Spending time in forests and woodlands can have a significant positive impact on physical and mental health and wellbeing, concludes a report commissioned by the Mersey Forest and compiled by Forestry Commission’s Forest Research division.
“Mindfulness practice in woods and forests: an evidence review” explores the health benefits associated with different forms of mindfulness in the forest, from the Japanese concept of forest-bathing to forest walking.
The study was carried out by Dr Bianca Ambrose-Oji, and published on 18 October 2013.
