The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly indicators for April 2021 (Official Statistics)
Official indicators from the People and Nature Survey, covering the period 1-30 April 2021, to understand the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on how people use the natural environment in England. Please note, indicators for April 2021 have been generated using weights developed for the People and Nature Survey. Monthly indicators previously reported for April 2020 – March 2021 were generated using interim weighting methods and as such, should not be directly compared to indicators for April 2021 at this time. Natural England will apply weights developed for the People and Nature Survey to previously released interim indicators for April 2020 – March 2021 in a future release.
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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 April 2021 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 three quarters of data, have been published.
Last updated 17 November 2023 + show all updates
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Title amended.
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Monthly interim indicator data corrected.
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Monthly indicator data tables withdrawn. Please refer to statistical notice about the withdrawal of reports and published data related to the People and Nature Survey for England statistics series.
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Text amended for the April 2021 HTML publication with the links updated. Glossary links also added in.
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First published.