'Greenspace Design for Health & Well-being' is now available as an FC Practice Guide and is very handy for NHS Estates looking to gain ideas as to how to create their NHS Forest site.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service plants 50 trees in their NHS Forest sites
Yorkshire Ambulance Service is working alongside the NHS Forest campaign in order to green NHS sites across the UK and provide a greener environment for the public and patients across the UK. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service received a grant from First TransPennine Express (FTPE) and the Forestry Commission enabling them to plant 50 trees across the Yorkshire region.
Building Links with Canadian Greenspace projects
The NHS Forest has been making links with Canadian Greenspace projects. The NHS Forest Coordinator visited the New Patient Centre as part of the Royal Jubilee Hospital development in Victoria (British Columbia) and spoke with representatives of the Vancouver Island Health Authority.
NHS Forest Sites get planting trees for NHS Sustainability Day of Action
Many of our NHS Forest sites throughout the country took part in tree planting in support of the NHS Sustainability Day of Action. Thanks to everyone for your hard work in making this such a successful day.
The following sites have further detail of their tree planting on their site pages.
NHS Forest sites have planted over 10,000 trees
The NHS Forest sites have planted over 10,000 trees so far, thank you to everyone who has taken part in the project so far and for all their hard work in making this success possible. We look forward to recording the next 10,000 trees!
SLAM joins the NHS Forest
In Summer 2010 the Occupational Therapy Department at Bethlem Hospital, under the leadership of Peter O’Hare, began a collaborative project with the London Orchard Project with the aim of rejuvenating the old orchard at Bethlem.
NHS Forest Sites take part in Fones 4 Forest Campaign in Climate Week
Over 70 NHS Forest sites are collecting phones as part of the Fones 4 Forest camapign in Climate week. For every phone recycled a tree is being planted in the NHS Forest on NHS Sustainability Day of Action on the 28th March. To find out how you can be part of this campaign, please contact us.
Leicestershire Partnership Trust has planted 1200 trees!
In February Leicestershire Partnership Trust planted 1200 trees at their Glenfield Hospital site involving NHS staff to take part in the planting in conjunction with staff and Learning Disability Groups from Hill Holt Wood over the four day planting period in February.
The planted trees and hedgerow species are:
Moreton in Marsh District Hospital joins the NHS Forest
Moreton in Marsh Hospital has recently been rebuilt and as part of this development 246 trees have been planted on site. With accessible pathways throughout the tree planting and the site itself it is hoped that staff, patients and the local community will be able to utilise this NHS Forest on a daily basis for rest, relaxation and gentle exercise.
Barts Hospital has ordered their trees and planters ready for NHS Sustainability Day of Action
Barts Hospital has just ordered its trees and planters for NHS Sustainability Day of Action on the 28th March. They will be planting trees sponsored through the donation of phones at their hospital as part of the Fones for Forests campaign supporting the NHS Forest. What are you doing for your day of action- do let us know!
