If the last year has taught us anything it’s the physical and mental health benefits of being around nature.

For many people being outdoors in the countryside, at a park or by the sea has been a lifeline during the lockdowns that have seen many of our social, recreational and cultural spaces closed.

For others, not being able to access open spaces and nature has had a detrimental effect.

Here our members share their thoughts on nature in a series of blogs. The authors consider the role of nature in therapy, taking therapy outdoors and how nature has helped with their own mental health.

System.Exception: Exception while creating a value. ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.Collections.Generic.Stack`1.Pop()
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.CodeFirstModelContext.ResetContext()
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.ContentModelModuleBase`3.CreateInstanceFromPublishedContent(IPublishedContent content, ContentTypeRegistration registration, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.ContentModelModuleBase`3.ConvertToModelInternal[Tmodel](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.DocumentModelModule.ConvertToModel[T](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Extensions.ContentExtensions.ConvertDocumentToModel[T](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at BACP.Web.Presentation.DocumentTypes.Pages.Page.GetPage(Int32 id) in D:\a\1\s\BACP.Web.Presentation\DocumentTypes\Pages\Page.cs:line 56
   at BACP.Web.Presentation.Models.Grid.Signpost.get_SelectedPage() in D:\a\1\s\BACP.Web.Presentation\Models\Grid\Signpost.cs:line 22
   at ASP._Page_Views_Partials_Grid_Editors_Signpost_Content_cshtml.Execute()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage)
   at System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance)
   at System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at Umbraco.Core.Profiling.ProfilingView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper.RenderPartialInternal(String partialViewName, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Object model, TextWriter writer, ViewEngineCollection viewEngineCollection)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at Umbraco.Web.CacheHelperExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass1_0.<CachedPartialView>b__0()
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.CacheProviderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass0_0`1.<GetCacheItem>b__0()
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.DictionaryCacheProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<GetSafeLazy>b__0()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.HttpRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, CacheDependency dependency)
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.HttpRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, String[] dependentFiles)
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, String[] dependentFiles)
   at Umbraco.Web.CacheHelperExtensions.CachedPartialView(CacheHelper cacheHelper, HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, Int32 cachedSeconds, String cacheKey, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at Umbraco.Web.HtmlHelperRenderExtensions.CachedPartial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, Int32 cachedSeconds, Boolean cacheByPage, Boolean cacheByMember, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Func`3 contextualKeyBuilder)
   at ASP._Page_views_partials_grid_editors_signpost_cshtml.Execute()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage)
   at System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance)
   at System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at Umbraco.Core.Profiling.ProfilingView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper.RenderPartialInternal(String partialViewName, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Object model, TextWriter writer, ViewEngineCollection viewEngineCollection)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model)
   at ASP._Page_Views_Partials_grid_editors_base_cshtml.Execute()
System.Exception: Exception while creating a value. ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.Collections.Generic.Stack`1.Push(T item)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.CodeFirstModelContext.MoveNextContext(Object instance, CodeFirstRegistration registration, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.CodeFirstModelContext.CreateContextualInstance(Type type, CodeFirstRegistration registration, Dictionary`2& dict, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext, Boolean useProxy)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.ContentModelModuleBase`3.CreateInstanceFromPublishedContent(IPublishedContent content, ContentTypeRegistration registration, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.ContentModelModuleBase`3.ConvertToModelInternal[Tmodel](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Core.Modules.DocumentModelModule.ConvertToModel[T](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at Marsman.UmbracoCodeFirst.Extensions.ContentExtensions.ConvertDocumentToModel[T](IPublishedContent content, CodeFirstModelContext parentContext)
   at BACP.Web.Presentation.DocumentTypes.Pages.Page.GetPage(Int32 id) in D:\a\1\s\BACP.Web.Presentation\DocumentTypes\Pages\Page.cs:line 56
   at BACP.Web.Presentation.Models.Grid.Signpost.get_SelectedPage() in D:\a\1\s\BACP.Web.Presentation\Models\Grid\Signpost.cs:line 22
   at ASP._Page_Views_Partials_Grid_Editors_Signpost_Content_cshtml.Execute()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage)
   at System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance)
   at System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at Umbraco.Core.Profiling.ProfilingView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper.RenderPartialInternal(String partialViewName, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Object model, TextWriter writer, ViewEngineCollection viewEngineCollection)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at Umbraco.Web.CacheHelperExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass1_0.<CachedPartialView>b__0()
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.CacheProviderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass0_0`1.<GetCacheItem>b__0()
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.DictionaryCacheProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<GetSafeLazy>b__0()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.HttpRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, CacheDependency dependency)
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.HttpRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, String[] dependentFiles)
   at Umbraco.Core.Cache.DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider.GetCacheItem(String cacheKey, Func`1 getCacheItem, Nullable`1 timeout, Boolean isSliding, CacheItemPriority priority, CacheItemRemovedCallback removedCallback, String[] dependentFiles)
   at Umbraco.Web.CacheHelperExtensions.CachedPartialView(CacheHelper cacheHelper, HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, Int32 cachedSeconds, String cacheKey, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at Umbraco.Web.HtmlHelperRenderExtensions.CachedPartial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, Int32 cachedSeconds, Boolean cacheByPage, Boolean cacheByMember, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Func`3 contextualKeyBuilder)
   at ASP._Page_views_partials_grid_editors_signpost_cshtml.Execute()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy()
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage)
   at System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance)
   at System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at Umbraco.Core.Profiling.ProfilingView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer)
   at System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper.RenderPartialInternal(String partialViewName, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Object model, TextWriter writer, ViewEngineCollection viewEngineCollection)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model, ViewDataDictionary viewData)
   at System.Web.Mvc.Html.PartialExtensions.Partial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName, Object model)
   at ASP._Page_Views_Partials_grid_editors_base_cshtml.Execute()