Parks in Mind

Ecotherapy volunteer groups in Bournemouth

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Project Summary

Parks in Mind provides fun nature conservation and other outdoor activities in Bournemouth’s beautiful parks and open spaces to deliver health and wellbeing benefits to the people taking part.

Need to know

  • Start Date: 02/10/2019
  • End Date: 31/12/2021
  • County: Dorset
  • Organisation Name: The Parks Foundation
  • Project Category: Improving habitats

 

Project Description

The project creates free volunteering opportunities suitable for anyone looking to improve their health, meet new people and learn new skills. The emphasis is on providing a relaxed and friendly atmosphere while taking part in practical and sociable outdoor activities to improve the environment.

With a focus on nature conservation, green exercise and other activities, you’ll enhance your own wellbeing while making improvements to local parks for people and wildlife. It also includes elements of nature study, art in the environment, relaxation and confidence building workshops. You chose the activities you want to take part in and work to your own limits. No prior knowledge is required, with the chance to learn from both the project leaders and the other people taking part.

Sessions will take place in the following parks:

  • Churchill Gardens, Boscombe
  • Horseshoe Common, Bournemouth
  • Knyveton Gardens, Springbourne
  • Shelley Park, Boscombe.

Each week we'll be doing various activities in parks across Bournemouth, whether you'd like to join in for an hour or come along to all our sessions we'd love you to join us.

Visit the website for more information and our events programme.