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Wayne Burrows Specialist
Services Network Matron at
GMMH
Sow the City has worked
with Prestwich Hospital
to create a Green Health
Walk to encourage staff,
service users and visitors
to enjoy the hospital
grounds, and promote
the physical and mental
benefits of nature.
The Green Health walk was commissioned by Greater
Manchester Mental Health Trust in 2020 a marked
walking route for visitors, staff and service users to enjoy
at Prestwich Hospital. The walk enhances the healing
environment and provide opportunities for exercise,
learning and socialising.
Sow the City conducted an ecological survey and
carried out an open room consultation with staff and
service users to inform the development of the walk.
In March 2020, the construction of the walk was
completed by Sow the City staff and volunteers from the
hospital. The Green Health Walk is a 20 minute stroll
through the grounds with seven new ‘stations’ to visit:
a heritage orchard, allotment, herb bed, natural sculpture,
bird and bat habitat boxes, and native woodland. As
well as providing points of interest, the stations offer
additional benefits including produce for the hospital
café, new habitat for wildlife and both climate change and
surface water flooding mitigation. The Green Health Walk
is signposted, and maps are available for route navigation.
Pick up on site or download a copy here.
Copyright Sow the City 2020
Sow the City is a CIC
registered in England
company no. 6872177
[The Green Health Walk] will lead
to anticipated benefits in relation
to physical health outcomes and
potential improvements in
confidence building, self-esteem,
and social skills etc. as well as
improving staff well-being
Contact us to find out more.
0161 465 6954
