Nature Away Day for Businesses at Festival of Nature 2024

Tuesday 4 June 2024, multiple locations across Bristol

Take your team out of the office for a purposeful away day this June with Festival of Nature. Reconnect, align, and motivate in beautiful green spaces in and around Bristol, while championing local community initiatives.

It's widely acknowledged that spending time outdoors in nature is beneficial to health and wellbeing (as well as improving productivity!). Natural England and the NHS are collaborating on this pilot event, connecting businesses with Green Social Prescribing practitioners that offer inspiring outdoor sessions, as part of the Healthier with Nature programme.

Grow the positive impacts of your business and strengthen employee relationships to one another and the wider community, during this day of Green Social Prescribing activities.

Find out more and register your team for the Nature Away Day on Tuesday 4th June 2024: bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/nature-away-day-festival-of-nature-2024

How does it work?

Your nature away-day will involve a morning session (10am-12noon) and lunch (12noon-1pm) at your first site, travel time (1-2pm), and an afternoon session (2-4pm) at your second site.

To take part, please book your places by calling 0117 325 2891 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm). You will need the following information to make your booking:

• Your business name and address, and key contact info  

• Names, dietary requirements, and access needs of your team members that will be attending.

• Your morning and afternoon activity choices from the options below.

Following the call, you will receive an invoice and confirmation email with information about your day.

What sessions are available?

• Park Conservation Session with Your Park Bristol & Bath - Brandon Hill, Bristol
• Nordic Walking with Let's Walk Bristol - Oldbury Court Estate, Bristol
• Wild Swimming and Outdoor Yoga with Open Minds Active  - West Country Water Park, Bristol
• Gardening for Pollinators with Redcatch Community Garden  - Redcatch Community Garden, Bristol
• Improving Wellbeing for Life & Work with ActiveBeing - Stoke Park, Bristol

Group size:

We welcome groups of up to 6 people and individuals to sign-up. There will be up to 20 people taking part in each session.

Locations:

All the activities will take place outdoors in nature. The sessions are all located within 30mins of Bristol city centre.

Cost: 

£25 per person, including lunch. 50% has been subsidised by the Healthier with Nature programme. An invoice will be emailed to you. Please note travel is not included.

Transport:

You will need to arrange your own transport, which will include the journey between your first and second sessions.

What do I need to bring?

A confirmation email will be sent to you with the details of your day. It will include information about the location, activity details, and what you need to bring.

What is Festival of Nature?

Festival of Nature is the UK’s largest celebration of the natural world, taking place 1st – 9th June across Bristol and Bath. Running for over 20 years, Festival of Nature offers opportunities for people to connect with local wildlife, learn about the natural world, and take purposeful action for nature. Learn more at festivalofnature.org.uk

Festival of Nature is produced annually by the charity, The Natural History Consortium. The Natural History Consortium is a collaboration between Avon Wildlife Trust, Bath and Northeast Somerset Council, BBC, Bristol City Council, Bristol Zoological Society, Defra, Forestry England, National Trust, Natural England, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of the West of England, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, and Woodland Trust.