Official Statistics
The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly indicators for March 2022 (Official Statistics)
Indicators from the People and Nature Survey covering the month of March 2022 to understand how people use the natural environment in England and the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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The People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing.
This publication reports a set of weighted national indicators from the survey, which have been generated using data collected in March 2022 from a sample of approx. 2,000 adults (16+):
- Gross number of visits taken by adults
- % adults spending time outside in last 12 months by frequency
- % children spending time outside in last 12 months by frequency
- % adults visiting outside in last 14 days
- % adults visiting outside in last 7 days
- % adults visiting outside by place type (e.g. parks) in last month
- % adults agree that natural spaces are ‘Good places for mental health and wellbeing’
- % adults agree natural spaces are ‘Places that encourage physical health and exercise’
- % adults agree having access to a private or shared garden, outdoor space or allotment is important
- % adults agree ‘I feel part of nature’
- % adults agree ‘Being in nature makes me very happy’
- % adults agree that they are taking more time to notice and engage with every day nature
- % adults engagement with nature since coronavirus restrictions began
- % adults behaviour and attitude changes in relation to green and natural spaces since coronavirus restrictions began
- % adults increasing amount of time on certain activities since coronavirus restrictions began
- % adults reducing the amount of; time they travel by car, food their household throws away or meat they eat since coronavirus restrictions began
- % adults prevented from spending time outdoors since coronavirus restrictions began due to certain barriers
- % children spending time outside and engaging with nature since coronavirus restrictions began, as reported by adults
The full associated dataset, and findings from the first year of data, have been published.
Published 18 May 2022