Chinese study shows how school gardens cultivate children’s interest in nature and ease stress
The Children & Nature Network share this report from China. Chinese researchers observed fourth-grade students over a semester, during which they participated in weekly activities in a campus garden. The study found that more than 60% of the students had a greater interest in nature after just four months. The [...]
Invitation to a Study: Hearing wildlife
University of Derby researchers are interested in exploring the impact of listening to brief recordings about different wildlife species on people’s knowledge and attitudes towards them. This is a voluntary role, although participants can enter a prize draw. Taking part in this study will contribute to knowledge about people’s relationships [...]
Nature & nature connection resources
Muddy Faces share a very useful collection of Nature & nature connection resources on their Outdoor Hub. These include books, guides & useful websites, Nature Connection & Nature Deficit, research, reports & videos.
City lover or Nature lover?
This Finding Nature post (6 February 2024) shares recent research which explores different responses to green and urban spaces, depending on people’s degrees of nature connectedness.
Reciprocal care for nature and wellbeing project
Increasing the use of the outdoors is one way the Scottish Government measures the prosperity and well-being of its citizens. Greenspace Scotland have shared this Scottish Government strategic research programme, which recognises the need to cultivate conditions for a reciprocal relationship between people and the environment. This includes how childhood [...]
Field Notes: Young people and nature
Sandwood Conservation officer Lynn Munro reports on a fun community engagement programme in this John Muir Trust news item (21 Dec 2023) . This involved working with local partners to engage young people in wild places and the John Muir Award. Read about how young students from the age or [...]
Nature-based field training for educators, Minnesota.
This Children and Nature Network feature (January 2024) shares how educators in Minnesota participate in an immersive nature-based field training. This is designed to help them transform their curricula, approaches to teaching, and ultimately, their school cultures. This is the first extended nature-based professional development series for teachers in Minnesota [...]
The Children’s People and Nature Survey for England: 2023 update
The ‘Children’s People and Nature Survey’ (C-PANS) provides information on how children and young people experience and think about the natural environment in England. It is run twice each year, once in term time and once in holiday time. Natural England some key findings collected in 2023. Countryside Jobs Service [...]
