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- Currently, The Nature Conservancy has five preserves across New York with ADA-compliant parking lots and universal trails accessible to wheelchair and stroller users, as well as a wide variety of visitors with mobility issues.
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A selection of Wildlife Trust sites with great access and facilities for pushchairs, wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. Find out which nature reserves have excellent disabled access.
May 9, 2024 · Hiking trails are often inaccessible to people with disabilities and those from marginalized communities. Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve is changing that. A unique trail project in an urban preserve works to remove barriers to nature.
The Nature Conservancy also collaborates with organizations such as Latino Outdoors, Hunters of Color and Outdoor Afro, who are leaders in tackling inequities in access to nature, to co-organize events that help more people feel safe and welcome in the outdoors. “By doing so, we are hoping to build community, better meet community needs and expand our own perspective,” says Berdan.
Mar 5, 2024 · In partnership with AccessAble, we’ve curated a list of the top five accessible walks and nature reserves across the UK, designed to welcome visitors with various disabilities.
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- PEDALL Inclusive cycling, the New Forest
- #IfIHadAnNNR - Proposed National Nature Reserve (NNR) Mosslands of Wigan, Salford and Warrington
- The Sensory Trust
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Engagement with nature has been shown to have a range of health and wellbeing benefits. However, evidence from Natural England’s Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey – and its successor the People and Nature Survey – shows that that nature spaces in rural and urban environments are not accessed equally by all and that fa...
Cheryl Willis -- Principal Adviser, Connecting People with Nature programme Alexia Coke – Senior Specialist, Social Science team, Chief Scientist’s Directorate
Clare Rishbeth – Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture Sarah Neal – Professor, Department of Sociological Studies Morag French – Research Associate, Department of Landscape Architecture Bridget Snaith – Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture
Barriers to nature, diversity and inclusion, public engagement, recreation and access, Natural England Technical Information Note
Communicating and monitoring what infrastructure is available. Audits and testing of nature spaces in relation to access, facilities (cafes, toilets, information points) and features (steps, gradients, bench styles), as well as reviews of staff and volunteers (skills, training and experience) are important. An ideal approach is to involve people wi...
New Forest National Park is a popular destination for cycling due to a 100 miles of off-road cycle-tracks through a range of woodland and heathland landscapes. PEDALL (with the emphasis on the ‘ALL’) provides low-cost cycling sessions using a wide range of adaptive bikes to enable people with disabilities the chance to explore the New Forest off-ro...
The proposed NNR in Wigan, led by the Carbon Landscape Partnership, has taken a pro-active approach to tackling barriers to nature, working on the principle that if a wildlife site is accessible and engaging for people living with disabilities, then it will be good for everyone. In particular, they have worked with young people with additional need...
The Sensory Trust is a well-known leader in the field of sensory and inclusive design, and their website signposts a number of case studies and resources.
Dementia Adventure’s core aim is to provide supported holidays for people living with dementia and their carers, focusing on the ‘possible’ and with options for everybody’s interests – whether sailing, mountain climbing or chilling out on the beach. They also provide a range of training for organisations, including sessions and courses specific to ...
This assists providers of outdoor recreation in delivering accessible outdoor activities for people with disabilities. It is by Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland. This is a not-for-profit organisation, which aims to make it easier for people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors, with a vision of ‘A more active and healthy society appreciating the ou...
Nov 21, 2023 · Access to Nature is for Everyone: Disability & Green Spaces. Everyone deserves to have nature in their lives, which is why TCV’s regional teams across the UK, create safe, welcoming spaces for people who face barriers to accessing green space, especially those who could benefit most.
Sep 6, 2022 · This briefing provides an overview of evidence to support the engagement of people living with disabilities in nature and the outdoors.
