Evidence Nature

March 2022

This briefing helps set out what the evidence currently tells us about nature and health and wellbeing. It summarises the key findings from a rapid evidence review, commissioned by NHSE, and delivered by NASP’s academic collaborative.

• Contact with, and connection to, nature is linked to a range of positive mental and physical health outcomes
• Nature-based social prescribing can positively impact on happiness and wellbeing and reduce social isolation