The mental health charity Mind suggest that being in nature could also improve your mood, reduce feelings of anger, and improve your confidence and self-esteem

Lots of people find a sense of relaxation and joy by being in nature. Research suggests that even just the view of the forest from a hospital room helps patients who are feeling down, and that twenty minutes in nature could significantly reduce your levels of cortisol (the stress hormone).

Physiologically, your body reacts to nature in predominantly positive ways. In addition to hormone levels, spending time walking in the wild can lower your heart rate and blood pressure. While the amount of time required to reach these stress-reducing results isn't clear, most studies show it doesn't require hours.

Because we are genetically programmed to find trees, plants, water, and other nature elements engrossing, we are absorbed by nature scenes and distracted from our pain and discomfort.