As we near the end of 2023 we reflect on another exciting year, in which we have been busy launching a new, related project, called Sensing Climate.

In April, we held the final event of our Unlocking Landscapes Network, launching a new report focused on the inclusive role of sensory histories of people and place.

As we approach the end of 2022, it’s time to reflect on another year of exciting activities, from Re-Storying Landscapes to disability-inclusive climate adaptation.

We’re excited to launch new guidance that brings together a series of resources to support disability-inclusive, multisensory nature experiences.

We share an article from Karen Gregory and the National Trust, exploring how blind volunteer Andrew Hesser has helped reframe the diverse ways Glendurgan garden is experienced.

Sarah Bell highlights how ‘VI guides’ have explored and enabled new multisensory ways of experiencing Westonbirt Aboretum.

We reflect on ‘Fragile with Attitude’, an exhibition that encouraged people to recognise more affirmative understandings of disability.

Sensing History was an immersive outdoor sound installation celebrating the multisensory histories of Westonbirt Arboretum.

2021 has been another topsy turvy year and we hope this annual update finds people as safe, well and sane as the events of the last two years have allowed.

Dave Horwood has walked 83 miles, from Winchester to Bath, and raised £2100 to help support Dorothy House Hospice.

We hear from participants who’ve taken part in our autumnal guided walks at the lovely Westonbirt Arboretum.

New Visually Impaired Guides will be taking participants on a sensory journey of Westonbirt arboretum to discover the rich sensations of this unique treescape.

We are really excited to share our kayaking sensory story, produced as part of our ‘Re-Storying Landscape for Social Inclusion’ collaboration.

In a newly published research paper, we reflect on experiences of sight loss from stories shared by participants.

A whistle-stop tour of some of the key themes discussed during our first Unlocking Landscapes event.

We are looking for people with lived experience of visual impairment to become Sensory Guides at Westonbirt Aboretum!

Sarah Bell rounds up 2020 with an overview of some of the amazing initiatives which this strange year has produced.

This week’s news post is a copy of a guest blog that Sarah Bell wrote for the fantastic new Nature Nearby campaign, initiated by ‘Youth for Nature’.

New virtual experiences, from Indian cookery to creative writing, have just launched over Zoom with visually impaired participants in mind.

We are excited to announce a new Sensing Nature venture which aims to place social inclusion at the heart of landscape decision-making.