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Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our upcoming project with pupils from Inverness Royal Academy, in conjunction with the NHS Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Culduthel Community Woodlands. We will be co-creating the programme with the organisations involved, and most importantly, with the young people taking part. This will help support their ongoing health and wellbeing as well as providing support for the future. More details to come!

We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding to deliver Branching Out programmes again in Nairn and Elgin, with thanks to Moray Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, and the Highland Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. A fully funded 12 week programme for people currently using mental health services in the local area, more details on our page here. We will announce dates and details shortly…

Come celebrate two years of our Nature Walks being delivered in Aberlour, thanks to the indefatigable Isi. This Friday, the 5th May, we will have an extra special walk to celebrate complete with crafting activity, a quiz, fabulous food and more. Also a gentle walk and some great company. 13:30 to 15:00 as usual, though we may go over a bit this week if folk want to stick around. Meeting at the square, opposite the co op as usual. We …

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Branching Out is a programme for adults who use mental health services in Scotland. For each client, the service consists of around three hours of activities per week in a woodland setting, over 12 weeks. It has been developed by the NHS and Forestry Commission (now Scottish Forestry), and is supported by both organisations still. We are booked out with a waiting list for our Elgin programme, but still spaces on the Forres programme starting Tuesday 18th April. DO get …

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Nature Walks for Wellbeing – 10th Anniversary of a Highland journey to health! On Thursday 17th November 2011 a small band of people gathered at the canal side in Inverness to head out with Stephen Wiseman on what was the first walk aiming to connect people with nature, themselves and each other for mutual benefit. HUG Action for Mental health were at the core of these first few steps in a healthy direction. Stephen had attempted to encourage participation before …

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We are looking forward to offering some campfire cooking and primitive fire lighting skills at this great wee Green Health Day at the Muir of Ord this Saturday, 2nd October. Come along and say hi!

Upcoming workshop as part of the Moray Walking Festival, led by one of our lead instructors, Ruaraidh. Come learn about nature’s rich bounty of fungi, foods, medicines, woods and more. On Sunday 19th September, 15:30 to 17:00 in Forres, more details here: https://www.moraywalkoutdoorfest.co.uk/event/useful-nature-foraging-walk-3

Great article in todays Inverness Courier about our recent Green Health Day in Nairn

We are very excited to announce that our wonderful volunteer Isi will be starting our Nature Walks for Wellbeing in Aberlour this month. Come join us for a gentle walk with good company, beautiful nature and a freshly brewed cuppa!  

Come join our amazing storyteller Emma Robbie for a free evening of Scottish Beltaine storytelling this Saturday, 1st May, at 18:30, details on Facebook with a link to the Eventbrite booking page.

We are very excited to announce that our weekly Nature Walks in Inverness and Moray are back. We will miss our UK wide audience that have been enjoying the online walks with us each week, but excited to be able to support folk in person again on our regular routes. Meeting places and times are now on our NWW page.