Nature & Wellbeing
Connecting with nature is good for you!
For 99% of our time on this planet, humans lived as hunter-gatherers, dependent on knowledge of the natural world to survive. In a short space of time, this age-old connection has been eroded as our post-industrial and technology-driven lives increasingly separate us from the wild world. Whether we are aware of it or not, our connection with nature remains deep-rooted and entrenched.
It’s for this reason that experiencing the flora and fauna of the great outdoors is so good for you, and why watching wildlife in natural habitats lifts your spirits and boosts feelings of contentment. Recent research suggests the benefits are fundamental to our physical and mental well-being and could prolong your life!
Getting reacquainted with nature and wildlife can:
- Enhance your mood
- Reduce stress
- Lower blood-pressure
- Create calm
- Be energising
- Reduce levels of depression
- Improve physical fitness
- Increase creativity and focus
According to Mental Health Foundation Data (2021 Report):
- 70% of UK adults agreed that being close to nature improves their mood.
- 49% said being close to nature helps them to cope with stress.
- 65% of people agreed they experience positive emotions from being in nature
(calm, joy, excitement or wonder). - 44% of people said that being close to nature makes them less worried or anxious.