Connect with Nature with Rowena
Aim:
• To raise awareness and encourage people to connect with nature because it benefits both the mental health and physical well-being.
• To appreciate the beauty and wonder of our natural world.
• To raise awareness and encourage people to connect with nature because it benefits both the mental health and physical well-being.
• To appreciate the beauty and wonder of our natural world.
Projects:
1. Nature and Wildlife Walks
● Winter Watch, Spring Watch and Autumn Watch
● Bird-watching
● Butterfly-watching
● Wildflower Walk
● Fungi Walk
● Moth Night
● Others
2. Give Talks and Presentations to the community and various groups and organisations
● Butterflies in Cornwall
● A Decade of Chough Watching
● Others
3. Wildlife Recording
● Woodland Valley Farm
● Trewithen Gardens
● Others
4. Butterfly Education Kits
● Giveaway Butterfly Education Kits to Primary Schools. Butterfly has the most fascinating life cycle. They undergo metamorphosis.
5. Ladock Parish Wildlife Group
● A community group to meet like-minded people with the same interest and passion for nature and wildlife.
1. Nature and Wildlife Walks
● Winter Watch, Spring Watch and Autumn Watch
● Bird-watching
● Butterfly-watching
● Wildflower Walk
● Fungi Walk
● Moth Night
● Others
2. Give Talks and Presentations to the community and various groups and organisations
● Butterflies in Cornwall
● A Decade of Chough Watching
● Others
3. Wildlife Recording
● Woodland Valley Farm
● Trewithen Gardens
● Others
4. Butterfly Education Kits
● Giveaway Butterfly Education Kits to Primary Schools. Butterfly has the most fascinating life cycle. They undergo metamorphosis.
5. Ladock Parish Wildlife Group
● A community group to meet like-minded people with the same interest and passion for nature and wildlife.
I CARE, YOU Matter
• Your Life Matters
• Your Health Matters
• Your Future Matters
• Together We Can
I CARE... about your LIFE, HEALTH and FUTURE, Together We Can achieve a better LIFE, HEALTH and FUTURE. YOU and I.
• Your Life Matters
• Your Health Matters
• Your Future Matters
• Together We Can
I CARE... about your LIFE, HEALTH and FUTURE, Together We Can achieve a better LIFE, HEALTH and FUTURE. YOU and I.
Nature and Mental Health
How can nature benefit my mental health?
Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical well-being. It can:
Nurturing something else into life has really helped my well-being, gently caring for something helped me learn to care for myself.
We all have different experiences of nature, and different reasons for wanting to connect with it more or feeling unsure about whether to try. You might find you get something completely different from one activity compared to someone else.
Nature ideas you could try:
Grow or pick food:
Bring nature inside:
Do activities outdoors:
Help the environment:
Connect with wildlife:
How can nature benefit my mental health?
Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical well-being. It can:
- improve your mood
- reduce feelings of stress or anger
- help you take time out and feel more relaxed
- improve your physical health
- improve your confidence and self-esteem
- help you be more active
- help you make new connections
- provide peer support
Nurturing something else into life has really helped my well-being, gently caring for something helped me learn to care for myself.
We all have different experiences of nature, and different reasons for wanting to connect with it more or feeling unsure about whether to try. You might find you get something completely different from one activity compared to someone else.
Nature ideas you could try:
Grow or pick food:
- Plant vegetables or herbs in your garden.
- Go fruit picking like wild blackberries or look for local farms or orchards that let you pick fruits to buy.
Bring nature inside:
- Buying flowers or potted plants for your home.
- Collecting natural materials like leaves, flowers, feathers, tree bark or seeds and use them to decorate your house.
- Listen to natural sounds, like recordings or apps that play birdsong, ocean waves or rainfall.
Do activities outdoors:
- Walking in a park, garden, woodland, coast path and others.
- Drawing or painting animals or nature scenes.
- Eating meals outdoor.
- Taking photos of nature, flowers, trees and others.
Help the environment:
- Beach cleaning or litter picking.
- Planting wildflowers for bees and butterflies.
Connect with wildlife:
- Bird-watching
- Butterfly-watching
- Take part in a nature survey like RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, Butterfly Transect and others.
- Taking photos of birds, butterflies and others.
Joe Buncle from Source FM had interviewed me on my campaign "Let's Get Wild - connect with nature and wildlife". It was on at 8:00am and at 1:00pm on 3 April 2020. Click on the link to listen: listenagain.thesourcefm.co.uk/listenagain
