Social prescribing
Social prescribing connects you with local activities and services to help improve your health and wellbeing.

What is Social Prescribing?
Social prescribing is an NHS service designed to support your mental and physical health by linking you to community resources, such as:
- Gardening groups
- Fitness and walking groups
- Art, mindfulness, and creative workshops
- Volunteering opportunities
- Nature-based therapy sessions
By engaging in these activities, you can improve your health, meet new people, and build confidence.
How to Access Social Prescribing
A social prescribing link worker will:
- Help identify the right activities and support for you
- Guide you to local groups, events, and resources
- Work with you to improve your overall wellbeing
You can get a referral to a link worker from your GP, local charities, or social care services.
Learn more on the NHS website:
NHS Resources
For more information about social prescribing in England, visit:

Explore Local Groups and Activities
ActiveBeing
- Focus: Mental health for women through nature-based activities.
- Programmes include:
- ActiveTalk: 1:1 walk-and-talk support
- CreativeBeing: Outdoor creative arts sessions
- WildWomen: Campfire cooking, whittling, and more
- Contact: 07764 744609 | Visit Website
All-Aboard Watersports
- Focus: Making watersports accessible for all, including sailing, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
- Based in Bristol City Harbour with fully accessible facilities.
- Contact: 07458 091427 | Visit Website
Alive Wellspring Settlement Gardening Group
- Focus: Gardening in Barton Hill to grow fruit, vegetables, and flowers, while sharing skills and social time.
- Sessions end with tea and cake!
- Contact: 07379 498764 | Visit Website
Avon Wildlife Trust
- Focus: Nature-based activities like crafting, wildlife walks, and mindfulness.
- Includes making bird feeders and gratitude practices to support mental health.
- Contact: 07458 091427 | Visit Website
Changes Bristol
- Focus: Mental health support, offering free weekly outdoor groups like:
- Keep Going Keep Growing: Gardening and wellbeing sessions
- Walk and Talk Groups: Held in Bristol’s parks and green spaces
- Contact: 0117 941 1123 | Visit Website
Forest Bathe
- Focus: Guided forest therapy (Shinrin Yoku) sessions in the Forest of Dean.
- Gentle walking practice to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
- Contact: 07774 695589 | Visit Website

Additional Local Organisations
Here is a full list of other community groups and services:
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Bristol Horn Youth Concern: Support for young people (11–19) from East African backgrounds, offering sports, leadership skills, and employment advice.
- Contact: 07557 510546 | Visit Website
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Friends of Brislington Brook: Community group preserving St Anne’s Woods and Nightingale Valley through clean-ups and maintenance.
- Contact: 01234 567890 | info.fobb@gmail.com
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Henbury Walking Group: Organised walks around Bristol’s parks, harbourside, and green spaces. Suitable for all levels.
- Contact: 0117 377 6247
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Mud Pie Explorers: Forest School sessions and outdoor activities, especially for children with additional needs.
- Contact: 07553 8547151 | Visit Website
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Speedwell Allotment Project: Weekly gardening group offering social connection and outdoor activities.
- Contact: 0117 955 6098
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Soul Trail Wellbeing CIC: Nature-based wellbeing walks and workshops to lower stress and build confidence.
- Contact: 07719 400431 | Instagram: @soultrailwellbeing
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St Werburghs City Farm: Activities connecting people to nature, including placements for those with learning difficulties and mental health challenges.
- Contact: 0117 942 8241 | Visit Website
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The Birch Collective: Free land-based activities for 16–25-year-olds, including residential camps and weekly sessions.
- Contact: 07936 784637 | Visit Website
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The Ernest Cook Trust: Education charity offering outdoor learning programmes for groups and communities.
- Contact: 01285 712492 | Visit Website
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Your Park Bristol and Bath: Conservation and outdoor wellbeing programmes in parks like Eastville and Hartcliffe Millennium Green.
- Contact: 07584 342739 | Visit Website