Improving children's access to nature starts with addressing inequality

Barriers to outside play particularly affect children from low income and BAME households. Can education help? With children now better at identifying Pokémon characters than common species of British plants and wildlife, there are concerns that we are increasingly losing touch with nature. In January, the UK government announced it would set £10m aside for outdoor learning – part of a 25-year environment plan that includes a pledge to “encourage children to be close to