International Day of Forests

International Day of Forests, 21st March 2025 

  

The Mental Health Benefits of Forests  

Research has consistently demonstrated the psychological benefits of being in natural environments. A literature review by Hall and Knuth (2019) highlights the following benefits:  

  

  

Acknowledgements:   

YouTube: Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations  

  

What can I do within the field of Clinical Psychology?  

  

North East Groups  

  

Resources and tips on tree planting    

  1. The UK Charities That Plant Trees – Tips Tree Planting  
  1. Trees For Life   
  1. The Soil Association  
  1. Trees For Cities  
  1. The National Trust  
  1. The  Woodland Trust     
  1. The International Tree Foundation   
  1. Friends of the Earth  
  1. Moor Trees  
  1. The Tree Council  
  1. Tree Aid  

  

Upcoming Student Wellbeing Events

Introduction to mindfulness Workshop:  Aims to introduce mindfulness and how this approach can enhance your well-being. The benefits of mindfulness are explored in a way that can help you identify and incorporate this approach into your life to make a meaningful difference.  

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An introduction to Self-Care Self-Compassion Workshop: What do you do to maintain good health and improve wellbeing? Do you know the importance of regular self-care? This workshop provides the opportunity to do a self-care inventory so you can consider your own self-care routine and where you can make changes. It also provides you with a range of tools and techniques for self-care, and practice these in the session.

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Understanding how to attend stress and anxiety Workshop:  Designed to provide you with an understanding of what anxiety and stress are and how they naturally impact your ability to function, work and cope. You will also be given tools and techniques to help you decrease symptoms.  

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Self-Compassion Workshop: How often are we kind and caring towards others and yet do not give the same compassion to ourselves? Our inner critic wreaks havoc, making us feel dreadful by labelling us as ‘not good enough; lazy; failures; we must work harder’… the list will go on…. This workshop has been designed to help you learn about and practice self-compassion.  

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