I’ve always had a strong connection with nature. However, I do worry about the effects of urbanisation, technology, and social media on the human-nature connection. Having experienced the benefits of nature connectedness myself, I am very passionate about advocating the importance of this for our mental and physical wellbeing.
My main interests/hobbies
- The science of climate change and its environmental and social effects
- Medicinal properties of plants
- Wildlife photography
- Vegan baking
- Walking
What I’ve been up to
After six weeks of the internship, I cannot believe how much I have already experienced. If you have read our other interns’ blog posts, you’ll see we have all been absorbed in getting to know our roles, as well as each other. We’ve all been busy bees, so am looking forward to finding out what everyone’s been up to in our next catch up!
So far, I have mostly been helping with the Wild Tots sessions in Holywells Park. Since working regularly with the toddlers, I notice myself feeling happier. In these sessions we play mud kitchen, swing in hammocks, search for invertebrates and other activities following a theme each week. My favourite theme was all about ducks, we fed them oats, peas, seeds, and spinach, then created our own ponds and nests for our rubber duck friends! This was a session I had planned, so to see the tots really enjoying themselves felt rewarding. This week I planned the easter special and took lead of the session for the first time, in preparation for my first solo wild tots’ session next week (wish me luck!). Luckily, the Easter Bunny had visited, as we found chocolate along our woodland trail and toasted hot cross buns on the fire.