In this interview I talk to Sage from Go Jauntly (which is a walking App) about the different ways we can walk - whether it's alone or with friends or family. Go Jauntly is a start up, providing tons of digital mapped walks via their App. We found huge crossover with what we do at ParkBathe - their members experience some of the clarity and calming nature of forest bathing too. Check out their nature notes and Green Care Code, which are really great ways to discover and bring nature into your life. You may already do something like this. If you do, let us know ! 
Go Jauntly offer food tours, shopping tours, street art walks - fun games and family adventure walks so there is something for everyone. You can connect with other walkers too through their online community.

If you like the episode and found it useful do leave us a review and share it with friends and family. Maybe there is someone you know who is sceptical of 'walking for wellbeing', but who would enjoy a street art tour or a pub walk? 

This episode is a real treat. I had an inspiring chat with Rachel Crowther from Street Wisdom, the social movement, that gets people from all around the world walking, looking at and experiencing their local streets in a whole new way. 

Have you ever taken yourself off the beaten path - just to see what you might find? If not, try it sometime. If you'd like some hints on how to do this, you can use the short audio prompts provided by Street Wisdom. The idea is that the 'idea' (or whatever solution or inspiration you are looking for) is likely to be found on your doorstep. That might sound a bit wild or silly - but think about it. How many times have you taken a walk to clear your head, work through a problem or come up with a new approach? Street Wisdom follows this principle, with a whole host more. 

And...as we discovered has many overlaps and parallels with the ParkBathe project. 

https://www.streetwisdom.org

Welcome to another ParkBathe conversation where we dig down (literally) into nature and conservation. This episode features Dinosaur island and a fascinating area of research, namely,  paleo planting. I talk to Dr Lil Stevens from the National History Museum about the ancient-looking ferns found on "Dino island" inside Crystal Palace park. Dino Island got its name because it is found in the middle of the lake and is surrounded by famous (and super cool) dinosaur monuments. It's pretty hard to visit Crystal Palace and not be steered in the direction of these famous concrete beasts.

Lil is the Collections Task Force Manager at the National History museum and is a paleo botanist who volunteers with the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. That means Lil has lots to say about fossils, plants and "palaeoenvironments".  She starts by telling me the story of a rare fossil tree she found near her home.

I loved chatting with Lil, she manages to bring prehistoric environments to life with passion and vigour. If you'd like to visit the park and see the dinosaurs (and ferns) up close check out the next open day talk hosted by https://cpdinosaurs.org
and support their important conservation work.

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Presented by Vanessa Potter, Edited by Melissa Green.