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TO SUPPORT OUR LONELINESS 2020 CAMPAIGN, HERE IS A ROUND-UP OF WAYS TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

GREEN GYMS MAKE FRIENDS AND STAY FIT WITH WILD-FLOWER MEADOW PLANTING OR FOOTPATH CLEARING (TCV.ORG.UK).

INTEREST GROUPS SHARE KNOWLEDGE AT A UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE GROUP – OR SET ONE UP ONE YOURSELF (U3A.ORG.UK).

GUIDED WALKS LEARN ABOUT AN AREA, BUILDING OR SITE ON A NATIONAL TRUST GUIDED GROUP WALK (NATIONALTRUST.ORG.UK).

CRAFT SPACES LEARN NEW SKILLS AT COMMUNITY CRAFT BARNS SUCH AS GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S LECHDALE CRAFT BARN (LECHLADECRAFTBARN.COM) OR DERBYSHIRE’S HADFIELD CRAFT BARN (THECRAFTBARNHADFIELD.CO.UK).

CITIZEN SCIENCE HELP SCIENTISTS COLLECT VALUABLE DATA ABOUT UK HABITATS (BRITISHSCIENCEASSOCIATION.ORG).