Nature & wellbeing

We are delighted that throughout the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty members of the community are helping us to make and keep the area special for generations to come. We’d [...]

Taking time out to get some exercise and relax and unwind from the stresses of life can do you the power of good. Here are some ideas for easy-to-access places you can go in the Blackdown Hills [...]

Getting out and enjoying the great outdoors can be great for both our physical and mental wellbeing. Don’t just take our word for it - there is a growing body of research which demonstrates that [...]

Help us celebrate Naturally Healthy May – enter your nature-inspired artwork and creative writing in to our competition.

The Forestry England looks after several sites around the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including

OVO Energy Tour of Britain, the UK’s biggest and most prestigious bike race, will be travelling through the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on Monday 3 September 2018. [...]

Getting out into the natural world is good fun and great for our health. This May, Devon and Somerset’s local nature partnerships are celebrating the physical and mental health benefits of being [...]

I’ve been enjoying volunteering with the Nature and Wellbeing project in the Blackdown Hills AONB since Summer 2017. This article is about my time spent with a group from the Watch project based [...]

Danielle Wrench, took part as a volunteer in our Nature and Wellbeing project. Here she talks about her time with the project and the impact spending time in nature had on her wellbeing and that [...]

Members of Chard Memory Café have created an exhibition of autumnal art inspired by the Blackdown Hills countryside, which is now on display at Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s new visitor centre until 6 [...]