We welcome guest blogs from people living and working in Highland to help to inspire and raise awareness of the ways in which contact with nature can help to improve our health and wellbeing. If you have a story you would like to share, please read our guidance and get in touch.
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Nature Explorer Project, With HISA
Highlands and Islands Students’ Association Launches HISA Nature Explorer Project The Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA) , who represents all higher and further education students across the University of the Highlands and Islands and its 13 partners/Colleges has launched a Nature Explorer Project to encourage students of the University of the Highlands and Islands to…
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Treasure hunting in Borgie forest
Recently, Tongue Walking Group managed to hold their #GreenHealthEvent which was funded through Think Health Think Nature, Highland Green Health Partnership funding. Ahead of COVID, there were a number of events planned for 2020 which we hoped would take place throughout the Highlands. These events would aim to encourage local communities to step outside and…
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Think Nature Health Walks – An Introduction
Think Nature Health Walks By Health Walks Co-ordinator, Charlotte Mackenzie “I go for a walk whenever I can, whether it’s around the garden, along the river by our house or further afield on an evening or at weekends to one of the many amazing places that there is to explore in the Highlands. Twenty minutes…
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Transition support through outdoor play
Transition Support through Outdoor Play Many children breeze through the transition from primary to secondary school, but for some, the move up to a much bigger school can be a very worrying prospect. Ordinarily, the last term of P7 before the summer holidays is all about marking that transition, from leavers assemblies to “moving up…
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‘Meeting The Cailleach’
Living up here in the Highlands gives us the chance to develop a personal relationship with nature that can help to enrich our lives in many ways. Through the cultivation of this very special relationship; a deeper appreciation for the ebbs and flows of the seasons, of nature and ultimately life can help inform…
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