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 | Nov 19, 2019 | Nature Connection, Wellbeing, Wellbeing in nature, Working parties
Wellbeing for people and nature itself In considering the benefits available to humans through nature connection it is important not to overlook requirements to care for nature itself. To understand the basic tenets of wellbeing in nature requires an appreciation of...
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 Collini | May 10, 2017 | Adults, featured 1, Highlights, Wellbeing, Working parties
How woodlands promote my own wellbeing From a personal point of view I know that spending time in a woodland environment benefits my wellbeing. Just being in a woodland environment lulls me into a calmer frame of mind, slows my breathing and my stress levels. Through...
by Susan Collini | Feb 26, 2017 | Adults, featured 3, Wellbeing, Working parties
A friendly and supportive group I have been volunteering as a member of the Woodland Working Party at Oxlip Wood for 5 months now. We meet once a week for 2 – 3 hours and come rain or shine it’s always enjoyable to be part of what is a friendly...
by Susan Collini | Oct 10, 2016 | Adults, Working parties
Laughter benefits the immune system It’s a fact that children giggle and laugh without hesitation, while adults don’t enough. There seems to be such a lack of laughter around these days that workshops abound to teach adults how to do it. It’s well...
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