Autumn was busy at the Astley Ainslie with a scything festival to help restore balance in meadow plant communities.

Our RSPB Nature and Wellbeing Officer, Beth, has been working with NHS staff, patients, and volunteers to bring nature closer to everyday life at the Western General Hospital

The Royal Ed is the only hospital in Scotland to have a Green Flag award and the site is very proud of it.

Working with the NHS Lothian Estates team and a range of partners, Lou has been transforming spaces across the site so staff, patients, and visitors can enjoy greener, more welcoming areas.

Nature-based programmes, such as gardening, conservation work, forest bathing, hillwalking, and other ‘green’ activities, could and should be an option at all stages of a person’s recovery journey.

It’s been a busy couple of months here at the RIE.

NHS Lothian Charity and Health in Mind are delighted to announce the launch of a new, centralised online resource dedicated to Green Social Prescribing in Lothian.

Ian Mackenzie, NHS Lothian Charity: Green Health Programme Manager, shares his reflections and takeaways from the recent Positive Health Network Gathering

TCV Senior Project Officer, Paul Barclay, shares his Spring blog as part of our joint Wild Ways Well project.

In a significant development for protecting wildlife across the NHS estate, NHS Lothian Charity has supported NHS Lothian in completing its Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) by a Health Board in Scotland.