium content, Wellbeing
I’ve had a particularly busy couple of weeks involving quite a lot of office based work, not to mention a few hundred miles spent on motorways. This afternoon I spent some time in the woodland and I have to say the experience was transformational, demonstrating...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2017 | Adults, featured 4, Wellbeing, Working parties
Woodlands provide a natural health service Slowly but surely the benefits of spending time in tree filled places are being given the recognition deserved. No one is suggesting that trees can heal people from illness outright, but there is enough scientific evidence to...
by Susan | Jul 15, 2017 | Adults, premium content, Wellbeing
Woodlands for wellbeing Therapeutic landscapes have been defined as places that deliver physical, social and psychological wellness benefits. A research study on therapeutic landscapes by Gesler, 1992, explored why certain places are perceived to be therapeutic, while...
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