NatureMind conference
on Green Social Prescribing

NatureMind is the key platform for exploration into latest research & best practice in nature-based social prescribing for physical & mental health in the UK.

It is an annual event coordinated by Mind Over Mountains & the University of Central Lancashire in collaboration with leading policy makers & practitioners in UK green social prescribing.

Speakers, panellists & workshop leaders are made up of some of the principal voices in this sector. The goal of the conference is to enable continuing growth & development in the fields of green social prescribing, & nature- and activity-based therapies.

The 2024 NatureMind report paints an encouraging picture of green social prescribing – but it also outlines important recommendations for its future growth & development.

To reach its full potential, green social prescribing needs to be supported by better approaches to outcome measurement & training, & a renewed focus on communities and their connection to nature. But most of all, effective scaling of green social prescribing now requires the meaningful investment that can help to unlock the significant benefits that we know can accrue, both to patients & a struggling NHS. 

This report is being shared widely & we as a collective are seeking to influence policy through it. We encourage you to share it widely too. View report online here.

Next year’s conference will pick up where this report leaves off – and will be entitled “Green Social Prescribing: Scaling Up What Works”. 

We will be looking to identify the levers that will enable a rapid scaling up of the provision that works well – provision that delivers great outcomes for individuals, & which reduces the burden on our NHS.