We are hosting a Virtual Tree Hugging Championships as part of the Highland Climate Festival - but you do not need to be located in the Scottish Highlands - you can take part from anywhere! (But there will be extra prizes for people from Scotland).

There will be two categories in this online competition:

Dedication: Most dedicated hug demonstrating presence, intention, love, respect etc.

Freestyle: Most creative hug.

Each category will have a prize for entrants from the Scotland and a prize for ‘The Rest of the World’.

Whilst this is intended to be a fun event, we hope that it will help:

To raise awareness of nature in the local and global community

To promote understanding about the benefits of trees for human health

To increase appreciation of nature, near and far

Competitors will be invited to post their pictures on our An Darach Forest Therapy Facebook Page between 9am Saturday 25th June and 6pm Friday 1st July. The competitor who gets the most ‘likes’ and ‘loves’ in each category will be the winner and will receive Forest Bathing and Nature Connection prizes. The winner will be announced on Sunday 3rd July. The Scottish Winners will automatically get an invitation to compete in our in-person Scottish Tree Hugging Championships on Friday 22nd July which will be held on the Ardtornish Estate (although you will have to pay your own transport and accommodation costs unless someone nice sponsors us!)

For more information and register for updates go to https://silvotherapy.co.uk/highland-climate-festival.