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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Liam James

Looking at Trees: This book wants you to think about forestry

Sabine Bungert and Stefan Dolfen/M’hammed Kilito

Time spent among trees is ever more widely understood to be time spent reducing stress, clearing one’s mind and extending one’s life.

Nature enthusiasts say “forest bathing”, as walking in the woods has become known in some circles, ought to be prescribed on the NHS in light of the evidence that it carries great health benefits.

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