#493: Nature Cure

A Guardian article from late 2023 had a piece on what it called the 'nature cure'.

A lot has been made of the health benefits of being outside in nature rather than inside staring at a screen. This is supposed to 'save the NHS' hundreds of thousands of pounds every year by reducing stress.

Nature connectedness will be a major element of the new specification I would hope.

#425: Fieldwork ideas - Mission:Explore

Mission:Explore is a series of books which was produced by a group of people called the Geography Collective. 

I am proud to say that I was one of the co-founders of the project, along with Daniel Raven Ellison after a late night phone call.

Some of the missions lend themselves to being adapted or used directly to guide fieldwork.

Why not track down one of the books and give them a go?

#85: Always Possible Podcast

Bank holiday weekend is almost upon us! What are your plans? Going on any walks? Visiting an urban centre?

Listen to our inspirational podcast with guerilla geographer and creative explorer @DanRavenEllison. And check out #SlowWays https://t.co/DeaLVCvyh0. You're welcome! pic.twitter.com/32r2DBQcsl

— always possible (@always_possible) August 25, 2023

Check out the Always Possible Podcast for an interview with Daniel Raven Ellison.

It includes a mention of Slow Ways, and also how we can connect more closely with nature and heritage and culture through developing a walking infrastructure.

“Geography exists at all scales at the same time, so whether it’s the guerrilla gardener pulling up a paving slab and making that a bit wilder, or whether it’s thinking about where you want to go on holiday, that’s all geography.”

“Science and history have done a very good job of creating places where people are very aware that they’re recreationally engaging in science or history. Geography, people are playing with that all the time but because of so many boring, dry textbooks, people think that it’s something that it’s not.”