Why woodlands are so good for our wellbeing

Welcome to the Wildlife Matters Podcast. Today is our 1st-anniversary edition.Just a year ago, we launched with a passion for wildlife and a burning desire to highlight the good, the bad and the downright ugly things happening to wildlife and the natural world.Our vision was to build a community of caring and compassionate campaigners to end the persecution and destruction of species and the natural world. One year on, we have a vibrant and growing community that regularly astounds us with their knowledge, compassion, and care for wildlife and the natural world. We are humbled and cannot thank you enough for your magnificent support and willingness to act to benefit wildlife.In today's episode, we look at some of the work we have been able to do this year with people who may have poor mental or physical health or not be able to spend time in nature and woodlands. We take them out and discover the difference a walk in the woods has made for them.Wildlife Matters Investigates the ongoing and worrying destruction of Raptors, or birds of prey, in some areas of the UK and how so many of them are disappearing on or near the grouse moors.