Getting out in nature boosts our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Here are some ideas for getting out in your local area:

• Find walks and trails in Somerset
• Get outside in Somerset to get outdoors and find your activity
• Explore health walks in Sedgemoor
• Enjoy Bridgwater and Taunton canal walks
• Journey along the Somerset coastal path between Brean Down and Minehead
• Download the Somerset trails app from the App Store or Google Play
• Explore local woodlands with Forestry England
• Discover the wetlands at Steart Marshes
• Visit Avalon Marshes nature reserve
• Walk, run or ride the Quantock Hills

Are you looking to connect with nature and improve your mental wellbeing? If so, there are a number of Somerset based organisations ready to help you:

Somerset Nature Connections help people to access natural spaces, with a focus on supporting mental wellbeing and physical activity.

Somerset Wildlife Trust helps you explore the diverse nature in your back garden as well as the surrounding natural beauty of Somerset.

Check out the gardening groups set up with Mind in Somerset for a safe place where people can work together outside of a mental health setting.

 Whether your mountain biking in the Quantocks or fresh water swimming, Somerset has a lot to offer.

• Find your sport or activity with stay active, stay healthy
• Get active with a disability
• Fish at Hawkridge reservoir
• Walk or fish at Durleigh resrevoir
• Get out on the water with Durleigh Sailing Club
• See the area from a different angle with Devon and Somerset Condors
• Find family days out around Bridgwater
• Outdoor swimming society for outdoor swimming in rivers, lakes, lido and seas
• National Trust 50 things to do before you're 11 3/4

Spending time in an outdoor space benefits us by:

• improving our mood
• reducing feelings of stress and anger
• helping us feel more relaxed and calm
• increasing self-esteem and confidence
• improving our physical health
• lowering blood pressure
• helping us connect with others