Nature for better wellbeing
 

Nature

You’ve chosen to explore the Nature Section of our Guidebook.

We often think of nature as something “out there” — a place we visit when we have time. But we forget: we’re part of it too.

Time in nature has a remarkable effect on our bodies and minds. It calms the nervous system, lowers blood pressure, eases anxiety, and gently lifts low moods. It sparks creativity, deepens focus, and offers a kind of quiet that’s hard to find elsewhere. Even a few minutes can make a difference.

But beyond the science, nature reminds us of rhythm. Of slowness. Of cycles and seasons and change. It offers something bigger than us, but never asks us to be anything other than what we are.

Whether you’re walking through woods, sitting on a patch of grass, or simply looking out of a window, this pathway is here to help you rediscover how nature can support your emotional well-being — not as a luxury, but as something essential.


Our featured places to discover nature

Need some inspiration for how to bring more nature into your life and access its well-being benefits?

Check out the guide entries below. Here we feature places designed to allow you to immerse yourself in nature: a botanical garden, a garden center, and a succulent-making workshop.

We cover the festivals that celebrate the great outdoors.

And we go from the innovative and unusual—bouncing in a converted quarry—to the frankly down and dirty—getting muddy on an adventure course.

You can even go classic and plan a visit to a National Park or National Trust. 

P.S. When we say nature we mean all of it: don’t forget our blue spaces (oceans, lakes, rivers) are equally as impactful as our green ones.


UK Places


US Places


Worldwide Places


Conversations with Nature Space-makers


Nature Journal


Where to next?

Exploring all that nature could be for you is one of the areas that you can choose to explore in our Well-being Prescriptions.

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