The network helps practitioners learn, connect and share. This network can be a voice, advocate and potential professional body for the developing sector and will:
- Establish some of the key standards and quality assurance needed for partners, funders, commissioners, participants and practitioners to feel that they are offering a safe, effective and professional service.
- Be a place that supports and encourages practitioners, organisations, projects and places to deliver the best possible service to their communities.
As well as the main network, several special interest groups have formed:
- Children and Young People
- Nature in Statutory Practice and Allies
- Nature-based Psychotherapy
- NHS Green social prescribing toolkit- https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-social-prescribing/natural-environment/green-toolkit/
- University of Derby – Nature Connection Handbook
- University of Derby – 5 pathways to nature connection video
- University of Derby – Nature connectedness blog
- University of Derby nature resources– series of activities to support nature connectedness
- University of Derby’s free online Nature Connectedness course https://www.derby.ac.uk/short-courses-cpd/online/free-courses/nature-connectedness-relationship-with-nature/
- How to build a Theory of Change and templates can be found here.
- ‘Better Evaluation’ guidance here.
- NHS evaluation toolkit found here.
- Tools for measuring wellbeing can be found here.
- Tools for measuring nature connectedness include the nature connectedness scale and the nature connection index.
- NASP social prescribing and environment evidence summary 2023