Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey

The Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey measures participation in outdoor recreation among residents in Wales and has been commissioned jointly by Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales.

The findings represent the views of residents of Wales on:

• Their use of the outdoors
• Places visited, including woodlands
• Motivations for using the outdoors
• Barriers to visiting the outdoors
• The ‘latent demand’ for outdoor recreation.

This is the first survey of participation in outdoor recreation among residents in Wales.

The Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales plan to repeat this survey every three years.