#21 Dom Higgins: Rethinking Health Through Nature & Community

In this new episode of the Playful Nature Podcast, we’re joined by Dom Higgins, to talk about green social prescribing and what it really means to build a Natural Health Service.Dom Higgins is Head of Health and Education at The Wildlife Trusts and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health. Over the past 20 years, he has worked to integrate nature into education, health services, and everyday life.Before joining The Wildlife Trusts, he was Director of External Affairs at TCV, where he played a key role in the development of Green Gyms. Dom currently chairs Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Nature and Wellbeing Strategy Group, and sits on advisory panels for Cambridge OCR and the Department for Education’s Climate Ambassadors Programme.Links for more:The Wildlife Trusts – Natural Health ServiceThe Conservation Volunteers – Green GymNextdoor Nature ProjectWildlife and Countryside Link – Nature and WellbeingNational Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)Climate Ambassadors Programme – DfE