From Good from Woods
- Good from Woods summary reports ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ evidence of wellbeing found in each of our partnerÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s woodland projects
- The Good from Woods toolkit ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ guides to help you carry out research on your own woodland activities whilst maintaining robust research ethics
- Research methods ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ ideas to help you gather feedback and research data from participants in your woodland activities/projects.
Case study papers:
- (Taylor & Francis Online)
- (Taylor & Francis Online)
- (Ingenta Connect)
- Measuring the impact of outdoor learning on the physical activity of school age children (SHEU)
Other research resources
- Open University ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
- Roger Greenway ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
- University of Oxford ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
- University of Surrey ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
Research into woodland and wellbeing
Walking the Talk conference presentations
The Walking the Talk conference was a joint event between Silvanus Trust, , and the Outdoor and Experiential Learning Research Network(Oelresnet) at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, 4 July 2014.
Good from Woods presentations:
Good from Woods presentations:
Immersive activity in nature & the effects on wellbeing ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ J. ActonWhat do young people get out of tree planting? ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ V. NorrisFolly Wood - A community ownership model ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ S.Buckton, J.Rowanly, A.Coles, R, KeatingWoodland activities with adults with learning difficulties & introducing the Good from Woods Toolkit ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ R. Tomlinson
Natural Connections presentations:
Walking with the educators ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ R.CookWoodland health for youth project ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ J.Aronsson & N.WrightEnabling schools to embed their vision ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ R.Birch
Oelresnet presentations:
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ growing futures - time well spent ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ C.Mikhail- Earth Education: Learning to Live Lightly ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ Mark Jefferys: and
- Social Forestry ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ John Bell
Walk the Talk ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ lunch time walks:
- ArtistÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Walk with Sarah Scaife and Helen Billinghurst ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
Artist's walk hand-out (pdf)
To make the hand-out book:
- 1. print the pdf onto an A3 sheet
- 2. cut into thin strips along the faint grey lines
- 3. stick the strips together
- 4. fold like a concertina.
Other related research
- Forest Research ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
- Roger Greenway ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“
- Essex University ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“