Sensory enjoyment of nature is universal – A new study has highlighted the shared enjoyment of experiencing time in nature by surveying visitors to national parks and forests in four different countries, finding that all five of visitors’ senses were activated in positive ways by their surroundings.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/study-finds-sensory-enjoyment-of-nature-is-universal
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10723
From the linked article:
A new study has highlighted the shared enjoyment of experiencing time in nature by surveying visitors to national parks and forests in four different countries, finding that all five of visitors’ senses were activated in positive ways by their surroundings. The key sensory experiences were universal: sights of plant shapes and colours; sounds of birdsong, running water, and rustling leaves; smells of flowers, trees, and earth; taste and temperature of clean air and water; and touch of bark and rocks.