Joe Harkness

‘One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter’ – Henry David Thoreau

One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter’ – Henry David Thoreau

The Harvard University Medical School wrote some guidance on how to keep your mind sharp, suggesting six simple steps we can take to help improve and preserve our memory. The first two of these relate to Bird Therapy: to keep learning and to use all your senses. They state that ‘the more senses you use in learning something, the more of your brain that will be involved in retaining the memory.’5 Therefore birdwatching, as a fully se

The Harvard University Medical School wrote some guidance on how to keep your mind sharp, suggesting six simple steps we can take to help improve and preserve our memory. The first two of these relate to Bird Therapy: to keep learning and to use all your senses. They state that ‘the more senses you use in learning something, the more of your brain that will be involved in retaining the memory.’5 Therefore birdwatching, as a fully sensory experience, utilises our brain power

The Harvard University Medical School wrote some guidance on how to keep your mind sharp, suggesting six simple steps we can take to help improve and preserve our memory.

I don’t have to try when I’m outdoors and I don’t have to attempt to please anyone or try to be accepted.

No matter how bad you think things are, your connections within nature are strong, tangible and ever-present.