forest bathing blog

Jan 14, 20232 min read

A Beautiful Start To 2023!

Today was my first session of 2023 and the first of my funded sessions via the Cairngorms Youth LAG fund. I have four more sessions to...

Nov 22, 20223 min read

Family-Friendly Tree Dressing Day & Forest Bathing with Craigsfarm

After a successful Forest Bathing (or Shinrin-yoku) Programme at Craigsfarm this past autumn we shall be celebrating your local trees in...

Feb 13, 20222 min read

Free Forest Bathing For The Under 30's

I'm really pleased to be able to offer free Forest Bathing Sessions in the Cairngorms National Park to those under 30 years old. When I...

Feb 26, 20212 min read

Evoking Emotional Memories in Nature

Often, I find myself outside and a smell or a sound brings with it a memory from the past...

Jan 31, 20213 min read

Big Garden Birdwatch 29-31 January 2021

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the worlds largest bird survey and has been running for over 40 years as a massive Citizen Science project.

Jan 11, 20212 min read

Family Forest Bathing in the Cairngorms

During that weird time between Christmas and New Year, (you know when you’ve no idea what day it is, or what meal is next and chocolate...

Dec 27, 20203 min read

Tea Plants - Pine Needle Tea

With pines forming such a large part in our landscape in the Cairngorms National Park, pine needle tea is my ‘go to’ tea.

Dec 22, 20204 min read

What to Expect During a Forest Bathing Session…

Yesterday I took a lovely group of guests Forest Bathing at Loch Garten, in the Cairngorms National Park. I always arrive earlier than...

Dec 13, 20202 min read

Cloud Inversions and ‘Peace’ in the Morning

It’s no secret I find a great peace in nature and particularly the forest; add to this the silence that a sunrise brings, the intrigue of...

Dec 3, 20202 min read

Look for the Little Things...

One of my favourite invitations when guiding a Forest Bathing session is to invite you to ‘look for the little things’; I think this...