Stemming from our research into the health benefits of spending time in nature and the damaging effects of disconnection, the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Essex has now set up an undergraduate teaching module in bushcraft. It is one of the first University’s in the UK to establish such a scheme.
The students will take lessons outdoors learning how our ancestors, and indigenous peoples today, interact with their local environments, how they can use their local species as foods and medicines, and hopefully forge a relationship with the environment that will last a lifetime. |
