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Nature recovery Ranger Nick White in Bluebell Woods, Aintree Hospital. Photo: CSH 2025. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Case study
Community engagement
Tree planting

How our ranger programme supports planting trees and building communities

Photo: Hasan Almasi on Unsplash
News
Rangers

Invitation to Tender

Ranger Karen MacKelvie with volunteer staff and community members plug planting a wildflower meadow at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Blog
News
Community engagement
Rangers

New expansion of Nature Recovery Rangers project at nine NHS sites

Wellbeing gardens at East of England Ambulance NHS Trust. All rights reserved.
Blog
Case study
Staff garden area
Tree planting

The Wellbeing Gardens: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex Photo: Carey Newson, CSH. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Blog
Insight
Dementia/sensory garden
Rangers
Therapeutic garden
Tree planting

Trees and Green Spaces in Dementia Care and Prevention

Photo: Hasan Almasi on Unsplash
Blog

Apply for fully funded courses at Thrive through NHS Forest

Pig at Darwin Nurderies. Photo: Darwin Nurseries. All rights reserved.
Blog
Case study
Community engagement
Grow your own
Nature connectedness
Orchard
Therapeutic garden

How Darwin Nurseries harnesses green spaces for health, wellbeing and happiness

Hedge planting at Pinderfields Hospital. Photo: Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. All rights reserved.
Blog
Case study
Tree planting

Going the extra distance: How Pinderfields Hospital Created England’s Longest NHS Hedgerow

Wassail 2024. Photo - Hattie White. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Blog
Case study
Community engagement
Nature connectedness
Orchard
Tree planting

Wassails in orchards: A timeless tradition of gathering, celebration, and growth 

Wildflower meadow in front of Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Blog
Insight

25 ways to promote biodiversity on healthcare sites in 2025

Wildflowers in bloom at Southmead Hospital's meadow
Blog

Lessons from healing in nature – a patient’s view

Photo: Hasan Almasi on Unsplash
Blog
News

National Tree week events at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

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