The COVID-19 pandemic spate of multiple lockdowns saw a wave of immense societal claustrophobia and adverse mental wellbeing where humans reached out in huge numbers, to nature, and in particular to water, for solace.
Nature-connection values have since been strongly reinforced (Lu et al, 2021; Labib et al, 2022). This commentary offers a brief contextualisation of ‘blue space’ wellbeing and gives an overview of the mental health benefits associated with it.