We’ve been fundraising for a new project following on from our Poundbury Nature Project. This new project will use nature-based activities to support local residents struggling with their mental health We’ve managed over £5400 so far via the Save Our Wild Isles Aviva Community Fund Crowdfunder. You can read about the project by following this […]
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Healthy vegetables and healthy people: Guest blog by Sally Morgan
Allotment in August with squash ©Sally Morgan We all know that fruit and veg in the diet is good for our health but its worrying to learn that the fruits and vegetables that we eat today may not deliver as many micronutrients as they once did. Research has shown that the nutrient content of vegetables […]
National Meadows Day 2021: A Tale of Two Meadows
Wildflower Meadows have their day in the sun today, on National Meadows Day. National Meadows Day is a new thing, just a few years old, but it seems to have captured the public’s imagination and rightly so. Because Wildflower Meadows encapsulate a beautiful coming together, of people and nature, creating something sublime, which everyone can […]
Looking after farmers as well as the land : Guest blog by Heidi Saxby
By milesking on August 8, 2018 in Agriculture, Guest blog, mental health benefits of nature, Public policy
I recently read a fascinating paper exploring how farmers gain personal benefits to their wellbeing, from taking part in projects which help wildlife on farms – in this case a project to help conserve rare cornfield wildflowers in North Yorkshire. I contacted the author Heidi Saxby, and this is a blog she has written on […]
Wildflowers find a new home at the Eden Project
By milesking on July 18, 2018 in Eden Project, mental health benefits of nature, National Wildflower Centre
Being in nature is good for you. All the evidence is there, it improves physical health, it lifts your mood and your spirits. Recent research, over a very long timescale, shows that the brains of older people who spend more time in nature (specifically green spaces in towns and cities) stay healthier for longer. Age-related […]
Loss of Sheffield trees is more than just a bit of greenery gone: guest blog by Jane Wilkinson
By milesking on March 13, 2018 in birdsong, Guest blog, Jane Wilkinson, mental health benefits of nature, Public policy, Trees
Many people have heard about the “battle” to prevent a Local Authority contractor cutting down some of Sheffield’s trees as part of a road maintenance contract. National newspapers, charities, celebrities, and local protesters have all decried the loss of the trees; as well as the tactics of the contractors, security staff and, lately, the police […]
Guest Blog: Minds Need Natural Restoration by Jane Wilkinson
By milesking on February 21, 2018 in Guest blog, mental health benefits of nature, nature and reflection
Sitting in a bird hide calms me. Walking down “Green Lane” at my local nature reserve slackens the umbilical cord to my stress and worries for a while. Its February in the UK. Temperatures hover around freezing. It rains, snows, and the wind blows. And yet, wrapped up well, I am transported to a […]
30 Days Wild – Get Involved!!!
We’re reposting this from Dara McAnulty’s blog (with permission). Dara is a 13 year old aspiring naturalist scientist and conservationist. Date: May 21, 2017Author: Young Fermanagh Naturalist 9 Comments When we moved to Fermanagh in 2013, the whole idea was to experience more freedom and fresh air – to slow down and feel more ‘wild’. […]