Natural England

Green social prescribing (GSP) is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve their mental health. Social prescribing link workers (and other trusted professionals in allied roles) connect people to community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support, based on a ‘what matters to you’ conversation.

Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The aims of the connecting people to nature program are: More people are connected with the natural environment; more people spend time in nature; more people benefit from the natural environment; better quality accessible nature-rich places close to where people live URBAN & RURAL; better access to high quality nature further afield; more resilient environment that protects people from environmental harms e.g flooding, air pollution.