Page 16 - The Land Trust Annual Review 2020
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Health                                                                                                             Land Trust Annual Review 2020




          Spending time
          outdoors is vital
          for young people’s
          mental health and
          to tackle rising
          obesity levels
                                                                                                                                                        “Our parks and green spaces have a hugely
                                                                                                                                                        positive impact on the physical and mental
                                                                                                                                                         wellbeing of the communities we work with”








                                                                                                  What’s in your pack
                                                                                                  Inside this pack you will find everything you need for a great visit to Davy Down:  Outdoor
                                                                                                  • Site map and facilities               learning pack
                                                                                                  • Benefits of Outdoor Learning
                                                                                                  • Woodland Habitat: 8 sheets
                                                                                                      Woodland Factsheet
                                                                                                      Recording Sheet                     Davy Down
                                                                                                      EYFS lessons (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 1 (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 2 (x2)
                                                                                                      Woodland (minibeast) Spotter Sheet (in colour and black and white)
                                                                                                      Tree Spotting Sheet (in colour and black and white))
                                                                                                       Woodland Doodle and Writing Sheet
                                                                                                  • Grassland Habitat: 8 sheets
                                                                                                      Grassland Factsheet
                                                                                                      Recording Sheet
                                                                                                      EYFS lessons (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 1 (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 2 (x2)
                                                                                                       Grassland Spotter Sheet (in colour and black and white)
                                                                                                      Grassland Doodle and Writing Sheet
                                                                                                  • Pond Habitat: 8 sheets
                                                                                                      Pond Factsheet
                                                                                                      Recording Sheet
                                                                                                      EYFS lessons (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 1 (x2)
                                                                                                      Key Stage 2 (x2)
                                                                                                      Water bird Spotter Sheet (in colour and black and white)
                                                                                                      Pond Doodle and Writing Sheet
                                                                                                  • Equipment List
                                                                                                  • Risk Assessment Template
                                      “At the Land Trust we understand
                               the value that spending time outdoors can                                                 are free!
                                have on physical and mental wellbeing”                                                   Visits to    Davy Down
                                                                                                                                  Economic and social value delivered                 Health site of the year
                                                                                                                                  With nearly 1.5 million visits to Land Trust sites in 2019-  Port Sunlight River Park was voted Health Site of the
        Getting families active together                                                                                          20 our parks and green spaces have made a hugely    Year at the 2020 Land Trust Awards, with the park
                                                                                                                                  positive impact on the physical and mental wellbeing   hosting a wide variety of activities to benefit the local
        In 2019-20 the Land Trust’s health theme was focused    The Trust also announced a new partnership with                   of the communities we work with.                    community. Sustrans has held monthly cycling sessions
        on getting families outdoors and active together.    MowMow to build on this positive work further. MowMow                                                                    for young children and their families, while Wirral
                                                             is a free to download app, which combines technology                 The evidence of the improvements in mental health   Athletics Club use the trails a couple of times a week.
        At the Land Trust we understand the value that spending   with a game of hide and seek, resulting in a fun activity       in particular is continuing to grow, and this has once
        time outdoors can have on physical and mental wellbeing   that gets children moving outside in the real world.            again been a key focus for our staff, managing      There are a number of regular walking groups,
        and we recognise the importance of developing these                                                                       partners and volunteer workforce. There have been   while the first set of Mindfulness in Nature courses
        positive habits at an early age so that young people take   Children paint the rocks and leave them for people to         over 3,000 visits to our parks and green spaces to take   ran between April and June, with eight sessions and
        them with them throughout their lives.               find. The MowMow app allows players to give each                     place in a mental health activity and this has led to a   11 people attending the full course. The course was
                                                             rock a name and date of birth, log where they hide                   cost saving to the public purse of over £500,000.   designed to target local people, particularly those from
        This desire is set against a backdrop of rising childhood   their rocks and then receive notifications whenever                                                               more deprived areas and delivered substantial mental
        obesity levels, decreasing childhood mental health and a   their rocks are found. It also tracks how many miles the       Activities on our sites have also made a significant   wellbeing benefits to participants.
        worrying lack of time spent by children and young people   rock has travelled and has a leaderboard to encourage          difference in labour productivity with over £125,000
        in the natural environment.                          competition too.                                                     gross value added to the economy with this          The users of Autism Together also continue to benefit
                                                                                                                                  productivity uplift based on the number of reduced sick   from being able to use the park, with Port Sunlight
        Over the last 12 months the Trust developed a new    Since teaming up in July 2019, and launching the                     days and absenteeism.                               helping reduce social isolation, loneliness and help
        education pack full of fun activities for young people to do   partnership with the first event on the Land Trust’s site at                                                   many get back into employment.
        with classmates, teachers or parents. The pack is a great   Wellesley Woodlands, hundreds of children have taken          In total the Land Trust created over £1 million of
        way to inspire a love of the outdoors while also learning   part in the rock painting craze on Land Trust sites across    Economic and Social value through health related
        about nature and the environment.                    the country.                                                         activities on our sites.


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