New West Midlands nature health scheme aims to boost well-being

New West Midlands nature health scheme aims to boost well-being

Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands. More than 40 health organisations have received training and free booklets to share with people they support in the hope of boosting their well-being as part of the scheme from the RSPB and the West … Read more

Nature festival launched on Exmoor National Park

Nature festival launched on Exmoor National Park

People are being urged to “connect with nature” at the launch of a two-week festival to celebrate Exmoor National Park. The Exmoor Nature Festival runs from 17 May to 1 June and features activities including nature walks, art sessions and yoga. The organisers said they hoped participants word be “inspired to help us look after … Read more

Engineer tells court Ghatkopar hoarding collapse ‘act of nature’, gets bail

Engineer tells court Ghatkopar hoarding collapse ‘act of nature’, gets bail

The Mumbai engineer who designed the Ghatkopar hoarding, which collapsed and killed 17 people on May 13, argued in court that the incident was an “act of nature” and he cannot be held responsible for it. The engineer, Manoj Ramakrishna Sangu, was granted bail by a Mumbai sessions court on Thursday. In his bail plea, … Read more

TSFDC to organise nature camp, bird walk on March 2, 3

TSFDC to organise nature camp, bird walk on March 2, 3

Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) is organising a nature camp on March 2 and 3 in Forestrek Park, Chilkur, and a bird walk on March 3, at Botanical Garden, Kondapur. Team building activities, tent pitching, night trekking with lanterns, night camping, camp fire, bird walk, nature trail, and adventure games will be part of … Read more

Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

The lodge has three categories of rooms  A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as I gingerly tread across the bathroom floor. I brush my teeth, wash my face; our eyes trained on each other all the while. But soon he gets bored. Perhaps my grooming session isn’t … Read more

Make My Trip co-founder Keyur Joshi on his new venture that offers bespoke luxury in the wild

Make My Trip co-founder Keyur Joshi on his new venture that offers bespoke luxury in the wild

At Tipai, a 38-acre property set beside Maharashtra’s Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Tea under a gazebo, a picnic by the river, sundowners by your private plunge pool… and all this along the fringes of a dense forest known for its Bengal tigers. Expect luxury in the wilderness at Tipai, set beside Maharashtra’s Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which … Read more

Biosphere reserves: A perfect example of nature-life coexistence

Biosphere reserves: A perfect example of nature-life coexistence

A Biosphere Reserve (BR) refers to an international recognition granted by UNESCO to selected portions of natural and cultural landscapes, covering expansive regions of land or coastal/marine ecosystems, or sometimes a combination of both. It aims to balance economic and social development with the preservation of nature and associated cultural values. They serve as special … Read more