North York Moors Trust

Our Stepping Stones to Nature programme supports children to grow up well.

Through nature-based activities we build confidence and skills, support health and wellbeing, development and learning, and nurture connection with nature from the school field to the National Park. 🌿

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Middlesbrough nature project 'like Minecraft in real life' Children at Grangetown Primary School are being taught how to connect with nature.

We are on the BBC!

Through Stepping Stones to Nature we are helping children to grow up well. 🌿

We engage children through nature-based, sensory and curriculum linked activities that support their health, development and learning, build confidence and skills, and nurture a love of nature.

Connecting with nature is good for the heart, mind and soul. 🌿

Great day in the National Park hosting our monthly Trust Treks- a walk and talk group we run to connect men with nature and each other to support physical and mental health and tackle isolation. Foraging, plant and bird ID and more.

This is Michael’s story of his engagement with our men’s health and nature connection programme, Trust Treks.

Michael speaks about mental health and social isolation and how in Trust Treks and nature he found connection, companionship and purpose. #MensHealthWeek

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🌟 90% of children felt more confident in themselves and nature after taking part in Stepping Stones to Nature.

Through a programme of nature-based, sensory and curriculum-enriching activities we are supporting kids from Teesside to grow up well.

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Nature is an asset that can help children in all communities grow up well - James Metcalfe Nature should be recognised as an asset that can help children grow up well across urban, rural and coastal communities. It must be part of the solution to raising the healthiest generation of childre...

Our Director in @yorkshirepost.co.uk highlighting how our Stepping Stones to Nature programme shows sustained nature-based interventions in schools can help tackle worsening child outcomes - from mental health to resilience.

Nature is key to children growing up well and thriving. 🌿

NEW: Stepping Stones to Nature Report 🌿

First report from our programme supporting children to grow up well with nature - from health to development.

We share findings and recommendations from the pilot delivered in Teesside schools in 2024.

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7 in 10 children reported better health and wellbeing after taking part in our Stepping Stones to Nature pilot.

Through a sensory, nature-based, curriculum-enriching programme we’re supporting children on Teesside to grow up well with nature.

Creating time for play, interaction & investigation. 🔎🐞

Perfect English woodland in all its spring splendour. Cool shady banks full with pungent wild garlic, colourful forget-me-nots and bluebells. Horse chestnut candles standing proud. Song Thrush and Chiffchaff singing loud. Guisborough Forest, North York Moors National Park.

Nature. Companionship. Purpose. Good humour. Great conversation. 🌿

Boosting physical and mental health, tackling inactivity and reducing loneliness among men from Teesside.

Our monthly nature connection programme, Trust Treks, is back.

We’re working with Teesside @mindcharity.bsky.social in 2025.

The first Turtle Doves have started arriving back, if you see/hear one in North Yorkshire please let me know, we track all sightings as part of the Birds on the Edge project www.northdove.co.uk/sightings-su... @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social @nymnptrust.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Nature and National Parks have a role in improving health and helping children thrive. 🌿

Our Director discusses the impact of our projects and the merits of a Natural Health Service and nature-based learning on #SoWhoCaresAnyway podcast.

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Inspiring feedback from our Stepping Stones to Nature project 💚

We’re supporting children on Teesside to interact, investigate, create, play, and learn in nature - enriching learning and supporting wellbeing and development.

Report due soon. Read more: www.northyorkmoorstrust.uk/updates/proj...

In 2024 we launched the first Nature Prescription for North Yorkshire.

Harnessing nature to boost people’s health.

Since then we have trained GPs and social prescribers across 30+ surgeries and 7 primary care networks and distributed over 1,700 prescription calendars.

#SocialPrescribingDay

Habitat restored💧 ✅

We restored the historic dew pond on Appleton-le-Moors Common in the National Park through our Birds on the Edge project.

Working with the community we are creating a haven for wildlife - including beaches for Turtle Dove.

Funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund and S106.

This week we established a new orchard in the Low Horcum, North York Moors National Park with our partner Rounton Coffee. Planting fruit varieties local to the Moors. 🍏🌳

In time it’ll provide habitat for wildlife and pollinators, store carbon and improve soil health.

A win for nature and heritage.

Great to hear UK Government has extended the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme until 2026.

We previously received funding for our Birds on the Edge project, working with farmers to create rich, diverse habitat to support threatened and at risk species like the Turtle Dove. A win for nature!

Planting a lasting legacy for people and nature A heartfelt initiative in the North York Moors National Park is bringing people and nature together - restoring woodland while commemorating loved…

By planting native trees and restoring woodland and key habitat we are raising funds to connect the next generation with nature and the National Park whilst providing the public with an opportunity to sustainably commentate loved ones. 🌳💚

More on our Planting a Lasting Legacy initiative →

Snowdrops! Spring is coming. 🤍

Now is a good time get out into the National Park or local green spaces.

Noticing nature is a great way to boost your mental health, from relieving stress to promoting calm.

Project Announcement: Stepping Stones to Nature — North York Moors Trust We are excited to announce the latest project from the North York Moors Trust, Stepping Stones to Nature . The project is designed to support children to grow up well through a connection with natur...

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re highlighting Stepping Stones to Nature - our project helping children grow up well with nature.

After taking part 79% said it improved wellbeing and 73% felt calmer.

Nature should play a greater role in promoting good mental health. 🌿

Since April our Stepping Stones to Nature project has supported the health and development of children in Redcar and Cleveland through nature-based learning, play and investigation.

Today they visited the National Park to utilise their green skills.

Report coming soon.

Treemendous day planting trees in Levisham in the North York Moors National Park. 🌳

Our Planting a Lasting Legacy scheme is supporting the environment, raising funds to connect the next generation with nature and the NP and providing an opportunity to commemorate loved ones sustainably. 💚

Happy Fungi Friday! 🍄‍🟫

Flammulina velutipes, or velvet shank, spotted glimmering like gems in a woodland in the North York Moors. They thrive in winter, growing on the deadwood of ash, beech and oak.

Slowing down and connecting with nature is proven to support our mental health and wellbeing.

We helped deliver the first Nature Prescription for North Yorkshire.

A cost-effective and proven approach to improving health, prescribed locally since summer 2024.

We worked in partnership with @rspb.bsky.social, North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, and local health professionals.

Project Announcement: Stepping Stones to Nature — North York Moors Trust We are excited to announce the latest project from the North York Moors Trust, Stepping Stones to Nature . The project is designed to support children to grow up well through a connection with natur...

Stepping Stones to Nature 🌿

Our latest project supporting children on Teesside to grow up well by promoting good health and development through a programme of sensory and educational nature-based activities and creative play.

We will share more about the project and what we have found soon.

Skateboards and wildlife 🛹🌿

Supporting young people from Scarborough Pupil Referral Service to thrive through creation and nature

Part of our Birds on the Edge project.

Produced by ARCADE
Credit: Matthew Cooper

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In 2024, our Birds on the Edge project connected young people from Scarborough with nature, supporting their wellbeing and learning through conservation, art and play.

Produced by ARCADE.
Credit: Matthew Cooper.

Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSYL...

We can’t wait to connect many more people with nature and the North York Moors National Park in 2025 to support health, wellbeing and development. 🌿💚