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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ben Martynoga

Scouts embrace rewilding to connect UK teenagers with nature

Dwayne Fields, the chief scout, seen against a background of trees and bushes
Dwayne Fields, the chief scout: ‘Our young people are actively encouraged to learn about nature and the impact we have on it.’ Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

A £150,000 initiative to tackle the “teenage dip” in nature connectedness will involve the Scout Association introducing rewilding to its adventure centres across the UK.

The funding, announced on Wednesday by the environmental charity Rewilding Britain, will support 11 projects aimed at putting young people at the heart of nature restoration. Several focus explicitly on reversing the sharp decline in young people’s engagement with the natural world during adolescence.

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