Find out about the benefits of connecting to nature, and the concept of Nature Deficit Disorder.
Nature & nature connection
Early Years and primary school children thrive when they can access nature - it impacts their physical and mental development & wellbeing.
Find out about Nature Premium, Nature Connection & Nature Deficit, with research, reports & videos; guides to nature play & wildlife, books, articles, videos & useful websites.
Research: nature connection / deficit
A comprehensive reference section of reports & research into Nature Deficit Disorder and the importance of nature connection for children and young people. Includes opinion pieces and reflections from outdoor practitioners & nature connection experts.
Arranged, as much as possible, in chronological order, most recent at the top.
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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
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Guides: nature play & nature connection
How-tos, guides & resources for nature connection and nature play.
Arranged, as much as possible, in chronological order, most recent first.
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Nature connection in the news
Articles, blogs & news items, from the UK & internationally, on the importance of, and barriers to, connecting with nature, for children & adults.
To start, 2 articles from Muddy Faces that first appeared in our Outdoor Practitioner magazine.
Arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top
Nature connection v nature contact article
Is your practice nature connection or nature contact? And does it matter?
Forest School practitioner & trainer Louise Ambrose considers.
From The Outdoor Practitioner magazine, issue 3: Forest School Focus.