How do you connect with nature?

Slow down enough to notice it. This Burst has you tend a feeder, bird bath or a few pots, take a slow walk somewhere green, do something small to care for the place, then sit on a bench, log or doorstep, keep quiet and wait about ten minutes.

How long does it take, and do I need a garden?

About 94 minutes. A balcony pot, a window box or a bird feeder outside a window works for the first step, and any park, common, trail or hill works for the walk.

Who inspired this Burst?

David Attenborough, the British broadcaster and naturalist behind Life on Earth and Planet Earth, who has advised people to stop, sit down, keep quiet and wait ten minutes. The sequence is Bearmore's own, built from what he has shared publicly, and is not a record of his actual routine.

Quiet Enough for the Wildlife

Quality: Very good· 92.7%Effort: Manageable· 01h 34m

·Inspired by David Attenborough

When was the last time you slowed down with nature?

Slowing it all down so you can start to feel the connection. Ninety minutes of tending to the garden or plants, a leisurely walk, an act of kindness with nature and some nature observation.

The runsheet

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Feeders topped up, pots watered
Gardening
Fill a garden with bird feeders to bring the wildlife to you. You don't need a garden to borrow the idea: top up a feeder or bird bath, water the balcony pots, or tend a window box. Take it slowly and let it be a small, hands-on act of care.
15 min activitySetup 8 min · Reset 8 min · 31 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing gardening before being in nature
These go especially well together because moving into broader nature time extends the outdoor connection you've already started.
2
Walk in the park
Being in nature
Walk wherever you can get to, whether that's a park, a common, a trail or a hill, and let your pace be slow.
20 min activitySetup 3 min · Reset 3 min · 26 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing being in nature before acts of kindness
This can be a good pairing because any calm from nature can help kindness feel more genuine and grounded.
3
Taking care of where you live
Acts of kindness
A small act of care for the patch of nature where you live. Pick up some litter, move trail debris, or pull a strangling vine off a young tree. Spend a few minutes in the place where you live.
10 min activitySetup 3 min · Reset 3 min · 16 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing acts of kindness before wildlife observation
These go especially well together because helping sparks care and patience, so quiet time with wildlife extends that gentle focus to the broader living world.
4
Observing the outside world
Wildlife observation
Attenborough (who this Burst was inspired by) advises: 'stop, sit down, don't move, keep quiet and wait 10 minutes.' Bench, log, doorstep, or balcony all work.
15 min activitySetup 3 min · Reset 3 min · 21 min all-in
Time well spent.
1h 34m spent doing something good for yourself.

The breakdown

Burst evaluation

QualityVery good· 92.7%

Sequencing100%

Logistics85.3%

DifficultyManageable· 0

Total activity94m / 149mManageable

Physical activity15m / 29mGentle

Mental focus35m / 119mManageable

Introspection10m / 29mGentle

Creativity10m / 59mGentle

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Wellbeing focus

The relative wellbeing focus of this Burst.

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HighPhysical

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About this Burst

This is a composed Burst, and the ‘care in your space’ is editorial, added because it gives the walk a small act of care.

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