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Forest Hill Wellbeing
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Nature Connection and Mindful Movement for prevention and relief of stress-related and chronic conditions
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A section of railway track in southeast London has become the first in the UK to use a new low-carbon track, which employs a range of techniques to reduce the embedded CO2.

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Southeast London railway becomes UK’s first to use new low-carbon track
A section of railway track in southeast London has become the first in the UK to use a new low-carbon track, which employs a range of techniques to reduce the embedded CO2.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
theconversation.com/what-do-tree...

More than you might think!

Our woodlands contain the seeds of their survival,if only we can learn to 'listen' to their stories
What do trees remember?
Until recently, little was known about how memory functions in trees which experience decades, even centuries, of shifting environmental pressures.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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theconversation.com/what-do-spid...

Lovely little misunderstood creatures (NB: I am not Australian)
What do spiders really get up to on Halloween?
They’ve got better things to be getting on with than plotting with witches.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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lewishamfoodbank.bsky.social
DID YOU KNOW there are lots of places around Lewisham where you can pop in to get a voucher for a food parcel?

It's not always easy to get through on the phone lines so these drop ins are a great option.

Also many schools, housing associations and GP surgeries issue vouchers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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annemariefhw.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love
At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social
This morning our CEO, David Mooney, appeared live on BBC Breakfast to share exciting news. 🌿

London Wildlife Trust is co-producing Sir David Attenborough’s upcoming BBC documentary Wild London, made by Passion Planet and airing on BBC One and iPlayer later this year.

Read more
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Three people sit on a red sofa in a BBC Breakfast TV studio, talking in front of a large screen showing a stag standing in a lake at sunrise. David Attenborough in a blue shirt smiles while holding a tiny brown harvest mouse on a plant stem in a meadow filled with yellow wildflowers."David Attenborough and a harvest mouse from BBC One and iPlayer's Wild London © BBC/PassionPlanet/Joe Loncraine
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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sarajae.bsky.social
Antler Extensions

A photo of mine, from Windsor Great Park, 🇬🇧

#ThickTrunkTuesday #MobilePhotography #AnimalArtTuesday #Scape #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BlueTue #GreenSat #Trees #Windsor #WindsorGreatPark
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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😆!
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
Wise words from Wordsworth #forestfriday
mstreefrog.bsky.social Mstreefrog @mstreefrog.bsky.social · Sep 19
Come forth into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher.
— W. Wordsworth
#ForestFriday #PNW
📷🥾🌿
Forest scenes from Wallace Falls State Park in western Washington. River boulders along a forest path, ferns on a moss covered fallen tree, and steps leading up into the forest. 🌳
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
It's #forestfriday, and this is exactly what we're all about 😊🌳🌳
marycgruden.bsky.social MaryCatherine @marycgruden.bsky.social · Sep 19
#forestfriday
A walk in the woods, where I go to find my soul…
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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pauljwillson.bsky.social
Heather on Holme Fell
August 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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robertroffman.bsky.social
Back in my natural element. Close your eyes and feel and hear the serenity that the water produces. Shut out all the other noise and ground yourself!!
#waterfalls
#mentalhealth
#nature
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
We feel the heat, but how much do we really think about the sun?
wonderofscience.bsky.social Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · Aug 17
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over the course of a month.
August 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
... and here's one of my own, from the grounds of Lullingstone Castle, in Kent
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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young-spartacus.bsky.social
A magical, unpaved path leads through beautiful Aysgarth Falls woodland, diffused sun pleasingly patterning the walkway.

Happy Friday!

#Scape day Sparty 🖤🤍

#EastCoastKin #Photography
#ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri
#PhotoHour #ForestFriday #Nature #ArtInNature #Art #ArtYear #Rural #Scape #AltText
The photo is of a monochrome view of a narrow, unpaved path winding through a dense, tree-lined area. The path, appearing lighter in tone due to sunlight filtering through the canopy, recedes into the distance, creating a sense of depth and perspective. The surrounding foliage on both sides of the path is dark and lush, contrasting with the brighter path and emphasizing the enclosed, tunnel-like feel of the environment. The overall impression is one of a serene and secluded natural setting, inviting exploration.
August 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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mariavschiefer.bsky.social
The Shady Path
Glasgow Necropolis
Glasgow, Scotland
May 2025
#Landscape
#Photography
#Travel #Outdoor
#TravelPhotography
#OutdoorPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
#FootpathFriday
#Scape #ScapeDay
#ForestFriday
#ColorADay #BWFri
August 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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jackgreenwoodart.com
This was the most magical forest at a place in Somerset called 'Dead Woman's Ditch'
Info in alt text.
#forestfriday #EastCoastKin
This photo by Jack Greenwood shows a forest in the Quantocks at a place called dead woman's ditch. The name "Dead Woman's Ditch" in the Quantock Hills is associated with the murder of Jane Walford by her husband John Walford in 1789. However, historical records indicate the name predates this event, appearing on maps before the murder. The ditch is an ancient earthwork, and the name may be related to its prehistoric origins as a boundary marker or defensive structure. The trees in the Quantacks are all wiggly because of centuries of coppicing.
August 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
hellofhw.bsky.social
😲❤️🌳
h-kelvin.bsky.social Kelvin @h-kelvin.bsky.social · Aug 15
#ForestFriday #Scape #countryside #landscape

On a family walk, the play of light on this brush caught my eye.
Taken in a pine plantation in Staffordshire on a family walk. Tall pines stand behind brush which catches the sunlight.
August 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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listermj.bsky.social
#ForestFriday
#scape
Forest path above Grasmere lake, Cumbria (30/08/2025)
A good shade from the heat.
The path eventually opens up with views of the lake and fells.
#grasmere #lakedistrict #trees #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
A view along a forest path with green trees either side of the path. In the distance a woman walks a dog.
August 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
hellofhw.bsky.social
It's been shown that even looking at pictures of nature lifts the mood... so FHW highly recommends #forestfriday for a weekly dose of calm.
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laurette1.bsky.social Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · Aug 15
The Devil’s Punchbowl
in the Surrey Hills yesterday.
#ForestFriday
#Scape
#Treescape
#Landscape
#Landscapephotography
The bracken in the foreground and trees on the hills are covered with light and shade. Two conifers grow closely together out of this side of the Punchbowl which is a large bowl shaped depression. The sky is a beautiful blue with many clouds. In the distance are hills in a blue haze.
August 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
hellofhw.bsky.social
Interesting: the impact of digital working rhythms on wellbeing. Take home: Organisations should be treating boundaries, not availability, as the staff productivity key theconversation.com/always-on-al...
Always on, always tired, sometimes rude – how to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap’ of modern work
When boundaries around working hours grow increasingly blurred, this can lead to terse online exchanges that sap recipients’ wellbeing.
theconversation.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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guywrites.bsky.social
End your day with some of nature’s medicine. The calm of the meadows. May your evening be peaceful, my friends. 😊

#nature #flowers #calm #meadow #summer #peace #life #photography
July 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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annemariefhw.bsky.social
This is a beautiful area, and we have so little ancient woodland left. New woodlands will take centuries to develop ecosystems as rich, and our wildlife doesnt have that kind of time! Critical to preserve what we already have, and prevent erosion of rights via Public Footpaths

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July 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Lewisham Council is consulting on an Active Travel Strategy, including several potential corridors in Forest Hill, Perry Vale and Honor Oak Park.

Please do take moment to read the proposals, and maybe send your feedback (link on this page)

consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/highways-and...
Lewisham Active Travel Strategy - Lewisham Council - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the London Borough of Lewisham
consultation.lewisham.gov.uk
July 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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florfricker.bsky.social
Very excited to share yet another great piece of news in 2023: our preprint on the positive effects of seated acupressure massage on psychophysiological parameters is now online 🎉 Many thanks to Pr. Connat for his dedication and trust during those last 4 years🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Positive psychological effects of seated acupressure massage are associated to plasma oxytocin rise ...
Work-related stress is a major public health issue. Given the relationship between acute stress responses and health, finding strategies to deal with …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 29, 2023 at 8:53 AM