We have joined forces with nine NHS trusts as we expand our successful Nature Recovery Rangers programme. The Healthy by Nature project will see these NHS trusts work with the NHS Forest team at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) to support the transformation of hospital grounds into thriving green spaces that support both community wellbeing and local biodiversity. The project has been made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.

Find out more about the project.

Lucy Kennedy at Hopewood Children and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Lucy Kennedy at Hopewood Children and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. Photo: Lucy Kennedy/CSH, 2025

Lucy Kennedy

Lucy is the Nature Recovery Ranger at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. She is the Senior Ranger for the Healthy by Nature project.

Ruth Boyle at Dorset County Hospital. Photo: Ruth Boyle/CSH, 2025
Ruth Boyle at Dorset County Hospital. Photo: Ruth Boyle/CSH, 2025

Ruth Boyle

Ruth is the Nature Recovery Ranger at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Duika on site in Newcastle. Photo Duika Burges Watson/CSH, 2025
Duika on site in Newcastle. Photo Duika Burges Watson/CSH, 2025

Dr Duika Burges Watson

Duika is the Nature Recovery Ranger at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust.

Nick White in Bluebell Woods. Photo: CSH, 2025
Nick White in Bluebell Woods. Photo: CSH, 2025

Nick White

Nick is the Nature Recovery Ranger at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.

Susannah O'Riordan at Mount Vernon. Photo: Susannah O'Riordan/CSH, 2025
Susannah O’Riordan at Mount Vernon. Photo: Susannah O’Riordan/CSH, 2025

Susannah O’Riordan

Susannah is the Nature Recovery Ranger at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre managed by East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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