Nature as therapy: Research shows how the outdoors can help us to heal

Nature as therapy: Research shows how the outdoors can help us to heal

Nature-based therapy may help people to find hope, meaning and a deeper sense of connection, according to new research from The University of Manchester.

Outdoors can help us to heal

2.02.2026 - Nature-based therapy may help people to find hope, meaning and a deeper sense of connection, according to new research from The University of Manchester. The study - published in journal Ecopsychology - examined a form of outdoor therapy called 'ecotherapy' which includes activities such as walking in woodland, spending time near water, gardening or sitting quietly in nature with a tra