The Environment and Me

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The Environment and Me 

The Environment and Me

Wild Wellbeing

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind, are delivering The Environment and Me Project (TEaM) which is working with people in Coventry and Warwickshire to improve their mental health by spending time in nature.

TEaM works at a wide range of sites, from allotments and gardens to rivers and woodlands. We support people experiencing mental ill health to join us in a range of activities to help maintain, manage and improve their mental health.

“The staff, volunteers and clients are such an amazing bunch of people I wouldn’t like to think where I’d be without them. I mean, after 20 years of living the way I had, I basically had to start all over and learn how to talk to people again and everyone has made that possible.” (TEaM Participant 2020).

Who is the project for?

TEaM is a service for individuals over the age of 18 who are living in Coventry and Warwickshire. This service may especially benefit those:

  • Who are experiencing anxiety or depression
  • Have been diagnosed with a mild, moderate or severe mental health condition
  • Who feel lonely or isolated
  • Who have low self-esteem/confidence
  • Who have been signed off of work due to poor mental health

 

What we do

We offer the following activities;

8-week Bushcraft course (Coventry and Warwickshire):
We are excited to be offering our new 8-week bush-craft course in partnership with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy. The course is being delivered in both Coventry and Warwickshire and is for adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, isolation or just poor wellbeing. This course offers the opportunity to escape into nature, meet warm, friendly people and learn new skills in a relaxing natural setting. Sessions are structured around the 5 Ways to Wellbeing with activities including fire-lighting with just a spark, green-woodworking, charcoal making, willow weaving and more.

You can find out more and sign up for theses courses from :  https://www.recoveryandwellbeing.co.uk/  Or you can call: 02476 229988 or 0300 303 2626 to book onto the course. Look for the course name 'The Environment and Me' on the list of courses. You can also watch the video below to see more about the course.

Allotment Gardening (Spon End, Coventry):
This is for people with more enduring mental ill health, offering a weekly session at the allotment learning how to grow food and working together outdoors.

If you are interested in the allotment gardening, please contact Kelly Stevens on 0247655 4468 or email team@cwmind.org.uk

Wild Wellbeing Walks (Coventry and Warwickshire):
Take a monthly walk with other people in a wild green space, chat and learn about wildlife and be active.

If you are interested in the walks, please contact Rosie Charter on 0247630 2912 or email rosie.charter@wkwt.org.uk

We will be delivering more activities soon which will include; roaming nature conservation group, so keep an eye on this webpage.

TEaM Up! is a regular newsletter delivered by The Environment and Me to help you stay connected with nature, take a look at TEaM newsletters.

Jess's story

Jess grew up in an urban environment, not used to encountering much of the natural world as a child. Jess joined the TEaM bush-craft programme through Recovery Academy and has shared the story of her experience in the film below. 

Simon Watts / WILD Presentations

National Lottery Community Fund