How trees talk to each other We’ve spoken about it in many of our sessions, whether it be to adults or children or both, but it excites us to know that trees can secretly talk to each other. The world wood web is a hidden communication network that is more complex than anything we could […]
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The Trials and Tribulations of Reconnecting Teenagers with Nature
We live in a society where technology controls almost everything we do. Young people are even more driven by their use of technology and the need to be connected to it at all times. But what if we took that technological connection away and gave them a new type of connection? We know, it’s not […]
5 ways to maintain Family Wellbeing during a Lock Down
We all know how hard it is to keep positive during a lock down. The period at the beginning of this year was really tough for a lot of people. However, it doesn’t have to take a toll on your wellbeing; and here we provide some things to try to help the whole family stay […]
Good Things in Nature – Ways to improve your connection with nature
A strong, and defined, connection with nature lies at the core of creating a healthy physical and mental lifestyle. As well as helping keep the planet healthy it can build community ties. It has been stated that noticing “good things” in nature will help build this connection and develop a sense of wellbeing. Connecting with […]
Noticing Nature
On a walk this week, we spent a long time looking for the creatures that inhabit the woodland and grassland around Moira Furnace, Leicestershire. You can always hear the grasshoppers and crickets that live in the long grass near the lime kilns. We spent ages trying to glimpse a sight of one as they are […]
Connecting with nature
I have always loved being outside in nature. My parents had to fight to get me in instead of fighting to get me out. My friends and I would always be exploring the tunnels, tracks and scrub land near the house I grew up in. This was all before the National Forest was what it […]