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. 2021 Feb 24;18(5):2227. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052227

Table 1.

Patterns of change in visits/exposure to natural environments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Response No. of Responses % of Responses
Increase in the amount of time spent in private gardens 565 47.7
Increase in the amount of time spent in woodlands 162 13.7
Increase in the amount of time spent in urban parks 129 10.9
Decrease in the amount of time spent in natural environments 71 6.0
Increase in the amount of time spent in natural environments 71 6.0
No change 60 5.1
Increase in the amount of time spent around waterbodies 49 4.1
Increase in the amount of time spent on an allotment 30 2.5
Increase in the amount of time spent at the beach 11 0.9
Decrease in the amount of time spent in urban parks 9 0.8
Increase in the amount of time spent on mountains/hills 9 0.8
Increase in the amount of time spent in meadows 8 0.7
Decrease in the amount of time spent in woodlands 4 0.3
Increase in the amount of time spent in arable land 3 0.3
Decrease in the amount of time spent around waterbodies 2 0.2
Decrease in the amount of time spent on mountains/hills 1 0.1