Wild About Wellbeing

Dom and Rob are joined by Will Humpington from Postcode Lottery, to share some vital insights into funding for nature and creative projects and why those kind of projects are so important to society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Rob are joined by Miles Richardson from the University of Derby, to share his insight into the importance of being connected to nature, how nature helped his creative process, self-assembly wardrobes and robot dogs, and how we are all a part of the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by Alexis Johnson, Nature and Wellbeing Officer at RSPB, to talk about RSPB's work in social prescribing and how creativity plays a part. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Rob are joined by Professor Daisy Fancourt, the author of Art Cure: How The Arts Can Transform Your Health . She shares her own findings and research into the importance of art and creativity to our wellbeing, and discusses the parallels between nature and creativity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season three of Wild About Wellbeing! In this season, we are taking a look at the connection between nature, creativity and health. In our first episode of the season, join Dom and Rob as they share how creativity helps them, and hear what Dr Amir Khan thinks about this important topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final episode of season two of Wild About Wellbeing, we are joined by Joe Harkness to discuss his book Neurodivergent, By Nature: Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity . We talk about neurodiversity in the conservation sector, barriers to entry, and the importance of inclusion for the future of the environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dom and Rob are joined by Sammy Fraser from Butterfly Conservation to talk about the Big Butterfly Count , the Wild Spaces programme, and how wellbeing and community play an important part in Butterfly Conservation's work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dom and Rob are joined by Miriam Bentley-Rose to talk about the Safe and Accessible Green and Blue Spaces project, how community was an integral part of the process, and what it will mean for access in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dom and Rob talk to Dr William Bird about Active Essex, Beat the Street, Dr Bird's own experiences as a GP, and how community and access to nature play a part in keeping us all healthy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we walk to Anna, Kate and Enise from Shropshire Wildlife Trust about the Trust's work on a pair of community projects and what that's meant for both working with those local communities and what it means for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the show, we talk to Jenny from Kent Wildlife Trust and Michelle from Access, Arts and Adventures about accessibility, art and nature. You can find out more about Access, Arts and Adventures at their Facebook page: Access, Arts and Adventures on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dom and Rob speak to Kat Machin from WWF about the campaign A Prescription For Nature and the role that community plays. You can find out more at the following link: A Prescription For Nature Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dom and Rob talk to Helen from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust about Attenborough For All, a project that looked at what the local community felt about Attenborough nature reserve and how it could become an important place to be in nature for even more people. https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/attenborough-for-all Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season two of Wild About Wellbeing. In our first episode, Dom and Rob talk to Burnham community members Pam and Tony and Barbara from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust about Nextdoor Nature, and what it meant for spending time in nature and helping the community. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/nextdoor-nature Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Welcome back to the Wild About Wellbeing podcast! Dom and Rob from The Wildlife Trusts have returned with a new focus for the second season of the podcast: Community and Access. They will be talking about all things community and how that ties into wellbeing and nature, with a series of special guests. The first full episode will be available on Friday March 7, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

It's the last episode of season one. On this episode, Dom and Rob talk about hope and reflect on what's been explored over the course of our first season of Wild About Wellbeing. They are then joined by Tristan Phipps, ambassador to TUSK and The Born Free Foundation, former safari guide, and Made in Chelsea star about his passion for conservation and his hopes for the future of the environment. Fi...

A very special episode of the Wild About Wellbeing podcast! This is a recording of a live panel discussion about urban environments and eco-anxiety. Dom and Rob are joined by David Lindo, a broadcaster and educator also known as The Urban Birder , Dr Delia Garratt, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country , and Jazzie Peffly, from London Wildlife Trust's Youth Boa...

Our next episode of Wild About Wellbeing is going to be coming to you live from YouTube! We'll be talking about urban areas and eco-anxiety with a range of fantastic guests once again. This includes David Lindo, aka The Urban Birder, Dr Delia Garratt, Chief Executive of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, and more! The episode will be on YouTube on Tuesday 19th March, from 7PM...

On this episode of the podcast, Dom and Rob take a look at the topic of equality, diversity and inclusion with eco-anxiety and combatting climate change. They are joined by Meera Inglis, Policy Officer at RSPB and vice chair of Wildlife & Countryside Link's EDI working group, Kamran Mallick and Dan White from Disability Rights UK , and biologist, activist, writer and freelance journalist Jasmi...

On this episode of Wild About Wellbeing, Dom and Rob take a look at how important community is to tackling eco-anxiety. They are joined by some fantastic special guests. Trewin Restorick talks about how community ties into his own work towards a greener future, before Nikki and Bella from The Wildlife Trusts talk about the Nextdoor Nature project and Climate Cafes respectively. Finally, Dom is joi...

Whilst we're on our winter break, here is a bonus episode that takes you through a body scan exercise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst we're on our winter break, here's a small bonus episode that talks through a handful of exercises you could do to practice mindfulness in nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a live recording of an event in Hope Week, from the Wildlife Trusts. Hope Week was a series of live events, and a chance to bring together young people to enjoy workshops, talks and entertainment. We took part in the first session of Hope Week, looking at the topic of Health and Wellbeing in Nature.   The session began with a fantastic live magic show from the Environmental Ma...

On this episode of Wild About Wellbeing, we're talking about all things water. Dom and Rob discuss how our water environments, whether freshwater or marine, play a part in the conversation about eco-anxiety. We are then joined by Dr James Szymankiewicz, a GP whose passion for wellbeing and surfing sees him help communities reconnect with the natural world. Our second guest is Libby Smith, a member...

On the second episode of Wild About Wellbeing, we continue the theme of Nature In Mind by taking a look at mental health and eco-anxiety. Dom and Rob talk about the link between these two topics, before being joined by some fantastic guests. Tony Li and Ruth Taylor from mental health charity Mind provide some vital insight into their own work with nature and mental health, and examples of how we c...