Amazing news - I have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship for 2024! I am excited to connect with leading experts in therapeutic horticulture for carer mental health and wellbeing, gaining insights that will help drive positive change. Thank you @ChurchillFship #ChurchillFellow24

On #InternationalDayofPlay, I'm thinking about how landscape design shapes our connection to nature. Play isn't just for childhood; it's a lifelong dialogue. When spaces invite curiosity over dictated movement, play becomes how we continuously connect with the living world. #IDOP

We are looking for a new treasurer at Transition Edinburgh South. Exciting times as we will be developing a new community farm at RIE and other on going gardening projects. More info here. inspiringscotland.org.uk/spe…. #CharityTuesday #trustee #Edinburgh @ThirdForceNews

Carer B at @TullieCarlisle. They have not stopped laughing and smiling for 24 hours, highlighting why breaks are so important for #unpaidcarers #mentalhealth and #wellbeing.

I’m delighted this is a thing, and happy to talk about Churchill Femlowship research on carer mental health and wellbeing @BBC.

Forest bathing this evening

Bluespaces act as therapeutic environments, providing "blue therapy" that helps prevent mental distress and restores mental wellbeing when dealing with life's challenges. Thus, practising what I preach.

When the charity you chair has a spring party in its garden with food to seed sowing to parkour and bug hunts (and painting) in the sunshine…you know it’s a good day!

Winter, no Easter, snow!

Could you offer up a spot on your sofa to one of our lovely dogs by taking part in our fostering program? We're looking for foster carers for dogs in and around Edinburgh, Dunfermline, West Lothian, Peebles, Dunbar, Galashiels, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Melrose, Falkirk. Could you open your home to provide temporary foster care to a dog in need of a little support getting back on their paws? Being a dog foster carer can be very rewarding. Learn more about the role of a dog fosterer and what we're looking for from applicants. All foster carers must be 18 years or over and either have their own garden, or regular access to an outside space. We are also unable to foster a dog to homes with cats. Get in touch today to find out more! @dogstrust #adoptdontshop #adogisforlife #dogstrustwestcalder

"We’re defending nature and protecting the environment for everyone" vimeo.com/1006880392?fe=sh

Catching up with Totp 88 - That's #PrefabSprout back in my head for another month!

No spoilers from today's episode of #TheCapture. However, Colter Wall's - "The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie" is a fantastic song. youtu.be/4l4gdhPqh3E?si=lOsZ…

Britain’s illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree is set to be transformed into a public artwork, and citizens are being invited to have their say. positive.news/environment/tu…

‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway. theguardian.com/environment/…

When AI takes 20 years or more off your actual age! This is how it sees my role as Chair of Transition Edinburgh South.

Good to see #TheCapture back on TV/iPlayer. Plenty to chew on after last night's episode.

From 7–14 March, bring any National Lottery ticket to Chedworth for free entry for one adult and up to four children under 18. National Lottery players helped fund our West Range Building, which protects some of the finest Roman mosaics in the UK. #RomanBritain #Archaeology

On the 11 @on_lothianbuses approaching Fairmilehead Crossroads. What a lovely chirpy and friendly driver to all. Considering the bus was packed when I got on, he’s said hello and wished everyone a nice night as they left.

Time lapse of a Border Collie sheepdog doing his job.

What does meaningful rest look like for unpaid carers? As the ‘Right to a Break’ is introduced in Scotland, I explore what it will take to make breaks truly restorative. Read my reflections: churchillfellowship.org/news… churchillfellowship.org/news…