Nature connectedness 

Let employees know it’s okay to take breaks or have walking meetings outside.

Suggest they go for a short walk, sit in a green space, or just take a moment to notice the natural world around them.

You could also support staff to get involved in local conservation projects through corporate volunteering days.

Get ideas on how to get a daily dose of nature from the WWF employee engagement toolkit.

Help staff discover nearby nature walks.

If there aren’t any close by, look into creating safe walking routes or improving access to green spaces near your workplace. 

Try to keep real plants, flowers and grassy areas around the building.

Avoid cutting the grass too often and bring some greenery indoors too – plants can brighten up any space and can improve the air quality at work.

Involve staff in planting and habitat creation days. There are grants available in Wales for creating spaces for nature.  

Make sure your workplace wellbeing plans talk about the benefits of nature.

Nature can help reduce stress, improve mood and support mental health. 

Increase nature connectedness in your workplace with guidancesupport from the Nature Connected Organisations Handbook, from the University of Derby.

You can also celebrate events like Earth Day or Wales Nature Week, and use local volunteer networks and grant funded projects to help deliver nature-based activities.  

Promoting active travel for commuting to and from work, or for attending meetings offsite, can create opportunities for employees to spend time in green spaces whilst also being active. 

In Wales there are organisations that can help you and your employees connect with nature. Contact them to find out more about how you could get involved in your local area: 

• Local Nature Partnerships Cymru works to protect and restore nature across Wales. 

• Wales Biodiversity Partnership brings together key players from the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote and monitor biodiversity and ecosystem action in Wales. 

• RSPB Nature Prescriptions are a creative way for health and associated professionals to talk to people about nature. The idea is to help people feel better by spending more time outdoors and connecting with the natural world. Social prescribing is growing in Wales. 

• Look at grants and free resources for creating habitats and tree cover. 

• Hapus is a space dedicated to mental wellbeing. Nature is one of their routes to mental wellbeing.   

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