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Ask yourself, how do you feel when you’ve taken a walk, listened to the rustle of the trees or noticed a bird or squirrel out of your window?
We’re working with the RSPB to investigate whether their innovative nature-based prescribing model could make a difference to the wellbeing of office-based workers (meaning all of us!).
We want to test the concept that connecting with nature can help us feel better in a world full of deadlines, stress and back-to-back meetings.
Please join us in this national pilot project. By taking part, you could boost your own health and wellbeing. Your findings could also help us to discover how to support millions of people nationwide in the future.
Ask yourself, how do you feel when you’ve taken a walk, listened to the rustle of the trees or noticed a bird or squirrel out of your window?
We’re working with the RSPB to investigate whether their innovative nature-based prescribing model could make a difference to the wellbeing of office-based workers (meaning all of us!).
We want to test the concept that connecting with nature can help us feel better in a world full of deadlines, stress and back-to-back meetings.
Please join us in this national pilot project. By taking part, you could boost your own health and wellbeing. Your findings could also help us to discover how to support millions of people nationwide in the future.
My friend and I enjoyed a yoga session with a difference on Sunday. Goat Yoga at Blackwater Alpacas & Pygmy Goats. It was definitely an experience, with health and safety guidance to be mindful of natural deposits as the goats came to visit our yoga mats. My friend Gill experienced first hand a warm, damp moment!!
We certainly used our laughter muscles, as well as a few yoga poses, whilst trying not to be distracted by the baby goats.
I have also enjoyed an alpaca walk with my daughter and cannot recommend highly enough the venue and organisers, who... Continue reading
So mornings occasionally are for mindfulness instead of rushing to the gym. Having sat in my garden the other morning I was grateful for the serenity it offers. Nature is amazing. I did feel a bit sorry for the little bee that was struggling with the heat despite the early time of day but rested him on a flower and he soon recovered. Enjoy
There is something in the air! Spiders seem to be everywhere! Just popped for a mooch around the garden with my cup of tea on my lunch break, and came across these wonderful mini-beasts...
One spider was elegantly swimming across the top of the water in the water butt, the other hidden amongst the petals of the rose! #eightleggedfriends
No photos as it was getting dark but I saw a hedgehog in my garden last night. First one I've seen this year which was lovely. They come most years, in via gap under my gate. Good excuse not to fix the the fence on the opposite side of the garden so they can wander right through! :)
An enjoyable time spent on a May Sunday morning with my daughter, Sophie. We walked to the nature reserve but a shuttle minibus was also available to/fro if required. There was parking available in local business premises for convenience.
We recorded bird song on the Merlin app and entered the hides quietly to observe the birds. We were greeted by volunteers who shared their knowledge of the wildlife and their binoculars so we could pinpoint species of interest. There was also information boards for interest.
Birds heard: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Black headed Gull, Pied Avocet, Eurasian Skylark, European Goldfinch, Sedge Warbler... Continue reading