Mood enhancer: go down to the woods today

Spending more time ‘forest bathing’ can have a positive effect on depression. Rob Penn on what we owe treesIn autumn our woodlands are at their most enchanting. The sunlight angles gently in to create a changing mosaic of gold and brown; leaves twist and stall as they fall to the floor; branches chatter in the strengthening winds. It is the time of year when trees seem keenest to communicate with us, and when our bond with them is most vital.The polymath American biologist EO Wilson