Ever since the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic our relationship with nature has shifted. The woods, parks, rivers, lakes, coastlines on our doorsteps, that many of us took for granted, have now become our lifelines during lockdown. Going for walks outside was one of our top coping strategies and 45% of people reported being…
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Reconnect in Nature is running another series of Nature Connection Experiences in Canaston/Minwear Woods near Narberth, Pembrokeshire. As a small group, we will move through a series of invitations to ground in the body and breath, open our senses and expand our nature awareness. This is a wonderful opportunity to slow down and experience some…
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By Jess Dando As preparations went underway for us to undertake the ‘Journey of understanding’, and some much needed exercise with great company, it started me thinking about the journey, what it meant to me and how much it still does. The journey, in a nutshell was a walk in West Wales through all the…
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Reconnect in nature has now been running for 10 years. It started as walking group first called Walking with Friends, which led us to realise how important connecting to nature and other people was for our mental wellbeing. From these origins we are now delivering training, workshops and taster sessions on nature connection to help…
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Last week we attended the Trees and Wellbeing Conference at Oxford Brookes University that brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss how, and why, trees, forests and woodland can make us all feel better. Here’s what we took we away from our two day trip: 1. There are a lot of good things happening across…
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