NASP x Natural England

Nature and Community

Bringing Nature into Everyday Life

Natural England launched the Green Community Hubs project to help communities reconnect with nature through co-created spaces for green activities and social interaction. We were commissioned to develop an animation that clearly communicates the benefits of these hubs, highlighting their role in improving wellbeing, encouraging community engagement, and increasing access to natural environments in everyday settings.

Woman on a bike waves to two men gardening in raised beds near a shed in a city allotment.

Visualising Community-Led Green Spaces

We produced an engaging animation that highlights the benefits of Green Community Hubs and how they can be created in outdoor spaces, libraries, and residential areas. By contrasting green-rich and nature-deprived environments, the animation effectively illustrates the hubs’ role in improving wellbeing, fostering social connection, and enhancing access to nature across diverse communities.

Illustration of a green urban neighborhood with roads, buildings, water features and tree-lined spaces.

Nature Buddies

Reconnecting People and Nature

To reflect the positive impact of the Nature Buddy programme, we created an animation that highlights how specially trained volunteers help people reconnect with nature. Simple, heartfelt visuals and clear messaging show how one-to-one support builds confidence, reduces anxiety and boosts wellbeing. By empowering individuals to explore green spaces, Nature Buddies promote healthier lives, stronger communities and greater environmental awareness

Social Prescribing

 

Stories of Support and Connection

This animation brings social prescribing to life through a series of heartfelt stories, led by animated Link Worker characters. Designed in a head-to-camera style, each illustrated Link Worker is lip-synced to real voiceovers, giving them an authentic, human presence. Through their stories, we see how social prescribing helps people find connection, practical support and renewed confidence, encouraging viewers to speak to their GP practice about accessing this personalised care.

A man and woman having a warm conversation over coffee in a comfortable room, representing social support and connection.
A man in a red check shirt sits in a café talking about his experience, symbolising social prescribing and mental health support.
A confident woman animated in a head-to-camera style, speaking in a friendly café about the role of social prescribing link workers.