Research Report on Barriers to Children Visiting Green Spaces

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to CHILDWISE for research to produce a report on the barriers preventing children from visiting natural environments, focusing on the 1 in 9 children who do not visit green spaces.

The project examined urban and rural landscapes—including parks, school playing fields, community gardens, paths, rivers, lakes, canals, woodlands, farmland, and beaches—and considered the behaviours influencing access for children aged 0-4 and 5-11 separately.

It reviewed existing evidence and explored the most significant barriers and associated behaviours in depth, with recommendations on how these can be overcome, for whom, and by whom, while reflecting differences across geographical locations, religions, ethnic groups, and socio-economic groups.

The contract value was AUD 37,805.