Embracing the power of wild places to improve wellbeing
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
John Muir Award helps young people in Newry
Published: 28 Sep 2021
Lucia Flanagan, Youth Worker at EOTAS (Education other than at school) explains how young people benefit from participating in the John Muir Award
Wild and Well: The human right to a healthy environment in Scotland
Published: 24 Sep 2021
Emilia Hanna, Advocacy Officer for the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland articulates why we all deserve to live in a healthy environment in Scotland.
Living near woodlands is good for young people
Published: 20 Sep 2021
New UK Research and Innovation report confirms that living near woodlands is good for young people’s mental health.