Interesting article from before self-isolation was an everday word. Extract taken from BBC News | The surprising benefits of talking to strangers By Nicholas Epley & Juliana Schroeder Behavioural scientists    Most people spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on their daily commute, sitting in a park or cafe, or visiting the supermarket. Yet many of us remain...

Foraging: what to look out for in MayMay is here and if you’re excited by foraging, now is the time to gather, learn, explore and experiment. As well as welcoming old favourites, there are always new things to discover and recipes to try out.Here are some familiar edible plants as well as those you didn’t know you could eat.Chickweed (Stellaria media)Hawthorn...

If you’ve got an iPhone or an Android-based smartphone and enjoy walking, downloading a relevant app could help you get the most from your outings. Each has a different feature to enhance your walks, from social functions that involve your friends to maps that encourage exploration. Here are a few free walking apps to get you started - click on the...

Britons are missing out on daily doses of nature, the National Trust has warned - as it called for people to "actively experience" the outdoors.More than 70% of children say they rarely or never watch clouds, butterflies and bees, a survey said.It also found that most adults had rarely or never listened to birdsong or smelled wild flowers in the...

Walking. Most of us do it, but very few of us do it enough.In the Don’t Tell Me the Score podcast, neuroscientist Prof Shane O’Mara tells Simon Mundie how walking benefits our muscles and posture, helps to protect and repair organs, aids digestion and can even turn back the aging of our brains.As well as encouraging us to think more...