Nature is good for you. That doesn’t mean we should prescribe it
It’s easy to believe in a general way in the positive effect of nature. But to actually feel it, put away the to-do list
by Jeremy Mynott
Jeremy Mynott is an emeritus fellow at Wolfson College in Cambridge. A former publisher (head of Cambridge University Press) turned author, he has written books in classics, ancient history and natural history. His latest is The Consolation of Nature: Spring in the Time of Coronavirus (2020), co-authored with Michael McCarthy and Peter Marren.
Written by Jeremy Mynott