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Kids & Nature
17:08:39 30/07/2008
Are children losing touch with wildlife?
Studies show that British kids are becoming disconnected from nature and wild places with potentially dire consequences for them and our wildlife. FERGUS COLLINS surveyed 700 local children to discover the scale of the problem and asked the experts for solutions.
The full article can be found in the August issue of BBC Wildlife magazine.
Further information
A report by the children’s charity Barnardos found that children spend more time watching tv than playing outside.
click here for more information
Recent research from Playday found that 86 per cent of children prefer outdoor activities, including building dens and getting muddy, to playing computer games. www.playday.org.uk
Wild Adventure Space for Young People by Penny Travlou (Open Space)
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Play Naturally: A review of children’s natural play by Stuart Lester and Martin Maudsley, (Play England)
click here for more information
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv – examining the problem in the US Culture of Fear by Frank Furedi – explores how fear is an inhibiting factor in modern society. See also www.frankfuredi.com
Rewilding Childhood by Niall Benvie
www.rewildingchildhood.com
On the forum
Tell us what you think about children and nature on our forum:
forum.bbcwildlifemagazine.com
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