31/03/2026 The Green Social Prescribing Journey Collection

“The intersection between Green Social Prescribing and arts and culture is incredibly powerful, allowing us to approach health more holistically while drawing on shared learning across sectors. This is evident in initiatives like Grounded EcoTherapy at Southbank Centre, where nature and creativity combine to support wellbeing in meaningful, accessible ways.”

“As a GP and lifestyle medicine physician, Green Social Prescribing offers a practical, evidence-informed way to address key drivers of poor health, aligning with NHS priorities around prevention, personalised care, and reducing inequalities. Nature-based approaches are particularly effective for engaging people who don’t connect with traditional services, while strengthening local support systems and reducing pressure on clinical services.”

“As someone working at the intersection of environment and health for over twenty years, I believe there is no human health without planetary health.

Nature-based social prescribing provides a vital ‘reconnection’, supporting prevention and recovery while benefiting both people and the planet. This is why embedding GSP, including through green volunteering, is so important, alongside building the evidence base around its long-term impact.”

"The APRIN (Academics and Practitioners in Nature) Network brings together researchers and practitioners to better understand how access to nature supports health, wellbeing and social connection across diverse communities. A key focus of our work is bridging the gap between research and real-world practice, using action research to ensure meaningful, community-based delivery. Green Social Prescribing plays a vital role in this, helping to embed evidence-based, person-centred approaches into health and care systems. It also highlights the importance of developing a future workforce that understands prevention, community assets, and nature-based approaches - ensuring research and practice continue to evolve together.”

“GSP plays a vital role in Sport England’s mission to tackle inequalities in sport and physical activity participation; demonstrating that connecting people to nature based physical activity can significantly improve mental health, strengthen community connection, and reduce pressures on the health and care system.

It supports key areas of our work, including our health, active environments and place-based work, empowering more people to become active in supportive, inclusive, outdoor environments through social prescribing pathways. Since our investment into phase 1 of the national programme, learning & practice is now being implemented into our wider approaches, including connecting to opportunities within the NHS England Four Ways Forward for physical activity for wider social prescribing integration.

We are committed to supporting place-based delivery and spreading good practice through Active Partnerships and supporting the spread and scale through the work of our active environment partners. We want to ensure the benefits of nature-based physical activity are embedded in the Government’s ten-year plan, enabling local systems to tackle inequalities, improve health outcomes, and reduce known NHS system pressures.”