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Chopwell Wood health Project (PDF-140K)
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This publication provides information and evidence supporting the idea that the use and enjoyment of woodlands and green spaces improves people’s overall health and well-being.
By Liz O'Brien.
Forward by Sir Liam Donaldson – Chief Medical Officer for England.
November 2005.
Executive summary
Trees and woodlands: nature’s health service is aimed at a wide range of health professionals and environmental […]
Trees, Woodlands and Natural Spaces
This publication provides a synopsis of presentations and workshop discussions from three expert consultations held on “Health and Well-being: Trees, Woodlands and Natural Spaces” in Scotland, England and Wales in 2002.
Report from a study exploring people’s connection with trees, woodlands and wider
nature before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. An online survey ran from mid-June until the end of July 2020. This publication reports on the findings of the survey.
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