Woman with flowing hair sits with her back to the camera looking out at nature — Tim Horton

Wellbeing Programmes

We are offering a six week programme to experience the wellbeing benefits nature has to offer, within a group setting. Participants can be referred onto these sessions by a social prescriber or can self-refer through our options listed below on this page.

Our 6-week programmes are free and designed for individuals who may be experiencing a lowered wellbeing, living with mental or physical health conditions, or are feeling lonely or isolated. Participants can be referred to these sessions by a social prescriber or can self-refer through our options on this page.

Programmes are run on an ad-hoc basis in line with funding, but we try to ensure that there are programmes evenly spread across the county.

When attending, please bring any refreshments you may want and wear suitable attire for the weather. Facilities and accessibility of the site can be checked on our reserve pages (which will be linked from the programme information), or a member of the Wilder Wellbeing team can answer any questions you may have.

Our current and upcoming Wilder Wellbeing programmes

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Winter sunset on Darland Banks - Nigel Leonard

Medway - Darland Banks

Autumn programme - A 6-week programme for adults living in Medway who are experiencing mental health difficulties - Tuesdays 24th September-29th October (morning session) 10:30-12:30.

About Darland Banks

Medway - Tyland Barn

For people living in the Maidstone area who are over 55 or have a physical or mental health condition. 6 week programme: Tuesdays 24th September-29th October 14:30-16:30.

About Tyland Barn

Northwest Kent - Gravesend

A wellbeing programme for adults over 55 or adults under 55 with a physical or mental health condition. Sessions will include gentle walks in a small group setting, where you will learn relaxation techniques and experience the benefits of nature. Where: Shorne Country Park, Brewers Road, Gravesend, DA12 3HX. 6-week programme: Wednesdays 25th September-30th October, 10:30-12:30.

People’s experiences of our programmes

We totally understand wanting to read or hear about someone else’s experience before you commit to something!

Here are a couple of useful resources to that end.

Read about Sam’s experience

Trevor and John's story

You can watch Trevor and John's story of their Wilder Wellbeing experiences below. The programme Trevor & John attended was funded by Active Kent & Medway.

More information

Sessions are free, but you must have completed a registration form prior to joining a programme. These are not drop-in sessions, but 6-week programmes which we ask participants to attend in full (although we understand events such as sickness may occur) - this is so you can receive the full benefit of the programme to your wellbeing.

Once this has been submitted, a member of the Wilder Wellbeing team will be in touch to discuss the course/s you'd like to join and book you on. Please note that filling in the generic enrolment form does not automatically book you onto the programme – you must have had contact with a member of the Wilder Wellbeing member to do this. Please do not turn up to a Wilder Wellbeing programme without confirmation.

If you have any questions, or would like to register, please contact Nikki Cresswell, the Wilder Wellbeing Officer.

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