A Prescription For Nature
Just 20 minutes in nature each day can improve your mental wellbeing.
How nature helps restore us
Spending time connecting with nature is brilliant for our mental wellbeing. It can reduce stress and anxiety, lift our mood and help our minds rest. Based on scientific evidence, we recommend 20 minutes a day to gain the benefits.
Because nature is so good at helping us feel well, we’re encouraging everyone get their daily dose of it. From nature soundscapes and insect-spotting to house plant-potting, we’ve got a prescription to suit everybody. And, while we find new ways to thrive in nature, we might discover ways to help nature out a bit, too.
If you’re concerned that you’re developing a mental health problem, you should speak to your GP or call 111 for advice. If you need urgent help and are at risk of harming yourself or others, call 999 or go to A&E.
Get your free wellbeing guide
Get your free wellbeing guide
Spending time connecting with nature is brilliant for our mental wellbeing. It can reduce stress and anxiety, lift our mood and help our minds rest. Get your free nature guide to help you get your daily dose of nature and enjoy an exclusive 15% discount across our shop.
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Share your daily dose of nature on the big screen
Share your daily dose of nature on the big screen
We’re celebrating our partnership with Walk on the Wild Side, part of the ITV Love Your Weekend show! For a chance to be featured, simply email your favourite nature pics to weekend@pennylanetv.com.
Remember to share on social using the #DailyDoseofNature hashtag to be featured on our website too.
Nature restores us portrait series
WWF ambassadors and supporters took part in the 'nature restores us' portrait series to share their daily dose of nature with you. Whether it’s a wild swim like Geri, a jog in your local park like Joe, spending time in your garden like Ellie, a woodland walk like Andy, or finding a community garden like Kedar - there’s a slice of nature for everyone.
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A dose of nature in your inbox
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Mental health support
Mental health support
The Mental Health Foundation is a charity committed to building good mental health in the UK, offering evidence-backed advice and resources, and developing better ways to support good mental health in every community.
For a Dose of Nature Prescription from your GP
For a Dose of Nature Prescription from your GP
Dose of Nature is a pioneering, clinically-led mental health charity that improves the mental health and wellbeing of individuals struggling with a wide range of mental health difficulties, and referred by their GP for our innovative, evidenced-based nature prescriptions.