The Covid-19 pandemic saw an emphasis on people engaging more with the natural environment as many indoor settings remained closed throughout most of 2020 and the first half of 2021. As the country has begun to come to terms with living with the virus, many of the adaptions to how people live have endured.
Many youth groups and schools have adapted how they work with children and young people to offer more education opportunities outside, particularly for children in urban and disadvantaged communities who may otherwise struggle to access green spaces and nature.
However, the social distancing and infection control restrictions needed during the pandemic have presented significant challenges for the outdoor learning sector: outdoor activity centres were mothballed for many months, schools could not run residential or day trips, and playgrounds remained closed because of the risks posed. Some outdoor learning operators have gone bust or closed settings, while those that remain report demand not yet returning to pre-pandemic levels.
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