Children are losing touch with nature – but not their desire to protect it, study finds
More than half of children aged 11 to 14 have never climbed a tree, and nine in 10 have never learned to recognise birds by sight or sound New research has found that children in England may be growing up with fewer everyday experiences of nature – yet their desire to…
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Children are losing touch with nature – but not their desire to protect it, study finds
More than half of children aged 11 to 14 have never climbed a tree, and nine in 10 have never learned to recognise birds by sight or sound New research has found that children in England may be growing up with fewer everyday experiences of nature – yet their desire to understand and protect nature remains strong. According to the study – which surveyed more than 1,000 children and their parents…
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