Call for more city parks to improve children’s lungs
Child in the City (29 July 2022) have shared findings from a study which took place in the Portuguese city of Porto. This study suggests that more must be done to ensure children have access to parks and other green spaces to improve their lung health. The study, published in the [...]
Nature based play publication now available
Play Scotland has shared this new publication (July 2022) Nature-Based Play which is free to download. It has been produced in partnership between Arup and the Real Play Coalition. The publication explores the positive connections nature-based play can make between children’s wellbeing and climate resilience. This aims to inspire local [...]
Reflecting on wellbeing at school
Learning through Landscapes share ideas on ‘Wrapping up the school year and reflecting on wellbeing’.
Outdoor Play and Learning for Health, Wellbeing, and Development in Early Childhood
This Special Issue “Outdoor Play and Learning for Health, Wellbeing, and Development in Early Childhood” is in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). It seeks papers describing outdoor play and learning interventions and initiatives designed to promote the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and behavioural development of [...]
Use of greenspace in Scotland during Covid-19
Public Health Scotland have shared a news story (6 July 2022) and published a report on the use of greenspace during Covid-19. The paper is published jointly by Public Health Scotland, NatureScot and MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow on behalf of the data and evidence [...]
Research finds children’s mood and wellbeing improved by connection to nature activities
This research paper Children’s perception of biodiversity in their school grounds and its influence on their wellbeing and resilience is shared in Journal of Environmental Psychology (Volume 67, February 2020, 101381). This research was carried out by University of Holloway of London (Louise N. Montgomery et al.) It explored whether engaging [...]
The UK is not a nation of nature lovers
The relationship at country level, between nature connection, biodiversity and wellbeing, is explored in this Finding Nature blog post (6 June 2022).
Nature connectedness: A key metric for a sustainable future
In this Finding Nature blog post (6 June 2022), Prof Miles Richardson argues that ‘nature connectedness emerges as a useful, yet simple indicator of both human and nature’s well-being that should inform the transition to a sustainable future’.
