There’s growing evidence that connecting with nature can boost wellbeing and health. “Because we evolved with nature,” explains Kate Whyatt, who qualified as an eco-therapist in 2023, after more than a decade working in adult social care. The most difficult decision to make is what you want in your sandwich for that dayBeing in nature, Whyatt believes, is also restorative because it enables us to get off the treadmill of cognitive thought. Inntravel has been running award-winning, sustainable walking holidays in Europe for more than 40 years, and the company is keen to respond to that demand. Rebecca Bruce is its France, Switzerland and Portugal specialist, and believes that walking holidays offer the perfect chance to – quite literally – slow down.