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With the theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week (15th to 21st May) focussing on anxiety, the PATT Foundation shares some tips about connecting with nature to help manage anxiety. According to Mental Health UK, over 8 million people in the UK are...

From 8th May to the 14th May we celebrate National Hedgerow Week. But why is hedgerow so important? Hedgerows provide biodiversity to our environment, connecting habitats and helping battle climate change through carbon capture. Hedges provide homes for 80% of the UKs...

On Saturday 6th May, King Charles III will be coronated in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, with festivities planned up and down the country. To mark the royal Coronation, The Big Help Out has been launched as a nationwide initiative to encourage people to try...

People across the country are leaving their grass to grow this spring to help native wildlife and pollinating insects. In what is being called No Mow May, people are being asked to let their lawns grow and avoid cutting their grass throughout May or even longer. We...

Today was the premiere of the highly anticipated Wonder World video at PATT HQ. Since February, volunteers have been learning the dance choreography with Heidi Dodson to the iconic What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, all within the greenhouse spaces at Preston....

2023 marks 53 years of Earth Day! And it's more important than ever to reduce our carbon emissions and help our planet regrow. Celebrated on the annually on 22nd April, Earth Day is a reminder of the urgency that surrounds our world to tackle climate change. Created...

Volunteers will now be able to access new courses in horticulture at PATT Foundation after the charity became an NOCN approved centre. The Level 1 Award in Horticulture and the Level 1 Certificate in Horticulture are now being offered at the greenhouse site in...

The PATT Foundation nursery team has been hard at work over the last few months. Lettuce, bok choi, swiss chard and more have been grown under the glass at the Preston site so far with more planned as we progress through the season, all of which will be donated to...

Our woodlands are a key insight into the natural world especially the older and more ancient parts of our countryside, yet development and tree cutting has lead to a dramatic decline in these green areas. According to the Woodland Trust, just 2.5% of UK land is...