Page 16 - The Land Trust Annual Review 2020

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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