Making the links between recovery (mental health and wellbeing) and environmental restoration on the South West Coast Path. Climate change and coastal erosion present the greatest challenges to the maintenance of the South West Coast Path going forwards; and recovery is even more important in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. I decide to goContinue reading “Recovery, environmental restoration and adjusting to change: Walking the South West Coast Path”
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New project – assessing the mental health benefits of walking the South West Coast Path
I’m excited to be embarking on a short @CRPRExeter research project commissioned by the South West Coast Path Association @swcoastpath (funded by Natural England) on the mental health and wellbeing benefits of walking the South West Coast Path. In tandem with this project I also aim to walk several sections of this much-loved National TrailContinue reading “New project – assessing the mental health benefits of walking the South West Coast Path”
Screen time vs. nature connectedness for mental health: Is the internet (the world wide web) a poor imitation of the ‘wood wide web’?
Why do we spend so much time on the internet (and computer games) when there is a ‘wood wide web’ of nature to tap into that brings enormous benefits for our mental health and wellbeing, as well as for biodiversity and combating climate change? What are the effects of this giant experiment of practically unlimitedContinue reading “Screen time vs. nature connectedness for mental health: Is the internet (the world wide web) a poor imitation of the ‘wood wide web’?”
Exploring the Exe Estuary by canoe and paddle board: Reflections on management and wellbeing benefits
Having abandoned our attempt to walk an extended section of the South West Coast Path (@swcoastpath) because of the Covid-19 accommodation restrictions still in place, we plan a canoe trip down the Exe instead. Our youngest is unhappy at the start because it’s a pretty chilly mid-April day (the car registers 4 degrees Celsius asContinue reading “Exploring the Exe Estuary by canoe and paddle board: Reflections on management and wellbeing benefits”
An increase in gendered role conflict and its effects on wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic
As the kids finally go back to school and we begin to emerge from the latest lockdown I find I finally have some time and headspace to reflect. And because it coincides with the arrival of spring, the chance to spend time outside and recover from the challenges of the recent months is even moreContinue reading “An increase in gendered role conflict and its effects on wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic”
How do we support access to our green (and blue) spaces for health and wellbeing? Insights from the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths
As I drop off my youngest at Woodbury Castle for his first (socially distanced) organised outing since the end of the latest lockdown, I notice the car park is full, as it always is these days when we visit. All of the Commons car parks have been extraordinarily busy for months, with local people visitingContinue reading “How do we support access to our green (and blue) spaces for health and wellbeing? Insights from the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths”
Using case studies to influence (evidence-based) policy and decision-making on the environment
How can we formulate and justify case studies to maximise their influence on policy and decision-making about the environment? This question came out of an interesting discussion on the role of case studies in policy-making at an Environment and Sustainability Geography Research Group meeting (@ExeterGeography @UniofExeter) I attended in March 2021. The discussion occurred afterContinue reading “Using case studies to influence (evidence-based) policy and decision-making on the environment”
Connecting environment, health and wellbeing 