Trees for Wellbeing Walk
Gateshead Riverside Park

Event Information

Stomping Grounds NE and Nourish the Wild invite you to walk with us and connect to the trees of Gateshead Riverside Park. As part of the Urban Tree Festival we will offer a gentle introduction to mindfulness in nature, demonstrating how urban trees can be powerful in offering relaxation and wellbeing in a busy city environment. We will stroll through the park, stopping for some mindful activities, enjoy views of the River Tyne, identify different tree species and finish with a cuppa at the Stomping Grounds NE forest school site.

The route is wheelchair accessible apart from final stop within the forest school, suitable for prams and toilet facilities are available at start and end point.

Contributors

Sam Tranter

Sam Tranter is the Gateshead Riverside Park Project Manager for Stomping Grounds NE. She is currently studying with the Forest Bathing Institute and has a MSc in Conservation Biology. Sam is passionate about forest bathing and often takes her boys out into the garden and the woods barefoot, she loves nothing more than being amongst the trees. Her work in Lower Teams since 2024 has highlighted the potential of urban green spaces to support universal access to nature.

Than Gunabalasingham

Than Gunabalasingham runs Nourish the Wild CIC. Than is a food and horticultural educator, passionate about celebrating plants in their global and cultural contexts, helping people connect to their local landscapes and shared food histories.

Stomping Grounds NE

Stomping Grounds NE are a charity who work to connect communities to the outdoors. We are a Forest School Association recognised provider delivering in Northumberland, Gateshead, Durham and Newcastle. We are proud of our strong reputation for supporting those with least access to find their place in the world through outdoor adventure.

Facebook: /forestschoolnortheast

Location of event

Location: Tyne View Health Hub, Rose St, Lower Teams, Gateshead NE8 2LS

Transport Info
We will meet in the layby outside the Tyne View Health Hub (Teams Family Hub). Parking is available in this layby on or on Rose Street itself. It's a 3-min walk into the park itself from where we meet.

Buses from the Metrocentre going towards the Gateshead Interchange (10, 10A, 10B, X66), stop at the Team Street Gas Works or on Askew Road West, which is a 3-minute walk from the crossroads of Autumn Drive and Rose Street, where you can find the Rose Street meeting point.

Buses from the Gateshead Interchange going towards the Metrocentre (10, 10A, 10B, X66), stop on Askew Road West or at the Team Street Gas Works, which is a 3-minute walk from the Rose Street meeting point.