Workshop What Does Nature Say? By LOV2030
How does green space shape the way you feel? And what happens when nature is part of your daily city life? In this guided 3–30–300 walk, you explore Leuven through a green lens.
Simon Neerinckx (City of Leuven, Public Green Service), Raf Aerts (bioengineer) and Simon Gabriël Beerten (researcher at KU Leuven) guide you through the city and share clear insights into the proven impact of green spaces on mental health. Science meets everyday experience, in a calm and accessible way.
This active workshop invites you to slow down, look around and feel what green does to you. Step outside, breathe deeper and see the city differently.
You’ll also receive a beautifully designed map of the walk, with the route and key insights, so you can revisit the experience later, alone or with others.
Who can join?
There is room for
15 participants.
This workshop is offered by LOV2030
This workshop is offered by LOV2030 – Leuven & Beyond European Capital of Culture 2030 – and fully aligns with its theme HumanNature, exploring new ways to reconnect humans and nature through care, listening and shared experience.
Meet the guides
Simon Neerinckx
Simon Neerinckx is Head of the Public Green Department for the City of Leuven, where he and his team work every day to create more beautiful, healthier, and more accessible green spaces for everyone.
Simon Gabriël Beerten
Simon Gabriël Beerten is a physician with a background in molecular biology. He works part-time as a general practitioner and as a postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven.
Raf Aerts
Raf Aerts is a bioengineer with a background in agriculture, forestry, and applied ecology. He is a part-time professor in the Department of Biology at KU Leuven.
