Here are more links from Natural England, this time to recent resources. This supports the Strategic Research Groups for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All in order to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research, policy and practice in these areas.
The following caught our eye:
#NatureForAll is a global movement to inspire love of nature built on the knowledge that the more people experience nature, the more they appreciate, love, and care for it. By bringing together a diversity of players to broaden the reach and impact of their collective work. Various resources and evidence summaries are available on their website
Blog on Nature, Health and the Human: A brief sensory history by Dr Victoria Bates & Dr Clare Hickman
Tapping the Potential
This report outlines the Richmond Group of Charities main findings, of their work with partners in Somerset to explore what a successful health and care collaboration between the VCS and statutory health services could look like in practice with the aim of supporting future decision making and understanding the potential to roll out this approach in other areas.
New Primary Forest and Woodland Teaching Resource pack from the Forest Education Network
Ideas to use trees woods and forests for curriculum linked teaching & learning. These versatile lesson ideas will help you to deliver KS1 & KS2 curriculum objectives in literacy, maths, science, history, geography, PHSE, art, music and PE.
What makes us healthy? An introduction to the social determinants of health
This guide from The Health Foundation explores how a person’s opportunity for health is influenced by factors outside the health and social care system. It also shows that many people don’t have the same opportunities to be as healthy as others.