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Outdoors Participant Profile Common reasons for not participating outdoors or stopping Reasons commonly cited for not participating in outdoors activities • Too busy with family responsibilities (32%) Why Not Research has identified the following key factors affecting people’s overall participation in outdoors activities, which may contribute to exclusion and result in under – representation. • Can’t commit regularly (30%) • Don’t have the time (30%) • Prefer to spend spare time doing other things (29%) • It’s too expensive (24%). Lack of time: working and family commitments can reduce Weather: Lack of local the ‘availability’ of opportunities: the most time to participate there are too few safe, commonly stated in 'time consuming' easily accessible, natural reasons for not outdoor spaces close to residential visiting woodlands recreation. areas. Particularly a /forest more often was barrier for those without ‘bad weather’ a car or funds for (38%). transport. Risk: Lack of of environment hazards; (appropriate) stranger danger; dogs etc. interpretative information: Fear of other people, poor marketing leaves particularly gangs of people unclear on how to young adults/ access information and antisocial Generic Barriers whether they can trust behaviour. Neglected/poorly the accuracy. to Outdoors Neglected/poorly maintained Participation Costs: environment: maintained cumulative costs, general environment: feeling that outdoors general space feeling is that poorly outdoors maintained, space littered is poorly with broken maintained, glass, littered rubbish with and broken graffiti. glass, rubbish both in terms of time, effort and money is perceived as a risky investment when compared to easier and graffiti. Negative alternatives. perceptions: Lack of for young people the Girls not confidence: countryside is perceived welcome: in own ability, as backward, stifling, outside spaces fitness and inward-looking designed for children knowledge. and conservative. and young people are often considered ‘boys places’, Girls feel they must stay out of the ‘boy’s areas’. Reasons commonly cited for stopping participation in outdoors activities • Too busy/time constraints (41%) • Job/studies/school got in the way (35%) • Family commitments/too busy at home (34%) • Injury/health reasons (30%) • No opportunity (20%). 26 27
Common barriers facing specific groups Barriers facing under-represented groups Research has identified the following key factors affecting under-represented groups participation in outdoors activities, which may contribute to exclusion and result in under-representation. Barriers facing families Research has identified the following key factors affecting families participation in outdoors activities, which may contribute to exclusion and result in under-representation. Distances Perception - Caucasian middle class stigma Awareness Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Language Lack of local opportunities (perceived and actual) Cost Deprived Communities Confidence Perception - Caucasian middle class stigma Parents fear: over 80% of parents state that ‘children get less exercise today because parents are afraid to let them go outside alone, particularly their daughters Planning: no time to plan Organising: Don't know where to get the information from Safety Confidence Culture Safety Physical access: stiles, gates, bridges, steep/ uneven paths Distances Balancing different wants and needs: balancing the expectations of a number of people as well as parents conscience about what they should be doing Families Transportation: takes too long to get there, congestion at weekends/holidays, parking is stressful Route finding People with physical disabilities; visual impairments; hearing impairments. Elderly Shelter and rest points Cumulative costs: financial and emotional Costs: parking, entrance fees, activities, food/snacks and drinks for a family ‘Why Not’ continued... Confidence Access to information With multiple and conflicting expectations, time schedules and desires, and cumulative costs, ‘outdoor’ trips often represent a riskier and more daunting investment of family resource. 28 29
Page 1 and 2: Getting Active Outdoors: A study of
Page 3 and 4: The research looks at the outdoors
Page 5 and 6: Stakeholder Map The Outdoors sector
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Page 9 and 10: Outdoors Participation Traditional
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Page 13: To relax and de-stress/get away fro
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Page 21 and 22: Who: • Highest Equal proportion o
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Page 25 and 26: FAMILY 30% 59% 61% Who: • Predomi
Page 27 and 28: Predominantly young people who are
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Page 39 and 40: Combination of outdoor activities
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Page 43 and 44: Use of technology to enter, engage
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Page 47 and 48: Providing Outdoor Adventures in the
Page 49 and 50: Understanding the Complex Provider
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