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Professor Jonathan Passmore reveals a genuine connection to nature based on spending hours playing in the fields behind his childhood home.

He draws connections between an increased interest in the outdoors with working from home practices under COVID, growing recognition around the importance of ecology and the environment, and more published research which indicates the benefits of nature on mental health. He dips into the importance of evidence-based research and touches on some of the current challenges which currently exists around heading outdoors.