Nature and Wellbeing
The natural world is the foundation of our health, wellbeing and prosperity. Evidence shows that a thriving, wildlife-rich environment benefits both physical and mental health.
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My wellbeing
My wild life started before I was old enough to walk, being regularly taken by my mother across the Epsom Downs to enjoy fresh air. Moving to rural Staffordshire aged 3, I was incredibly lucky to…
The Bay wellbeing programme
Our green wellbeing project based in Morecambe Bay uses the power of nature to help heal coastal communities impacted by the isolation of the pandemic. 'The Bay: A Blueprint for Recovery' will benefit the communities of Wyre, Morecambe and Barrow-in-Furness, while also helping to support and alleviate some of the stresses on our NHS. Our green wellbeing project based in Morecambe Bay uses the power of nature to help heal coastal communities impacted by the isolation of the pandemic.
Referral form | The Bay wellbeing programme
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North Cumbria wellbeing partnership celebrates national funding success
We're delighted to be part of a North Cumbria Arts, Health & Wellbeing Partnership which will help people in Carlisle to recover from COVID-19 through the power of social prescribing
Wild Wellbeing Days will help employees reconnect with nature - and each other
Outdoor wellbeing days are being offered around Morecambe Bay to help communities recover from impact of Covid pandemic
Small heath
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Heath bumblebee
The heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
Cross-leaved heath
Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.
Large heath
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Lowland heath
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…