Getting outside in the natural environment for wellbeing.
This is a 3 year project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund that came out of a partnership between Shine CIC and Wildwood Days. We first started working together in 2022 when Wildwood Days were invited on a Naturewell training course by Shine. Naturewell is an eco-therapy approach that focuses on ways to increase our feelings of connection to nature. We are all strong believers that getting outside in the natural environment makes you feel better and the Naturewell approach is a fantastic method to use.
There are currently 3 weekly wellbeing groups running at the Wildwood Days site: the Thursday afternoon men’s volunteer group, the women’s well-being group and the Friday afternoon men’s Naturewell group. Thanks to the National Lottery funding the men’s groups continue to be free to attend for the next 3 years (from April 2024 to April 2027) and the women’s group has one free place each term plus some subsidised spaces. We want to increase attendance at all the groups so new members are always very welcome! Please click below for more information on any of the groups.
Our Upcoming Wellbeing Groups
The project is also focused on widening our reach so we will be working with other organisations to provide Naturewell training for staff & volunteers and running immersive ‘wellbeing in nature days ‘at other venues in Lancashire with the aim of setting up and sustaining other weekly groups. If you’d be interested in hosting a Naturewell day at your venue or with your group then please get in touch. We’d love to talk to you!
For more information about the Naturewell approach please visit:Â https://www.
And to find out more about Shine CIC’s work:Â https://shine-coaching.
