What we offer

We are one of the country’s leading of nature-based health consultancies.

We are now primarily a consultancy that works with nature-based or health care organisations, nature asset owners and businesses that are seeking to harness the benefit of nature for people’s (including staff) wellbeing. Whilst we do occasionally offer direct access courses, examples of which are on this page, we now almost exclusively work with organisations to develop their assets or capabilities in this area. The reason for this, as a knowledge-based organisation, we decided that the most effective way to pursue our agenda for change in the adoption of nature-based health for all, is to focus on building the capabilities of our client organisations to onward deliver these benefits to the widest possible audience. We are few, we can support more so they can support the many.

  • Strategic development around the opportunities for health or nature-based enterprises and systems
  • Developing and delivering bespoke programmes of training for organisations wishing to deliver nature-based health interventions
  • Designing infrastructure and interventions for nature-based asset owners to develop their site(s) for health
  • Creating content for various organisations (video, written, audio), events, conferences, festivals around nature-based health
  • Providing specialist advisory and consulting services for those wishing to progress the nature-health agenda.

We are committed to helping individuals and communities to lead a healthy life that is supported by the natural environment and our relationship with it.

We design a range of nature-based therapeutic activities for people of all ages and abilities for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing .

We operate from an evidence-based position, informed by the latest research. Our initiatives have been developed with a combination of field experience, empirical evidence and prototyping to see what works and what people enjoy. We employ high professional standards and conduct research on our initiatives to add to the evidence on nature based therapy but also to inform our own practice.

We can design and develop interventions and the skills for delivering these for a general audience but we, more specifically, cater for certain wellness groups:

  • Workplace wellbeing & stress
  • People in Later Life
  • Carers and Young Carers
  • Socially Isolated & Lonely
  • Chronically Inactive
  • Anxiety & Depression
  • Traumatic & Stress Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Recovery from illness and surgery
  • Families & Armed Forces Veterans
  • Cardiovascular health
  • Dementia, memory and cognitive decline
  • Diabetes
  • Recovering from Cancer

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While it is difficult to generalise, for indicative purposes we have found that there are significant benefits from our initiatives which include;

  • 20% increase in happiness
  • 15% increase in focus and concentration
  • 7% lowering in blood pressure
  • Participants also report general feelings of wellbeing as well as a lifting of spirits, increased energy and light-heartedness.

To achieve these benefits we design much of our core work around the convergence of three interactions: Nature, Sensing and Being (Present).

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Sensing

Our senses are the means by which we connect and interpret the world, others and ourselves. Our activities focus on sensory awareness, sensory enhancement, observation, curiosity – seeing, smelling, touching, tasting, hearing and more.

Nature

We use the great, nourishing amphitheatre of wild places as the interactive space in which we ground ourselves. Connection with nature is scientifically proven to be essential to our wellbeing. As therapists we create the circumstances, paths and experiences to let nature do its work.

Being Present (Mindfulness)

The essence of all mindfulness practice is letting go of past disappointments and future expectations to fully be present in the moment. We create a permissive space and activities, including Mindfulness, that place you fully in the Present. Its powerful, life affirming stuff.

Our sessions and activities are available in different ways; some are commissioned for specific groups by health and wellbeing professionals and some are open to everyone. We make this clear on our ‘what’s on’ page.