
Research, reports: health, wellbeing
Evidence for the benefits to children of outdoor play and learning & spending time in nature.
Arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Read More about Research, reports: health, wellbeingForest School is brilliant outdoor play & learning for Early Years & Primary age children - it develops skills, confidence, well being & nature connection. And here's (some of) the proof!
We've gathered together work by academics & professionals looking into the quantitative and qualitative benefits of Forest School.
The evidence continues to grow & new research continues to be undertaken. This is by no means an exhaustive list. Do contact us if you know of more to add: share@muddyfaces.co.uk
These reports & research are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top.
Research, reports: health, wellbeing
Evidence for the benefits to children of outdoor play and learning & spending time in nature.
Arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Read More about Research, reports: health, wellbeingLearning outside research
Evidence for the benefits to children of learning outdoors, to academic achievement of taking the curriculum outside, and research into other aspects of learning outside the classroom.
Research documents arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Mud reports & research
Evidence for the benefits to children of mud play.
These reports & research are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Outdoor play reports & research
Evidence for and reports on the benefits to children of outdoor play.
Reports & research documents are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Research: impact of nature
Evidence for the impact on & benefits to children of spending time in and engaging with nature.
Research documents are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Read More about Research: impact of natureResearch & reports on risk
Balancing & managing risk in play; reports, research, reviews & official statements.
Reports & research documents are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top