"People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📣 New Publication 📣

"Risky outdoor play in the early years: how are parental and practitioner perceptions of danger and benefits associated with young children's outdoor play experiences?"

doi.org/10.1080/2159...

#EarlyYears #OutdoorPlay #RiskyPlay #ChildDevelopment #NewResearch

🍃This time last week, I was at Nature Connections 2025 in Derby.🍃

I shared our framework on barriers to low frequency greenspace use and had some brilliant conversations around equality and access to nature. Huge thanks to the organisers! #NCX25

Only 1 in 4 children play out regularly on their street compared to their grandparents' generation, where 3 in 4 said they played outside a few times a week.

This dramatic decline impacts children's mental health and development.

Find out more about: www.playscotland.org/resources/pl...

In June I’m running training on sex,gender and sexuality survey data production for the @ncrm.ac.uk . If your interested check it out here:

www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

As part of the Rethinking Curriculum project, we have created bespoke resources to develop your understanding of nature-based and outdoor learning. These resources are designed to help you explore the distinct characteristics of this approach in further depth.

View toolkit: my.chartered.college...

🌍 Health Inequalities & GroundsWell 🌿

New blog post exploring health inequalities across @groundswellcon.bsky.social! Discover how differences in access, availability, and use of urban green & blue spaces impact health.

Read more here: 🔗
www.groundswelluk.org/GroundsWellB...

@uofgshw.bsky.social

NEW #Playgrounds research w. #PaulBrindley
#YueshanMa #RuiWang & #HelenWoolley published in #LandMDPI

Using #opensource data we explore 33,736 #playgrounds in #England

Our study generates a new framework to help reduce #play inequalities nationally

FREE TO ACCESS doi.org/10.3390/land14030477

📢New publication

My co-authors and I call for reflection over more action in this Critical Commentary on continued trends in physical inactivity around the world.

I have 50 free copies to share - pls contact me and share this post.

doi.org/10.1080/1940...

#physicalactivity #movement #policy

After some initial ad hoc support for our Hub groups, researchers
@uofgshw.bsky.social are now offering regular support for community groups & charities at a monthly evaluation surgery.

Thanks Andy (Dr Andy Baxter), Nail (Dr Nai Rui Chng) & Liv (Dr Olivia Hamilton)

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...

"The amount of time children spend outside has declined by 50% in a generation, a report has said".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interested in school based research in physical activity? Then this exciting opportunity for a part time research assistant role might be for you! 2 days a week for 7 months, starting in March - come and work with us!
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Yes! This! Guidelines are for us (researchers), not for the public. Physical activity messages should forget the threshold and promote short term/immediate benefits - and these usually relate to social and mental health! ✨ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Having a great day at @scotparc.bsky.social hearing about the latest research, policy and practice on physical activity and health inequalities. Lovely to catch up with so many familiar faces too. #ScotPARC