Imagine every healthcare site surrounded by thriving green spaces that provide a healing environment whilst at the same time supporting biodiversity and sustainability. This is the vision that the NHS Forest is working tirelessly to bring to life.

The evidence base for the powerful role nature can play in supporting health is huge. We believe that every recovering patient and hard-working healthcare professional should have direct and easy access to nature. Your sponsorship can make this a reality, one tree, one meadow, one bench at a time.

The funds you contribute could be used in a number of impactful ways. The list below includes just a few examples of how your money could make a difference:

Ranger intern Daisy Tickner mulches a newly planted tree at Southmead Hospital. Photo: Phoebe Webster / Centre for Sustainable Healthcare 2021. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

£10 could be used to plant and protect a tree sapling, providing cleaner air and improved biodiversity.

Wildflower meadow in front of Southmead Hospital, Bristol. Photo: Vicki Brown / Centre for Sustainable Healthcare 2021. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

£25 could help to create a small wildflower meadow, bringing colour and creating a haven for pollinators.

Bird box on the Woodland Walkway at Mount Vernon. Photo: Vicki Brown / CSH July 2022. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

£50 could provide bird or bat box kits, helping to create habitats for wildlife.

A grapevine grows over the bench in the walled garden. 
Photo: Vicki Brown / CSH. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

£100 could fund a wooden bench, offering patients, staff, and visitors a peaceful spot to appreciate the surrounding green space.

Nature Recovery Ranger builds a raised bed at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. Photo: Phoebe Webster / Centre for Sustainable Healthcare 2022. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

£250 could provide materials for a raised bed to grow wildflowers, sensory or edible plants, supporting biodiversity and enrichment for patients and staff.

Bethlem Royal Hospital orchard volunteer sessions

£500 could plant a small orchard on a healthcare site.

These are just a few examples of how your sponsorship funds could make a difference. Your contribution, no matter the amount, could help bring real change to a number of different healthcare sites by supporting the development of their green spaces.

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