Articles by Melanie Rendle

Benefits of Nature for Your Mental Health

The events in recent years have had a major impact on all our lives, but children and young people were significantly affected given the sudden changes to their education, work, relationships and routine.…

Kindness and Nature

We hear a lot about kindness and the power of being kind.…

Summer Nature Activities for Children

TCV’s activity packs, how-to guides and videos are ideal for all ages.…

Meditation: connecting with nature for mindfulness

We all have ways of distracting ourselves and leaving the present moment, whether by reaching for our phones, switching on the television or through a myriad of other ways.…

Micro-volunteering: What is it and how can it support nature?

Volunteering can take many forms, from a long-term, regular commitment to one day out of a year.…

World Health Day – Our planet, our health

Every 7th of April is World Health Day, a global health awareness day set up by the World Health Organization (WHO).…

Nature and mental health: lessons from the pandemic

According to the Office for National Statistics, more than two-thirds of adults in the UK reported feeling more anxious at the start of the pandemic in the face of illness, lockdowns, and self-isolation – being able to see and hug our loved ones is a basic need for our mental health and it was suddenly taken away.…

7 Ways Volunteering Can Help Launch a Conservation Career

Environmental Conservation is an increasingly competitive field to enter, given the ever-increasing importance of preserving wildlife and natural resources as the climate and ecological emergency grows ever more pressing.…

Wildflowers in spring: A guide

Wildflowers: they’re beautiful to behold and essential for our biodiversity and habitats.…

Greening the grey: Front garden ideas

Greening: making a living environment more environmentally friendly We often associate ‘greening’ with large, open spaces such as parks or large back gardens.…