Nature & nature connection resources
Muddy Faces share a very useful collection of Nature & nature connection resources on their Outdoor Hub. These include books, guides & useful websites, Nature Connection & Nature Deficit, research, reports & videos.
City lover or Nature lover?
This Finding Nature post (6 February 2024) shares recent research which explores different responses to green and urban spaces, depending on people’s degrees of nature connectedness.
Reciprocal care for nature and wellbeing project
Increasing the use of the outdoors is one way the Scottish Government measures the prosperity and well-being of its citizens. Greenspace Scotland have shared this Scottish Government strategic research programme, which recognises the need to cultivate conditions for a reciprocal relationship between people and the environment. This includes how childhood [...]
What do the Young Darwin scholars of 2023 have to say?
Find out more, in this Field Studies Council blog by Mollie Clay, Biodiversity Learning Development Officer.
Our Beautiful Wild – Young Voices for Nature Film
Watch this powerful youth led film written, directed, edited, and even had the music composed by young people – Our Beautiful Wild. Find out more about the process of this film making from Save Our Wild Isles.
Nature as stress reliever
The New Year’s edition of Finding Nature News is out. This includes the 10 most-read Finding Nature News articles of 2023. Also, did you know that spending just 20 minutes in nature significantly lowers your stress hormone levels? Check out this Stat Sheet for evidence-backed, nature-filled New Year’s resolutions that [...]
Nature Connection Conference 2024 – call for abstracts
The University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group have announced that the Nature Connections Conference will return in 2024. The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners interested in nature connection to share and discuss the latest research, ideas, and applications in the field. Call for abstracts – submission deadline [...]
UK Government pledges to boost Britain’s access to nature ahead of COP28
This UK Government news story describes an ambitious new nature package, with measures to improve access to green space and connect the public with the natural world. This includes reference to an access package to green spaces for children and disadvantaged young people, in England. Professor Miles Richardson has commented [...]
