Tag Archives: green health

Sole Sisters

Posted on August 23, 2022 by NatureScot

As part of our Youth Engagement Action Plan we asked individuals from underrepresented communities to write about nature projects they’re passionate about. Today we hear from Halima Hussein, the founder of Sole Sisters, an outdoor adventure group that allows a … Continue reading →

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Woodland Wheels Community Cycle Rides

Posted on August 17, 2022 by NatureScot

As part of our Youth Engagement Action Plan we asked individuals from underrepresented communities to write about nature projects they’re passionate about. Today we hear from community cycle ride coordinators Zara Mohammed and Anna Canning, who tell us about Woodlands Wheels, … Continue reading →

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Outdoor learning: helping to heal our young people

Posted on May 19, 2022 by NatureScot

It has long been recognised that outdoor learning can be beneficial for health and wellbeing. NatureScot recently published the evaluation of a large collaborative outdoor learning project – the Learning in Local Greenspace project – which ran between 2015 and … Continue reading →

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Building with Nature – Greener Social Housing by Design

Posted on November 29, 2019 by NatureScot

Scotland’s urban green spaces provide many benefits for people and nature – from opportunities to exercise; spaces to grow food; refuges for wildlife; and valuable services, such as managing flood water and mitigating the effects of air and noise pollution. … Continue reading →

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Green Health Week gets underway

Posted on April 22, 2019 by NatureScot

This week we’re celebrating Green Health Week! Here we take a look at what green health is, why it’s so important and what we’re doing to encourage it. Scotland’s great outdoors is outstanding and provides a wealth of amazing places … Continue reading →

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

Posted on March 6, 2018 by NatureScot

It was spring 2011. I’d decided to walk around the edge of the UK, anti-clockwise from Edinburgh, to highlight the experiences of people with mental health problems, many of whom feel they are on the edge of society. Chris McCullough Young … Continue reading →

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What I learned from a year of active travel

Posted on November 29, 2016 by NatureScot

There are clear health and environmental benefits from active travel. A key aim of our work to develop and promote Scotland’s National Walking and Cycling Network is to support physical activity and sustainable travel choices.  A year after ditching the … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity on the move!

Posted on September 21, 2016 by NatureScot

Millie Pringle is a student at Wallington High School for Girls, and recently spent a week’s internship with SNH and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Here she shares some thoughts on how we could involve more people in spreading the benefits … Continue reading →

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