Wellbeing Walks
Accessing Health through Campus Green and Blue Spaces
Date & time
18 October 2025 | 10.30-11.45
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Participatory interactive event
Event topic
Health and wellbeing, My local area, Our working lives
Audience
Young People, Adults
Academic discipline
Environmental planning, Human geography, Sociology and social policy
Venue
University of Huddersfield campus, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH. The route will include a variety of outdoor campus spaces and the Daphne Steele rooftop garden. Please note the route includes some uneven surfaces, slopes and canal towpaths and may not be fully step-free. Seating/rest points are available at or near most stops. Alternative indoor stops available if rooftop access is not feasible.
What's on offer?
Join us for a guided walking tour exploring how nature on campus supports health and wellbeing. Over 75 minutes, we’ll visit a variety of natural environments on the University campus including landscaped gardens and food-growing areas to waterside paths and elevated views. Each stop combines on-the-ground features with research insights from a University review of urban green space and health inequalities. Learn how everyday access to greenery reduces stress, boosts resilience and informs public policy, and share your reflections on how urban nature shapes daily life.
What's it about?
This guided campus walk invites you to explore the University of Huddersfield’s green and blue spaces and discover how nature in urban settings supports health and wellbeing. Over 75 minutes, we will visit a variety of environments across the campus from landscaped gardens and food-growing areas to waterside paths and elevated views. Each stop combines grounded discussion with insights from cutting-edge research, drawn from a recent review of urban green space and health inequalities conducted by University of Huddersfield researchers. Participants will learn how access to high-quality green space can boost mental wellbeing, reduce chronic disease risk and help close health gaps between communities. We will also explore how green and blue spaces are being used in public policy from social prescribing and workplace wellbeing to urban design and climate resilience. This is a chance to learn, share ideas and experience the restorative power of nature first-hand. Please note: the route includes uneven surfaces, slopes and canal towpaths and may not be fully step-free. Seating/rest points exist near most stops. For access queries or reasonable adjustments, contact the organiser in advance.
Who's leading the event?
Dr Dillon Newton, Research Fellow, University of Huddersfield
Open to
Working-age adults from Huddersfield and the wider West Yorkshire region particularly those interested in wellbeing, workplace health or the role of nature in daily life.
Of particular interest to
Working-age adults from Huddersfield and the wider West Yorkshire region
Event Booking details
Scheduling information
Saturday 18 October 2025: 10:30–11:45 & 13:00–14:15
Sunday 19 October 2025: 10:30–11:45
Event booking deadline
Friday 10 October 2025 - If not booking, attendees may join on a drop-in basis at the Queensgate Main Entrance, but priority will be given to registered participants.
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