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Nature benefits and people with learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities benefit from engaging in nature-based activities and spending time outdoors. Opening up access to the outdoors is a simple and effective way of enhancing wellbeing.
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.
Mar 5, 2024 · Spring and summer are the perfect time to get back to nature and explore the UK’s nature reserves and country walks. But what if you have accessibility needs? How can you be confident that you won’t turn up to find totally inaccessible routes and paths with a lack of facilities you can actually use?
May 9, 2024 · How accessibility benefits all people and conservation efforts. Accessibility is often framed as a niche concern that benefits only a few individuals. But the All Persons Trail, its creators say, demonstrates that accessibility improvements can enhance everyone’s experience.
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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
- Dementia Adventure
- Success Making Outdoor Activities Accessible Toolkit
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...
May 5, 2015 · Background. Natural England is committed to making sure everyone has access to the countryside. A report in 2005, called the ‘Diversity Review’, looked at what could be done to support a diverse...
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Benefits of access to nature. Evidence & articles on the benefits of spending time outdoors and in nature for people with a range of disabilities or SEN. Challenging Behaviour – A balanced brain means a pro social mind.
