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Have you tried any of the activities? You can share your photos and thoughts with us by emailing info@thrive.org.uk
Winter may not seem like the prime season in the garden, but there are still many ways to enjoy nature outdoors and in!
Take part in our winter wellbeing calendar of activities to discover many ways to get the benefits of gardening. If you are taking part, we'd love to hear more! Share your photos or thoughts with us by emailing info@thrive.org.uk. You can view a gallery of photos below. We will keep adding to this over time.
Activity 1. Go on a sensory walk
I went on my daily walk before work this morning – it was definitely sensory as it was very wet! Smelling the rain-soaked leaves and sodden earth is very grounding.
Thrive staff member
Activity 2. Clean pots and trays
I wasn't sure how keen I was to clean my plant pots. But once I got going, it was incredibly satisfying - I ended up doing more than I thought I would!
Thrive member
Activity 4. Sort seeds
Activity 5. Watch a wildlife web cam
Activity 6. Go cloud spotting
Activity 7. Try some nature writing
A Winter’s Mist – by Freddie Watson Stubbs
There is a silence in the damp mist of a winter fog
Muted as if the expectation of the season has somehow been dulled
Dampened in every way by the sweeping water colour brush
The greens and golds of seasons past turned muddy brown
The watery reflected images the silhouettes of trees laid bare
Vistas once filled with colour now just hues of a darkened mood.
There is the promise of a blue-sky day hidden just around the corner
When the crispness of the air crackles against your bare skin
The leaves underfoot no longer muddy but decorated
The white icing sugar dusting of frost lingering in the pale glow of sunlight
Delicate patterns of frozen spider webs hang from the fence posts
These days fill the soul with such air that our bodies feel cleansed again.
Activity 8. Tend to your houseplants
A lot of our houseplants have names. We have one called Sideshow Bob, because he looks like he's got the same hairstyle as Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons!
SW
Activity 10. Leaf rubbing
Activity 11. Bird watch / break ice on bird baths
Activity 14. Winter interest walk
Activity 15. Frozen plant art
Activity 17. Check winter protection
Activity 19. Apple bird feeder
Activity 20. Clean your garden tools
Activity 22. Wintry tree photo
Activity 26. Grow an avocado from its stone
The first avocado shoot started in August last year and this is how much it has grown by January! It seems happy on my kitchen windowsill.
Carol
Activity 28. Look for signs of spring
Welford Park is open for visitors from 31st January.
Have you tried any of the activities? You can share your photos and thoughts with us by emailing info@thrive.org.uk
This winter, get the most of the health and wellbeing benefits of gardening and nature. Join in with our four week calendar of activities.
For as little as £1 a week, you could be in with the chance of winning up to £25,000 every week!
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