The latest developments and news around Nature Prescriptions in England, Scotland, and Wales.
The health-giving power of nature is being shared across the West Midlands in our first fully urban-based project to support physical and mental wellbeing.
Thanks to the funds raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, more than 100 healthcare providers in the West Midlands have already received training and have been given over 1,000 free Prescription booklets for the people they support.
I have personally benefited from connecting to nature in challenging moments of my life and I’m keen to share the benefits with others. Nature is all around us and we're a part of it, listening to birdsong or feeling a cooling breeze on a warm day can truly lift our spirits."
I am really excited to be working with Experts by Experience to facilitate a Recovery College group session based on RSPB Nature Prescriptions. We completed our training session in early 2025, and it was lovely to see how passionate and inspired everyone is. We’ve developed a fun, interactive session based on the RSPB resources to create an exciting session. We were fully booked for our first session, so it's clear to see there's appetite."
Two GP practices in Aberdeen initially teamed up with RSPB Scotland, with support from Aberdeen City Council to roll out the pilot of Nature Prescriptions. This has now expanded, with funding, to include staff from across Aberdeen Health & Social Care Partnership.
We are excited to be collaborating with GPs and Aberdeen City Council to deliver the project for people in the area. Included in the booklet are varied accessible activities which reflect nature and wildlife across Aberdeen which were informed by feedback from the local community. It’s encouraging to see nature have an increasing role in the toolkit of healthcare professionals across Scotland and we hope this will help many patients kickstart a stronger relationship with the nature around them to help better support their health.”
We have a wonderful resource of parks, woods, seashore and rivers in Aberdeen. We now know that even the smallest contact with nature, of being outside observing and appreciating plants, other creatures or the flow of the seasons is of incredible value to our health and sense of wellbeing.”
RSPB Nature Prescriptions have now been officially launched in Wales for the first time in both Newport and Cardiff. The initiative has been made possible thanks to funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and awarded by the Postcode Planet Trust.
We are delighted to have worked successfully in partnership to develop the Newport Nature Prescription. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Integrated Wellbeing Network team has played a key role in supporting this collective effort, and our other partners, including environmental partners, have proved invaluable with their knowledge and input.”
As a GP in Newport, I know we need new ways to enable people to support their own wellbeing and health. We know that connecting with nature can play a crucial role in doing this. The RSPB Nature Prescriptions offer a great opportunity to help in doing that and we look forward to using them in our practice."
This project has been a perfect example of partnership working, with the contributions from our talented community also playing a vital role in the images used for this Nature Prescription."
We’re committed to making RSPB Nature Prescriptions available to as many people as possible.
We’re passionate about breaking down barriers to nature and will continue developing new formats to meet different needs.