Step into Serenity: Eurobodalla’s New Nature Wellness Walk
We are thrilled to share that the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden has officially launched their Nature Wellness Walk. More than 70 Friends of the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden (ERBG), staff, volunteers, and community members gathered to celebrate the opening of the Garden’s new walk. Guests included Councillor Sharon Winslade and senior Council staff, who joined the Friends’ group for a shared lunch and the launch of this exciting new addition to the Garden.
Serenity Seat Station: image supplied by Eurobodalla Botanic Garden
Serenity Seat Station comes with an invitation for walk participants to leave a thank you note to nature: image supplied by Eurobodalla Botanic Garden
The walk was made possible thanks to funding from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), contributions from the Friends of ERBG, and the invaluable in-kind support of Garden staff and volunteers. Local Elder Aunty Trish Ellis played a vital role in shaping the walk, which includes a Welcome to Country, creation and healing stories, and acknowledgement of history, inviting reflection and deeper connection to place.
The Listening to Country Station includes guided audio invitations from local Elder Aunty Trish Ellis
We are excited to celebrate the launch of the Nature Wellness Walk as offering a simple yet powerful way to experience the healing and restorative benefits of spending quality time in nature.
Research shows that connecting with nature can increase:
Mental resilience and the ability to cope with life's challenges
A sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging
Feelings of joy, calm, and happiness
Care, compassion, and connection to others, community and the natural world
Michael Anlezark, Manager of Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden opens the Walk
Layers in the Landscape Station: images supplied by Eurobodalla Botanic Garden
The new self-guided walk has been designed to unlock these benefits for everyone, whether you’re seeking a moment of calm, a chance to reset, or a deeper connection with the living world. Along the way, you’ll discover short activities that gently guide you to notice, reflect, and recharge.
An engaging walk that is being enjoyed across young and old: images supplied by Eurobodalla Botanic Garden
Accessible to people of all ages and abilities, the walk is suitable for adults, children, visitors with limited mobility, and parents with strollers. Each journey is uniquely personal, whether you spend 10 minutes or linger for longer, the walk offers restorative moments that can be revisited again and again.
Welcome and Things of Stone and Wood Station - encouraging visitors to enjoy the health benefits of touching nature: images supplied by Eurobodalla Botanic Garden
Across other locations, Nature Wellness Walks are already improving wellbeing through structured, evidence-based programs, including clinically trialled and award-winning nature prescription initiatives. Guided by local healthcare professionals, participants move through each station at their own pace, using simple activities that encourage them to slow down, reflect, and reconnect. By making the health benefits of nature accessible to everyone, these walks serve as valuable community health asset that support mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
Why not try for yourself?! We invite you to get along and see why the Wellness Walk is more than a path through the Garden, it’s a pathway to wellbeing, community, and care for Country. Please enjoy…
Are you interested in developing a Nature Wellness Walk in your community? Please contact us!