Inverness

Inverness Mosque Garden

Mosque with garden space to provide an Islamic garden (sensory). Water/fruits/Colours to benefit the community.

Nature Walks to Wellbeing

Nature 4 Health ​is a  health walk group that have been using mindful nature-based therapy to help those who suffer with mental illness. They run a programme of walks in the Inverness area, as well as day tours throughout Highland.

Clarity Walks

Clarity Walk is a Highland Social Enterprise which aims to improve mental wellbeing by bringing people together in nature without the distraction of phones

P4W Walk

P4W Walk supports a number of health-walks that take place regularly across Highland – the walks are open to everyone and are free to access. More information on all of our activities can be found on our website.

Reach Out Health Walks Inverness Campus

Weekly health walk around Inverness Campus on a Wednesday. Meeting inside Inverness College in the atrium at 1pm every Wednesday in term time.

Incredible Feet Inverness

Incredible Feet is a welcoming, supportive and free jogging group for anyone who has/had cancer or has been affected by cancer, including family, friends and those working in cancer services. Our goal is to support people in a way that recognises their strength and empowers them to take positive action for their mind and body. We focus on enjoying the health benefits of being active, spending time outdoors, connecting with nature and being part of a community that have shared similar experiences.

We jog in nature-rich spaces in and around Inverness and often enjoy a cuppa together after. There is no cost to join and beginners are very welcome.

Incredible Feet operates under the umbrella of Jog Scotland and our qualified run leaders are licensed by UK Athletics.

Inverness Park Run

A weekly 5km run at Bught Park on a Saturday morning

Jog Scotland

A jogging group for all ages and abilities, meets weekly.

Spokes for Folks

Taking elderly and frail folk out on electric taxi trikes for well being rides around Inverness – pedalled by volunteer pilots

Abriachan Forest Trust

Abriachan’s community woodland is situated 10 miles from Inverness in the hills above Loch Ness. Established as a company limited by guarantee, charity, social enterprise over 21 years ago, one of the original aims was to encourage learning and recreation, with associated health benefits for all participants. Over the years we have worked in partnership with a wide variety of agencies and organisations. These originally included the local authority education and social work departments who referred pupils and their families to Forest School programmes, patients and their support staff from New Craigs hospital, APEX and HC criminal justice teams, then once we were Branching Out training we delivered programmes of Branching Out ( ~ 3 per year for over 4 years) to those referred by their community mental health teams and also trained others (NHS staff, HLH staff and freelance greenspace professionals) who worked in NHS H and Argyll. Over 60 have been trained in the whole NHS area. More recently we have also been trained in the Decider Skills and delivered Outsider Decider programmes to school pupils and, in partnership with NHS, training to 48 people who work in schools, third sector mental health organisations, CJS and members of the NHS teams across Highland. Working with families of young children we have become aware of some effective linking with the Branching Out groups, criminal justice participants and the extended families of individuals who have attended Abriachan and are now attending our Croileagan goes to town as either a parent and, in a couple of cases, as a grandparent …because they know being outside works for them!

High Life Highland Countryside Ranger

Explore Green Health with High Life Highland’s Countryside Rangers!

Discover a variety of events and activities designed to raise awareness and appreciation of the stunning scenery, diverse wildlife, and rich heritage of the Highlands. In the Inverness & Nairn Area there are opportunities to attend regular volunteer days improving habitats for wildlife at Ardersier Common and seashore clean ups at Nairn beach. There are also a variety of all abilities guided walks in and around the city at the Ness Islands, Caledonian Canal or Merkinch Local Nature Reserve as well as mountain guided walks further afield to Ben Wyvis and other peaks.

Find out more:

• Visit our website: Countryside Rangers – High Life Highland Rangers
• Follow us on Facebook: Facebook
• Read our blog: Nature Unveiled | High Life Highland Ranger | Substack
• Find your local Ranger: Find a Countryside Ranger – High Life Highland Rangers
• Email us: outdoor.activities@highlifehighland.com

Join us and experience the beauty of the Inverness area while promoting your well-being!

Wee Adventure

Wee Adventure’s purpose is to get families taking part in healthy and educational activities in the great outdoors, on foot, bike, pram or wheelchair.

Stramash

We provide the nurturing environment which inspires children to become resilient, empathetic and achieving in harmony with the natural world, its seasons and native climate. We do this through our network of outdoor nurseries and learning services to primary schools as well as our contribution to developing the young workforce working outdoors.

The Shieling Project

The Shieling Project is an off-grid learning centre in the Highlands of Scotland.  The project is all about outdoor living – from looking after our livestock to making real buildings and weaving baskets to making burgers from the meat we have raised here. You can help with seasonal tasks like planting, moving the cattle, making hay, or harvesting the crops. The tradition of the shieling where folk lived outdoors all summer herding the cattle, gives us a window into the past, but also helps us look forward to a sustainable future. Alongside our schools provision, we offer lots of courses and events throughout the year from craft weeks to family camps.

Culduthel Woods Group

The Culduthel Woods Group is a charity, first established in 2018, which aims to protect and improve the woods, to promote education and to encourage community involvement. On their website you can find out more about the woods and what we can all do to make them a better place for everyone to enjoy. They have a volunteer meet-up once a month, on Sundays (usually the 3rd one of the month, but check on Facebook site) from 2pm until 4pm.

If you use the woods, or care about what happens there, please join up as a member and support us in other ways.

Land & Deliver

Land & Deliver is an organisation raising awareness and access to green spaces for mental and physical wellbeing through practical volunteering opportunities. We work together to build and enhance green spaces while putting your volunteering needs first.

Current opportunities include a mid-week volunteering team, who tackle a wide range of tasks in Merkinch local nature reserve.

For more information contact Rob Thomas at info@LandandDeliver.org

Befrienders Highland

Our walking and gardening groups no longer meet – we found it really hard to sustain the membership, so we now signpost folk who have those interests to existing groups that meet in their locality, and our volunteers will go along with their friend if necessary when they first start, just for some moral support until their confidence grows.

Trees for Life

Volunteer involvement in restoring nature, particularly in Glen Affric and Glenmoriston. Nature connection is a key part of our approach.

The Woodlands Trust

Management of woodlands for biodiveristy and people. Volunteering, events, tree planting, path work, interpretation on our owned sites.

For the Right Reasons

We have a Community Environmental Project in Merkinch, with service users from our program we are giving back to the community by helping the vulnerable, elderly and people with mental health problems keep their gardens safe.

Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve

A community group set up to maintain and look after this Local Nature Reserve

Highland Third Sector Interface

Seek and view volunteering opportunities in your area!

Sustrans Volunteers

Sustrans volunteers look after the National Cycle Network. They help local people to walk and cycle. They improve our green spaces for wildlife. And they inspire young people in schools to get active.

Our volunteers are helping to create a better environment for us all. Even if you’ve got just an hour to give every so often. Or you can give us your time on a more regular basis. Whatever time you can spare, we’d really like to hear from you.

More Trees Now

More Trees Now is a social green project for everyone. If you have or know of an area with saplings we could harvest, or a location where you would like to plant, then get in touch! We can help organise volunteers and an event to rescue trees and give them away for free! Our 3 central goals are to stop climate change, increase biodiversity and provide ways to take action for people with climate concerns.

Moniack Mhor

Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre is situated in a beautiful rural location in the Scottish Highlands, Teavarran, Kiltarlity, 14 miles outside Inverness. Since 1993, Moniack Mhor has been working with the finest writers from the UK and beyond to deliver creative writing courses, retreats, and other support for writers of all ages and abilities and from all walks of life.

Moniack Mhor is a registered charity and is supported by Creative Scotland as a Regularly Funded Organisation. It also offers courses, mentoring and a leadership programme for care experienced young people aged 14-26 in Scotland, via funding from Life Changes Trust.The Centre also facilitates several writing awards as well as providing residential opportunities for professional, published artists to develop their work. It works closely with other key Scottish literature organisations and other UK and international partners, and runs a broad community programme. It also runs a wide programme of creative opportunities for care experienced young people in Scotland and provides writing tuition in Highland schools.

Moniack Mhor champions equality and aims to break down barriers to the creative process, including offering a bursary scheme to support fees where needed.

Able 2 Adventure

At Able 2 Adventure we offer outdoor and adventurous activities for disabled people of all ages and abilities. We use specialist equipment and our years of experience in disability adventure sports to ensure activities are accessible to all. The sessions can be delivered as a one-off tasters, or on a regular basis. They can be purely for mental and physical well being or can lead towards gaining a non-formal learning award. Activities range from climbing, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, guided wheelchair rides to hill walking and bushcraft.

Wild Things

Wild Things is an award winning environmental education charity working in Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands. Since 2003, Wild Things has enabled over 13,000 children, young people and adults to learn from and be inspired by their local natural environment. We pride ourselves on bringing nature experiences to all areas of our community.

Highland Quietlife

We’re on a ‘social mission’ in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland to allow everyone access to Nature and Forest Therapy.

Whether we are admiring natures beauty, breathing in the fresh scents or simply playing amongst it…nature is awesome. Nature heals…welcome to the world of ‘Forest Bathing’ and Shinrin-yoku.

Arts in Nature

Arts in Nature supports people to engage with the outdoors and connect with nature in a creative way through the delivery of a variety of art and craft activities. All creative nature-based sessions have been designed to be relaxing, inspiring, flexible and fun! For more information please contact Charlotte, email: artsinnature@outlook.com