Frankie Cox Volunteers for her Duke of Edinburgh Award
Frankie Cox volunteers with Dose of Nature for her Duke of Edinburgh Award
Frankie Cox, aged 13, completed the volunteering section of her Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award with Dose of Nature. Having researched the mental health benefits of natural environments and learnt about the science behind why nature is so beneficial, she developed a 'youth trail' around Kew Gardens.
She considered exercises and activities that she thought would be particularly fun and engaging for teenagers and then lead a group of young people on a mindful walk along her trail, teaching them ways to use all their senses in order to maximise the mental health benefits of being in nature.
Olivia, aged 14, said
"I think I bonded with nature more than I ever have before... I forgot all my worries"
Tean, aged 13, said
"I didn't know nature could be so interesting. It made me feel like a child again, excited by everything"
Dose of Nature hosted a special nature wellbeing workshop with a group from LEAH, a wonderful local charity in Richmond.
Our beautiful site in Kew, Pensford Field, has officially been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Community Award.
Mental health practitioners from West London NHS Trust complete training with Dose of Nature at Pensford Field, Kew to deliver 10-week nature prescriptions for psychosis recovery, backed by a new LSE trial.