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We certainly had a fantastic day at the NHS Forest Conference, it was great to see so many health and green space professionals in one place having some lively discussions and developing partnerships. We are hugely grateful to University Hospital Birmingham for hosting the event and providing us with an inspiring tour of their site and all the work they have done there. Lots of ideas have been generated!

CSH, in conjunction with the Ecosystems Knowledge Network and Cambridgeshire Nature Partnership, ran a really successful workshop bringing together healthcare professionals in Cambridgeshire and leaders of green space projects. The aim was to encourage more people to use green space projects to improve their health. 

Come to our conference on September 28th, 2015 at University Hospital, Birmingham. The theme is increasing the value of Health and Wellbeing in your green space and we will be showcasing and sharing best practice in this area through presentations and workshops. Our hosts are University Hospital, Birmingham, who will be showing us around their fantastic orchard and community garden in the afternoon. The cost is a very reasonable £30. We look forward to welcoming all sectors of healthcare. We will also be presenting five awards.

CSH has been involved in a great project with Central Bedfordshire to engage both the countryside access and health teams. We have helped develop robust health monitoring systems which will be evaluated by a newly established steering group. These will be used to determine the health benefits of taking part in exercise in nature. Part of the work involved reviewing the area’s health priorities and identifying existing green space projects which could be used to engage target health groups in the local population.