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January is a time when diets and fitness come to the fore, with 10,000 steps a day being a popular target. Such calls have wormed their way into my mind and while walking through the woods in the rain the … Continue reading →

This closing post of 2015 looks at a couple of research papers published in the last month or so. One related to pro-social benefits of nature and the other on the familiar theme of wellbeing, although more evidence related to a … Continue reading →

I was at a talk on compassion by Professor Paul Gilbert OBE last week where he said something along the lines of, ‘Our brains are a mess’. This aside was based on the evolution of the brain, back through time from reflective … Continue reading →

I’m on a train to London writing this blog post, heading to the city to discuss our connection with nature, because nature matters. Coincidentally, while driving to the station Lucy McRobert from The Wildlife Trusts was on BBC Radio 4 … Continue reading →

Oddly, it was getting a smartphone back in 2010 that led to my reconnection with nature. I began writing on foot, using the phone to note nature, simple sentences about the natural stimuli and my response. Through 200+ walks in … Continue reading →