Studies have shown that time spent connecting with nature can restore and improve your concentration capabilities. This is thought to be because it can give the part of the brain that is responsible for active concentration time to rest.

One of the most simple and effective techniques for improving wellbeing is to Notice Three Good Things in Nature. Multiple studies have shown that if you do this daily you will strengthen your levels of optimism and boost your mood.

If we want to keep ourselves emotionally and mentally well, we need to be able to shift from being busy, stressed or trapped in cycles of rumination and move towards calmer, more receptive frames of mind.

One of my favourite ways of doing this is taking a few minutes to Notice Details in nature – close gazing at a single leaf or feather.