JUST ADD NATURE

Supported by the National Trust, here is the latest medical and scientific research that shows that connecting with nature is essential to our wellbeing. This inspirational and informative guide shows that you don't need to live in the countryside or have access to vast open spaces to make valuable connections with the natural world around you. Often it's simple pleasures like eating seasonally, identifying wildflowers, listening to birdsong, being close to water or nurturing a houseplant that bring the greatest reward. You can also turn a weekend walk into a rubbish-clearing exercise by volunteering to help clear your route of litter; reduce food waste, support local farms, save water, swap to green or homemade cleaning products, turn anger into action, go city foraging, discover wonderful waterways and that nature is a gift that keeps on giving. Being out in nature can produce a variety of benefits from increasing energy and levels of vitamin D, to acting as a natural painkiller, and as an antidote to loneliness and the source of endless moments of wonder. Wake up and smell the trees! Beautiful colour illustrations, 144pp.