Connect with nature

Outdoor visits and engagement with nature during the Coronavirus lockdown

Organisation:
NatureScot

Media type:
Research

Topic:
Connect with nature

Setting:
Employees / workplace, Community, Families / residential, Individuals, Town centres / Urban, Pupils & students / education, Leisure & recreation / tourism, Countryside / Rural

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Research to determine the impacts of coronavirus and social distancing on outdoor visits and contact with nature. Survey by 56 Degree Insight for NatureScot with Paths for All and Forestry Scotland.

Key statistics

34%

of the population visited the outdoors daily during lockdown

19%

of the population never visited the outdoors during lockdown

71%

of the population visited the outdoors at least once a week during lockdown

43%

of the population decreased time outside during lockdown

Half

of the population expect to take more visits to the outdoors after lockdown than before the crisis

63%

agreed that they would continue to travel less for non essential journeys

The survey revealed that most people changed the amount of time they spent outdoors during this initial lockdown period. While some reduced their time outside to shield from the virus, others increased their engagement with nature as they sought to obtain health and wellbeing benefits. For many,these experiences have sparked a desire to continue to make more of local greenspaces and spend more time outdoors in future.

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Connect with nature

Outdoor visits and engagement with nature during the Coronavirus lockdown

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