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Evidence
Discover the growing body of evidence that supports the benefits of outdoor learning for children’s development and wellbeing.
Every Experience Matters
This evidence-based review supports the argument that experiences outside the formal classroom help provide the blueprint on which young people continue to build throughout their...
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Links between Natural Environments and Learning: Evidence Briefing
This briefing focuses on the impacts of learning in natural environments and the impacts of natural environments on learning processes and outcomes. Natural England (2016)
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Student Outcomes and Natural Learning Conference Report
Evidence to impact report that moves through the evidence supporting the many ways children’s experiences in natural environments benefits their educational attainment and the development...
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Wilderness Schooling
The results indicate that children who participated in the Wilderness School outdoor learning programme increased their attainment in English reading, writing and maths significantly more...
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40-Second Green Roof Views Sustain Attention: The Role of Micro-breaks in Attention Restoration
This study provides evidence that a 40-s view of a flowering meadow green roof (non-traditional nature) can boost attention and provides further evidence of the...
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Children and Nature
Spending time in nature as part of a ‘balanced diet’ of childhood experiences improves mental health and emotional regulation, promotes children’s healthy development, well-being and...
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