Our Living Community - 17 September 2025

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Have you ever considered that taking your dog for a walk in Newlands Forest, or going for a picnic there, might have more benefits than just giving your dog its exercise or socialising with friends? In this episode of Our Living Community, Willem Boshoff of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group talks to Otto van der Walt about the psychological and physical effects that a walk in the forest can have.

17 Sep English South Africa Science · Nature

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