Natural England - Enjoying the natural environment
Enjoying the natural environment
Millions of people already enjoy the outdoor environment; as a recreational resource, as a healthy environment in which to live, work, visit, play and explore, as a place of natural beauty and as a source of inspiration.
We want to ensure that everybody has the opportunity to use, understand, engage with, and be inspired by the natural environment. We also want an increasing number of people to take action to conserve it.
Walkers in Warslow
There are many places where you can enjoy the natural environment, whether you're looking for healthy exercise, the challenge of a long walk, a horse or cycle ride, or whether you want to experience nature, or appreciate its quiet tranquillity and inspiring landscapes. Some of you might also want to get involved by helping to look after the natural environment.
The Breathing Places website (a partnership between the BBC and Natural England), gives you ideas about where to enjoy the natural environment, and also how you can help to look after it.
Find out more
You can find out more about what we're doing for the natural environment and how we're supporting the people who want to visit or work in it by following these links:
Places to enjoy - places you can visit to enjoy the natural environment, and where you can find out how those places are managed.
Responsible recreation - helping you to minimise the impact of your activity on the environment.
Outdoors for all - how we're providing equal opportunities for everyone to enjoy the natural environment.
Health and the natural environment - activities and events to encourage healthy lifestyles.
Getting involved - ways to get involved with us in activities that support the natural environment.
Research - research we are undertaking or Natural England is involved in that helps us improve opportunities for people to enjoy the natural environment.
Access forums - the work of the England Access Forum, including agendas and minutes of meetings, and the Local Access Forums throughout England.
