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Ever wondered why you feel so good after a stroll around the park? Countless studies have shown that a connection to nature, especially in urban environments, has a hugely positive impact on health and wellbeing. If the rise in green roofs, communal veggie patches and urban vertical gardens is anything to go by, communities are finally catching on to the benefits of wellbeing spaces and age-old establishments are making room for them too.

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