If you’ve got cabin fever and are ready to head out and about then we’re here to help

Wellbeing editor, Rebecca Frank and author of The Slow Traveller, Jo Tinsley, are taking some deep breaths as they head outdoors to blow (or even rinse off) the cobwebs with a bracing walk or a sauna and a cold dip. We will be also be finding ways to keep warm while appreciating nature and satisfying the urge to get growing again.

Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett. Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd Huts

Small Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.

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Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett

To read:

Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms by Ruth Allen (Ebury)

Just Add Nature: Embrace the healing powers of nature and increase your sense of wellbeing by Rebecca Frank (National Trust)

To go and do:

The Eden Project, Cornwall 

Sheffield Winter Garden 

The Japanese Gardens, Tatton Park, Cheshire 

The Japanese Garden, St Mawgan Cornwall 

Jack and Jill Windmills, West Sussex 

Cley Windmill, Norfolk 

The Line, London 

Beach Box Spa, Brighton

Stamner Sauna Garden storytelling 

Oakhill Ponds, Somerset 

Ty Sawna, Gower Peninsula 

The British Sauna Society

Glen Dye Cottages

On the blog:

The Swedish concept of Fika 

Beachcombing: Things you can take home from the seaside 

Yarn Bomber’s Toolkit 

In the February GLIMMER issue: 

Another Country: If holidays seem a long way off, get a tiny taste of travel thanks to landscapes, culture and food from aboard

Jam Jar Gardens: Planting hyacinth bulbs in mason jars

Flavour of the Weeks: Jenny Coates’ nature diary project Jenny Coates’ 52 Weeks of Nature Art