As part of a series of events in six RECETAS cities, the RECETAS team in Bristol invites you to mark World Mental Health Day 2025. A unique occasion to explore how we can integrate nature and social connection to alleviate loneliness.

Take part in the Bristol event

Join us for a day of presentations and debate, as we ask ‘how can we translate evidence on Nature Based Social Prescribing into impact?’

A day of exchange among professionals and public actors to showcase the power of nature based social prescribing, and a party!

• Date: Friday, October 10 · 9:30am – 3:30pm GMT+1
• Venue: The Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road Bristol BS1 5TX United Kingdom
• In-person event (no online attendance)
• Registration: get tickets to the event (sign up now – spaces are limited!)

This World Mental Health Day 2025, several cities across the globe are joining forces to explore how nature can be part of the solution to alleviating loneliness and overcoming mental health challenges.

As part of this initiative, we invite you to join us for an interactive day of knowledge exchange and debate. Hear about the latest evidence and important developments from experts in the field of NBSP, then join us for table discussions where you will help shape the conversation around how we can translate evidence into real-world impact.

Interactive table top discussions on topics such as:

• How do we ensure equity of access to NBSP for minoritised or marginalised groups?
• How can we demonstrate the value of NBSP to funders?
• What place – if any – do digital tools have in shaping the future of NBSP?

Speakers and contributors

• Jill Litt, Professor of Environmental Health, University of Colorado and Barcelona Institute of Global Health, Lead for the RECETAS International Nature-based Social Prescribing Research programme.
• Mat Jones, Professor of Public Health and Community Development, UWE, RECETAS programme team.
• Amy Beardmore, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, UWE, RECETAS programme team.
• Michelle Howarth, Professor in Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Lead for APRIN (Academic and Practitioner International Research in Nature).
• Ben Wheeler, Professor in Environment, Health and Inequalities, University of Exeter. Lead author of the World Health Organisation CC 2025 report on Nature-based Solutions and Health.
• Hannah Beck, Strategic Programmes Manager, National Academy of Social Prescribing, Lead for the Green Social Prescribing Network TBC.
• Michael Earle, Mental Health Practitioner, Nilaari Agency, Bristol.
• Helen Wood, Nature and Health Coordinator, West of England Nature Partnership.
• Jon Fieldhouse, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, UWE. Lead researcher on Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Green Social Prescribing Project: Healthier with Nature 2025 report.

This event is hosted by UWE Bristol’s Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing and WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments and supported through the RECETAS programme.