With many thanks to our past and present volunteers


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​Pauline 

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Leanne 

​Dr Kim Brown

Nature Therapy CIC developed from the passion of Dr Kim Brown who forty years ago noticed improvements in the quality of life for patients who were able to spend time outside.

Kim is a nurse, midwife and teacher who specialised in working with vulnerable children and adults. She has always been interested in mental health and researching the impact of nature - this led her to spending five years traveling the world for her Doctorate in Health Science and researching the many different ways nature impacts on human wellbeing through  the senses. 

Time spent as an Expedition Leader Tutor has helped build a solid and safe foundation to our work in the great outdoors. Kim has also been a Senior Advisor for the Home Office, CEO of a charity, and over the years has developed numerous projects for vulnerable children and adults for which she has won national awards.  This includes a national Nurse of the Year award and more recently a national Venus award for Inspirational Professional of the Year. 

Paddy Noctor

Our small not for profit is enhanced through the skills and knowledge of  volunteer director - Paddy Noctor.  Paddy has a sound history of working in the field of addictions, and was CEO of a charity for many years. Now retired,  he still sits on different Boards and mental health Tribunals. Paddy was instrumental in setting up a very successful and lasting enterprise that has provided accommodation and support for those with alcohol and substance addictions for the past 25 years.

Dave Ward

Dave is a volunteer director and our equine expert. Having been a jockey for 17 years he is now an equine assisted practitioner.

Bill Milford

Bill is a volunteer as well co-tutor on some of our courses.  He is a woodsman and expedition leader with experience of living wild and off grid.  Bill is a great source of knowledge about all things nature. He is also passionate about motorbikes.

Billy Dibbens

Billy has been instrumental as a volunteer in helping us set up our programme for people with dementia. Billy has stroke induced dementia but that has in no way deterred his enthusiasm for shaping the pop up dementia theatre.

Mark Langford

Mark is inspirational in the field of Recovery. He is passionate about helping others through their recovery journey and is a stalwart in volunteering with us to help with delivery of all our programmes and courses. Mark completed our Expedition Leaders course last year and is a great asset to Nature Therapy CIC.


Noah and Theodore

Our two resident donkeys who like to volunteer on all our programmes despite often not being invited because they love attention and live in the hope that cake might be on the menu.

Donna Flux

Donna has an amazing energy for life having faced some tough times herself. She brings her own brand of positive enthusiasm to her volunteering. 


Mog the Dog and Ted 

Mogs and Ted  accompany us whenever possible.  Other social and friendly dogs are welcome to come along to all our programmes but the owner is responsible for their behaviour.  Please ask about bringing a dog in advance as we might have a group member frightened of dogs or allergic to them. 

Research shows that the presence of a dog helps people in a group collaborate more effectively and enhance their trust in others.

Mosi and Torak

Two of the wolves from the UK Wolf Conservation Centre that help out on our Wolf Medicine programme.



We would like to say a special thanks to:

  • Meme Eldridge
  • Andy Paul
  • Bruce Fleury
  • Leanne Power
  • Kyra Seagal
  • Jan Jasicki
  • Tony Jones
  • Beccy Blanchard
  • Debbie Attrill
  • Pat Knight
  • Albie Knight
    Danni Mcloughlin
  • Kathleen Dumbrell
  • Sarah Pointer
  • Nicki Haines
  • Sue Barnes
  • Estelle Thomas
  • Michelle Callaghan
  • Debbie Attril
  • Liz Tate 
  • Anna Jordan
  • Benjamin Brown
  • Janey Parker
  • Sally Garret
  • Jack Morton









We have 98 volunteers across the globe trained by us to deliver a programme of Drumming for Dementia. 

We have volunteers who are using our Drumming for Dementia Programme in Nepal, Kenya, Australia, Portugal, different states in America, Brazil as well as the UK

We would like to thank them all for doing such an brilliant job.  All our volunteers are incredible people. 

​You are all simply amazing.
Thank you so much everyone on this page for giving of your time and expertise so freely. 
Nature Therapy CIC could not achieve the results it does without you  
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