Explore with Nature's Eco-Therapy
Your surroundings and relationships have a powerful impact on your biological health
Nature Exposure (Ecotherapy) Spending time outdoors or bringing nature indoors with plants, or natural light can lower blood pressure and improve overall mood.
Ecotherapy - we just love it!
The Great Outdoors
Ordnance Survey - Maps, Books, GPS, Historical Maps
Camping, Hiking, Rucksacks, Clothing
Go Stargazing - Dark Skies, Events, Stargazing Cruises
Wingly - Fly high with your own pilot, go anywhere, anytime
Gardening and Shows
Royal Horticultural Society - Helping hands for your garden
Leave peat where it is, coconuts do it better
Britain's Best Loved Places- Organic Restaurants across UK
History and Heritage
British Newspaper Archive** in partnership with Find my Past
English Heritage
history not just preserved but brought to life
Booklovers Library
Enduring History* - Where ever history was made, find it here
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our hobbies and interestS
Our great outdoors are great eco-therapy, there to be enjoyed in a thousand different ways.
With nature as a backdrop we work with national partners to provide the right resources for a host of activities.
Help and advice is a feature of each organisation, names you know you can trust.
Yoga is for Everyone
Three TOP TIPS for Foundation Health
1) Sleep like a Pro
That means you:
- Respect your bedtime like it’s a meeting with your future self.
- Don’t leave your sleep to chance.
- Create an evening that sets you up to feel amazing tomorrow.
2) Move with Intention
Start with 30 minutes a day. Walk. Run. Bike. Swim. HIIT. Dance. Rebounding. Strength. Just move.
Then, scatter movement throughout your day. Set a timer to get up every 30 minutes—do a few squats, take a stretch break, shake out your limbs. Your lymph, heart, muscles, and mood all love this.
3) Eat to Nourish
Let’s be honest—food is emotional. It's tied to our memories, our comfort, and our identity.
That’s why to believe in starting with sleep and movement. When those are in place, your cravings naturally shift. You want to nourish, not numb.
Complete Unit Yoga
Loved by over 20,000 customers
Hold every yoga pose confidently without losing your grip
Go Foraging in our National Parks with Ordnance Survey
Foraging expertise in the UK National Parks is primarily delivered through guided workshops and educational courses led by professional foragers.
These experts teach sustainable practices, legal compliance, and accurate identification of edible plants, fungi, and seaweeds.
Expert-Led Foraging Experiences
Professional organizations offer structured learning within and around National Park boundaries:
- Totally Wild UK: Provides 5-6 hour "Forage and Cook" courses in locations like Whinlatter Forest (Lake District) and Tegg’s Nose Country Park (near the Peak District).
- Experts cover identification, medicinal uses, and ethical harvesting followed by a wild food meal.
- Wild Food UK: Operates various courses across the UK, including the Peak District (starting in Eyam) and the Lake District (near Penrith), focusing on seasonal plants and mushrooms.
- Really Wild Emporium: Features knowledgeable guides for specialized foraging along the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, covering hedgerows, ancient trackways, and the shoreline.
- Wild Food People: Offers over 15 years of expertise in North Wales (near Eryri/Snowdonia), including specialized coastal foraging courses that identify up to 20 edible species.
Luxury Vacations UK: Hosts high-end experiences in the Cairngorms National Park, combining survivalist foraging skills with whisky pairings and gastronomic feasts.
Our friends from Wild Food UK have some tips for you if you fancy going out for a bit of Spring Foraging
From Field
To Plate
The Forager’s Code of Expertise
Experts emphasize three pillars of responsible foraging in National Parks:
- Legal Compliance: It is legal to forage for personal use (leaves, nuts, berries, fungi), but uprooting any wild plant without landowner permission is illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Commercial foraging requires specific licenses.
- The "Rule of Thirds": Sustainable foragers take no more than one-third of a particular plant or patch to ensure enough remains for wildlife and future regeneration.
- Strict Identification: Experts teach a "100% certainty" rule. Foraging in Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) often requires explicit consent, as these areas host rare or vulnerable species. National Trust
We'll fly you to some amazing places
See the great outdoors from the skies in the comfort of your very own private flight. Fly from airports across the UK for just an hour or book your own tour in the skies.
Wingly, a UK-based company, offers flights with private pilots in their planes.
Books for October 2026
Books of the Month
Each month we publish the Book of the Month and the Children's Book of the Month
