Embracing the power of wild places to improve wellbeing
Magic Moments
Published: 29 Aug 2023
Outside the Box recently completed an evaluation of six 'Get Outdoors' events and the benefits for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers to be more active and spend time outside.
Wild and Well: the call of the wild
Published: 28 Nov 2022
Emily and Josh, of The Living Project, recently undertook John Muir Award training and wanted to share some of their experiences of the wild and adventure with young people, and how it can inspire and heal them.
Awakening to Wild Places
Published: 23 Nov 2022
Dr Hilary Garraway, consultant clinical psychologist, explores how nature offers an alternative setting from the traditional therapy room and walking therapy can encourage a more active and creative process in talking through difficulties.
Wild and Well: Wellbeing Walks in the Peak District
Published: 25 May 2022
Steve and Ben discuss how Crisis Wellbeing Walks help Crisis members with their wellbeing and mental health.
Visiting woodlands could help save £185m
Published: 15 Feb 2022
A new report funded by Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry and the Welsh Government finds that visits to the UK’s woodlands not only boosts mental health but is estimated to to save £185 million in treatment costs every year.
RSPB reports on outcome of Nature Prescriptions urban pilot
Published: 7 Feb 2022
RSPB report concludes that Nature Prescriptions is an effective, low-cost health intervention with no negative side-effects, and able to support a range of physical and mental health conditions and is entirely complimentary to traditional treatments.
Wild and Well: Haven
Published: 5 Jan 2022
Mark Piasecki's short film about his experience of mental health issues and the healing nature of the Scottish Highlands.
Wild and Well: Nature and Mental Wellbeing
Published: 8 Nov 2021
Prof Tine Van Bortel explores the importance of a post-pandemic inclusive green wellbeing recovery
Wild and Well: Forget staycations, plan a 'stayventure'
Published: 22 Oct 2021
With a new-found urgency to explore Scotland after spending a decade in Hong Kong, Mark Agnew and Paul Loudon had a ‘stayventure’ kayaking around Mull this summer.
John Muir Award: wellbeing and equity in education
Published: 19 Oct 2021
Lorna Sloan, the Trust’s John Muir Award & Attainment Project Officer, shares how local wild places are being used as an intervention to improve health and wellbeing for pupils in some of our most deprived communities to improve educational equity.
Wild and Well: Let Nature Be Thy Medicine
Published: 19 Oct 2021
Jake Robinson, from the University of Sheffield asks: Do you get a regular dose of nature?
Wild and Well: Muigh san Aonach/ Out in the Mountains
Published: 15 Oct 2021
Photographic and sound artist, Judith Parrott, explores the relevance of belonging for personal and environmental wellbeing in traditional Gaelic culture