Blue skies, green trees, calm the mind in a troubled world. Without forgetting the great sacrifices made by so many key workers in the NHS and elsewhere, this panel remembers the daily walk, which took on such significance in the first lockdown, and in subsequent ones. It was a chance to get some exercise, some fresh air, see people, and maybe have a brief conversation - for many the only one all day. Birkenhead Park was opened in 1847; now, as then, it is a welcome green space for sport and recreation, especially for children and local people with no gardens. There was a strange sense of dislocation - hospitals were overflowing, nurses and doctors working incredibly hard and while death rates were climbing all over the world, we could walk in the park, enjoy the sunshine, watch the cygnets hatch and grow. If we learn anything from this pandemic, apart from all the mistakes and incompetence shown by government, I hope it is that people on a local level are willing to support and help those in need. A smile on the street, a phone call, a friendly wave at the front door can make all the difference in a lonely and stressed-out life.