Aim to spend a few hours each week in a green space, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells.

It’s great to just stop, look around, breathe in the smell of the trees and appreciate the pattern of light passing through the leaves.

Pausing to notice your environment in this way shifts your focus outwards, makes you more engaged in the world around you and less in your own thoughts.

There are plenty of studies showing that just being in green spaces can help reduce stress and anxiety.

Surprisingly, it can help boost your immune system too. So go to a park or a patch of woodland whenever you get the chance.