Nature contact and health risk behaviours

Available on 14 May 2025

PublishedGold open access in Health & Place ›

People who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average, and those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke. A new international…

The mental health boost of wild swimming: why open waters make a difference

Available on 30 April 2025

PublishedGold open access in J Environ Psych ›

Wild swimming—taking a dip in lakes, rivers, or the ocean—has long been praised for its invigorating effects, but new research spanning 19 countries confirms that it offers…

Types of nature exposure associated with wellbeing: an 18-country study

Available on 28 November 2024

PublishedGold open access in J Environ Psych ›

Different types of nature exposure vary in their association with different dimensions of SWB. Understanding these differences may help us maximise the potential of natural environments for…

Valuing the health benefits of nature-based recreational physical activity in England

Available on 16 April 2024

PublishedGold open access in Environ Int ›

In 2019, 22 million adults in England visited natural environments at least weekly. Physical activity on these visits prevented 12,763 cases of non-communicable disease, worth £108 million…

Nature exposure and sleep duration: an 18-country analysis

Available on 5 March 2024

PublishedGold open access in Environ Res ›

Whilst green space has been linked to healthier sleep outcomes, the roles of specific types of nature exposure, potential underlying mechanisms, and between-country variations in nature-sleep associations…

Nature visits, but not residential greenness, are associated with reduced income-related inequalities in subjective well-being

Available on 23 January 2024

PublishedGold open access in Health & Place ›

Nature exposure can promote human health and well-being. Additionally, there is some, albeit mixed, evidence that this relationship is stronger for socio-economically disadvantaged groups (equigenesis). Using a…