Green Health Week 2022!
Image by Fi Brown.
Throughout history, urban planners have taken inspiration from nature, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the orange gardens of Seville. People who live in a concrete jungle of a town or city often never appreciated green spaces around them until the Covid-19 pandemic, where they became an unexpected source of calm and joy.
Studies have also shown that exposure to nature improves sleep and reduces stress, increases happiness, and reduces negative emotions, and helps promote positive social interactions. Many aspects of thinking, including attention, memory, and creativity, are boosted when a person is in a green environment, both for those with and without depression.
To help us all get an extra boost of nature, SRUCSA have launched their first ever Green Health Week, which coincides with Mental Health Awareness Week, running from Monday, 9th May. It will focus on the benefits of nature to help improve your mental health and wellbeing. Connecting you with nature, this week offers resources and ideas to help you access the outdoors and improve your physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Image by Fi Brown.
Furthermore, some of the activities may influence or help in future careers, for example designing a planting scheme for wildlife, and learning more about bees or butterflies from an online talk. Equally, it could be something you and your classmates do regularly as a social activity, for example litter picking on campus.
Whether it is online or in person, we look forward to you joining us to get our nature fix. Green Health Week timetable of activities and sign-up links can be found below:
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Green Health Week Events – ONLINE(more information can be found on the sign-up form) |
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Date and Time |
Location |
Activity |
Sign Up Form |
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MON 9th May4pm – 5pm |
Online |
Butterfly Workshop – how to identify and record the species found in Scotland. |
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WED 11th May7pm |
Online |
Bumblebee ID Session Online – The Bumblebee Conservation Trust |
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SUN 15th May10:30am – 11:30am |
Online |
Yoga with Mhairi Lou |
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SUN 15th May1:30pm |
Online |
Talk from the Conservation Volunteer’s. Green Health in North Ayrshire: Mainstreaming Nature Based Activities. |
Green Health in North Ayrshire – TCV
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Green Health Week Events – On Campus/ExternalPlease sign up to the events below using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/hU55gBef62 For therapets use this form: https://forms.office.com/r/enXWkcxtye |
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Date and Time |
Location |
Activity |
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MON 9th May12- 1:30pm |
Oatridge |
Therapets SessionPlease sign up using the form above. |
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MON 9th of May1pm |
Ayr Campus |
Scottish Wildlife Trust – Guided Walk Please sign up using the form above, wear appropriate footwear and consider the weather. If you require travel please state this on the form. |
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TUES 10th May10am – 3pm |
Tentsmuir |
Beach CleanPlease sign up using the form above, wear appropriate footwear and consider the weather |
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WED 11th of May 1:30pm |
Barony |
Barony Litter PickPlease sign up using the form above, wear appropriate footwear and consider the weather |
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WED 11th May2:30pm – 4pm |
Barony |
Woodland WellbeingFire – Nature Crafts – Whittling – Learn a new skill – Relax and chat!Staff and students welcome, just turn up to the woods by the pond! |
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THURS 12th of May10am – 3pm |
Tentsmuir |
Conservation VolunteeringPlease sign up using the form above, wear appropriate footwear and consider the weather. If you require travel please state this on the form. |
Fi Brown,
SRUCSA Students with Disabilities Officer