{"id":364,"date":"2025-03-21T16:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/?p=364"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:50:58","slug":"international-day-of-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/2025\/03\/21\/international-day-of-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">International Day of Forests, 21st March 2025&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Mental Health Benefits of Forests\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has consistently demonstrated the psychological benefits of being in natural environments. A literature review by Hall and Knuth (2019) highlights the following benefits:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Acknowledgements: <\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UNFAO\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UNFAO\">YouTube: Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations\u202f\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>What can I do within the field of Clinical Psychology?\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/files\/2025\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>North East Groups\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/living-woods.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Living Woods<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/living-woods.org.uk\/volunteering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteering &#8211; Living Woods<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastcommunityforest.org.uk\/north-east-community-forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North East Community Forest | Northeast Community Forest<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastcommunityforest.org.uk\/volunteer-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteer with us | Northeast Community Forest<\/a> \u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwt.org.uk\/get-involved\/your-community\/local-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Local groups | Northumberland Wildlife Trust<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamwt.com\/local-wildlife-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Local Wildlife Groups | Durham<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northumberland.gov.uk\/Climate-Change\/Free-trees.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northumberland County Council &#8211; Our Environment<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Run a free tree service in season (autumn and winter) <a href=\"mailto:freetree@northumberland.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freetree@northumberland.gov.uk<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundwork.org.uk\/south-and-north-tyneside\/get-support\/being-more-active-in-my-community\/monkton-community-woodland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monkton Community Woodland &#8211; Groundwork<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=cef4d53bac350dd388f89436bb48d6b22a59966f09975c130b417db45fddaa92JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=friends+of+briardene&amp;u=a1aHR0cDovL2ZyaWVuZHNvZmJyaWVyZGVuZS5vcmcudWsv&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of Briardene<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/757773184342507\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of Jesmond Dene<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=3fb2b33f4a1d04f887fe3efc123e40ad49bfcc0d25e7f956493e21788bc2ca16JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=friends+of+holywell+dene&amp;u=a1aHR0cDovL2hvbHl3ZWxsZGVuZS5vcmcudWsv&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of Holywell Dene<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cvabv.org.uk\/environmental-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Groups \u2013 CVA Blyth Valley<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundwork.org.uk\/north-east-and-cumbria\/get-involved\/volunteering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteering NE &amp; Cumbria &#8211; Groundwork<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources and tips on tree planting\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/tipstreeplanting.com\/tree-planting-charity-uk\/#:~:text=I%E2%80%99ve%20put%20together%20a%20handy%20list%20of%20UK,as%20more%20local%20charities%2C%20such%20as%20Moor%20Trees.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The UK Charities That Plant Trees &#8211; Tips Tree Planting<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=b655f8195f3da03cf831d87b829f6179f82ecf8e99f54fc7a39c3d3fbb10c0bcJmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=trees+for+life+scotland&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90cmVlc2ZvcmxpZmUub3JnLnVrLw&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trees For Life<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=73fc8c339a1db7f381164309f4191b4332cc9af9aa39078ccdbb4c949c8cc384JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=The+Soil+Association&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc29pbGFzc29jaWF0aW9uLm9yZy8&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Soil Association<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=c4b940c21d44c7e37f0cde342a376e854dd30715e05c0af40a7de3811c9a0a6fJmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=Trees+For+Cities&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJlZXNmb3JjaXRpZXMub3JnLw&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trees For Cities<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can sign up news about events in your area: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treesforcities.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteer | Trees for Cities<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/our-cause\/nature-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The National Trust<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The\u202f Woodland Trust<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/plant-trees\/schools-and-communities\/?utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=PPC&amp;utm_campaign=CTP24&amp;utm_content=CTP2&amp;msclkid=12acbdfcf75a16089de5da362bc3e45e&amp;utm_term=plant%20free%20trees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Trees for Schools and Communities &#8211; Woodland Trust<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=f7ca60e396ef161f979ede52898fa7d8b1bfbf237738932048cb7344436f0241JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=The+International+Tree+Foundation&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbHRyZWVmb3VuZGF0aW9uLm9yZy8&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The International Tree Foundation<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoftheearth.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of the Earth<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=fc6b41f4f341cb5556ad39be18246d29b2b1c37e1a514ef2feacdbb5b0eb4461JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=moor+trees&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9tb29ydHJlZXMub3JnLw&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moor Trees<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=155f99506245844716ab77d094804af328357d0fdb25742f25531f6b1ddbb317JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=tree+council&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90cmVlY291bmNpbC5vcmcudWsv&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tree Council<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=a18d50b3be088d7dfbe8b90ccc97afc137d6eacdc4b7cf5b4da5c64a40342830JmltdHM9MTc0MTMwNTYwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=25d99941-5eea-695c-29cd-8dfe5fcd685d&amp;psq=Tree+Aid&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJlZWFpZC5vcmcv&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tree Aid<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Day of Forests, 21st March 2025&nbsp; \u202f\u00a0 The Mental Health Benefits of Forests\u202f\u00a0 Research has consistently demonstrated the psychological benefits of being in natural environments. A literature review by Hall and Knuth (2019) highlights the following benefits:\u202f&nbsp; \u202f\u00a0 \u202f\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/2025\/03\/21\/international-day-of-forests\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12059,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,14,13],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate-change-and-social-justice-updates","tag-climatechange","tag-forestday","tag-socialjustice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12059"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/dclinpsy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}