Return 2 Nature

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Loneliness Awareness Week Australia 2026 focuses on rebuilding everyday connection through small, meaningful actions.

Forest Therapy is one of the gentlest ways to do this — not through forced socialising, but through shared quiet, sensory grounding and simple nature‑based practices that help people feel part of something larger.

Research highlighted in Nature Can Soothe Loneliness shows that time in nature calms the nervous system, widens attention and softens the edges of loneliness. Forest Therapy deepens this effect by creating spacious, supportive moments of connection with both nature and people.

Guided Forest Therapy walks are happening during Loneliness Awareness Week at:

🌿 Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
🌿 Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
🌿 Geelong Botanic Gardens
🌿 Tasmania — Arboretum, Emu Valley Rhododendron Gardens, Fern Glade, Tarkine edges
🌿 New South Wales — hidden green gems, coastal bushland, urban parks
🌿 Queensland — rainforest pockets, river corridors
🌿 South Australia — botanic gardens, conservation parks
🌿 Western Australia — wildflower trails, forest reserves
🌿 Northern Territory — monsoon forests, red earth landscapes
🌿 ACT — lakeside woodlands, national park edges

If you’re a Forest Therapy Guide offering sessions anywhere in Australia, tag yourself in the comments so people can find your walks and reconnect in their local area.

A gentle step.
A shared moment.
A chance to feel less alone.

Link in bio: Nature Can Soothe Loneliness

29/07/2026

Moss growing on a fallen forest log is a miniature ecosystem. The moss holds up to 20 times its weight in water and acts as a natural sponge. It also absorbs a huge amount of carbon dioxide from the air. The log also holds moisture and shades the ground as it slowly decays into soil.
However, here in the Wombat Forest thousands of tons of fallen logs have been removed, firstly it was said that these logs posed a fire risk and when this contradicted the departments own fuel management guide, we were told that logs well away from tracks pose an access issue. If access was a priority concern, why five years after the storm do some access tracks remain blocked by fallen trees?

26/07/2026

Nature is always here for us all .
Depression , Anxiety can be a debilitating state s to be in , it can be very difficult to be amongst others in these times .
Try a night walk in nature, if the moon is out you may be surprised what you can notice that you may not have during the day , get out and experience nature one step at a time, watch the canopies either still or moving in the moonlight.
Smell the air , touch the trees and plants.
Personally this is my favourite time, I love to watch and listen, smell and especially talk to nature, expressing my love for all of nature . No lights , less human noise can make for a beautiful experience for all especially those who may struggle to get out in the daytime .

13/07/2026

13/07/2026

02/06/2026

Our creatures are so amazing and adaptable

02/06/2026

Common but always beautiful to see

27/05/2026

After all the Wombat forest has suffered , She is still here and ready to be loved and respected.

05/05/2026

Natures beauty is always on display