Tag: Health and wellbeing
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Getting outside and exercising saved my life
Anyway, getting outside and exercising saved my life. It changed who I am and I wish I had been more open minded about it’s powers ten years ago but that is all part of this journey I think.
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Connecting to nature
Green Health Link Worker Louise, from the Cairngorms National Park Authority explores what nature connection means to her, whilst Gavin shares an easy nature connection activity that can be done anywhere. I love the walk to drop off my son at nursery in the morning – the movement and fresh air sets me up for…
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Think Nature Health Walks – Green Health Week
Written by Isabel McLeish, Health Walk Coordinator As the Coordinator for the Think Nature Health Walks, I support a network of walking and buggy groups throughout rural Highland. Our walks help you to connect with nature, meet likeminded people, and to enjoy being more active outdoors. Walking in your local green space is a great…
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Creating a mini meadow!
I can’t explain how excited I was to see that the yellow rattle seeds I scattered in a small area of my garden last year were growing! ….
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Green Health Case Study: Darach Social Croft
Sarah and Hugh moved to Darach croft on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in West Lochaber in 2017. They already had 15 years’ experience of providing support to individuals with mental, emotional and behavioural issues; learning disabilities, autism and neurodiversity; experience of care; drug and alcohol problems and histories of offending behaviour. Sarah also had previous experience…
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‘Social crofting’ and ‘Green health’
A guest post for Green Health Week 2022 by Hugh Asher from Darach Social Croft Modern life can have a significant impact on our mental and physical wellbeing, and the last few years having been particularly difficult for many people. What has also become much clearer during this time is that Green Health activities, especially…
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5 Health Benefits of Walking in Nature
A guest post written by Charlotte Mackenzie, Project Manager, Think Nature Health Walks for Green Health Week 22 There are so many benefits to walking in nature which improve both our physical and mental health. It’s really difficult to narrow it down to a few, but here are my top five: One of my favourite…
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Night Riding Is A Breeze
Night Riding is a Breeze When I was growing up, ‘Knight Rider’ was a talking car driven by David Hasselhoff. Last week, the term took on a whole new meaning (and spelling) for me. Annie is my next door neighbour and she is a UK Breeze cycle leader. This initiative is run by British Cycling…
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The road to a reserve
The Road to a Reserve My lockdown experience revolved around a road. The road to a small Scottish Wildlife Reserve called Tallich, which is a lovely little Alder wood, the remnants of what used to be a loch a very long time ago. Now, you’d think that my focus would be on the Reserve, but…
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Walking In Nature
“In a world that is so disconnected right now it is important to reconnect in a way that is safe, friendly and makes you feel great – nature is that way” The pandemic of 2020 has taken a lot from us with so many changes in how we live day to day which creates a…