The more biodiverse our surroundings, the more resilient our own communities can become, as these ecosystems can provide fresh nutritious food, cleaner air and water and support the pollinators that sustain our crops, gardens and wider natural environments.
The more biodiverse our surroundings, the more resilient our own communities can become, as these ecosystems can provide fresh nutritious food, cleaner air and water and support the pollinators that sustain our crops, gardens and wider natural environments.
Keynote speakers include Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden, Why our Minds need the Wild, described as a rallying cry for the wilder way of life – for finding asylum in the soil and joy in the trees.’ Dom Higgins, Head of Health and Education at the Wildlife Trusts, who aims to help people across society benefit from, value and appreciate wildlife and a climate-resilient world.
Healthcare staff and conservation partners will share how they have developed the therapeutic potential of their own green space, including a thriving Secret Garden that was recovered from impenetrable brambles, and a new health and wellbeing route that links a hospital to species-rich wildflower meadows. An interactive workshop will allow conference participants to think about how they could explore these ideas on their own sites and in their own practice.
The event will close with the presentation of NHS Forest Awards for sites who have created innovative green spaces and used them in particularly inspiring ways – including supporting biodiversity.
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