Wales Outdoor Recreation Survey 2011 Full report Wales Outdoor Recreation Survey 2011 Full report Wales Outdoor Recreation Survey 2011 Full report Foreword Background This publication is the main results report from the 2011 Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey commissioned jointly by the Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales. A Technical Report accompanies this document and is available separately. Contact details For more information on the survey, contact: Sue Williams Senior Social Research Officer Uwch Swyddog Ymchwil Cymdeithasol Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru: Countryside Council for Wales Maes Y Ffynnon Ffordd Penrhos Bangor LL57 2DN Ffon/Tel: 01248 387386 E-bost/E-mail:
[email protected] Ar y We/ Website: www.ccw.gov.uk/enjoying-the-country/welsh-outdoor-recreation- surve.aspx Official Statistics This is an Official Statistics publication. For more information about Official Statistics and the UK Statistics Authority visit www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk. 3 Wales Outdoor Recreation Survey 2011 Full report Contents Foreward 03 Executive Summary 05 Crynodeb Gweithredol 08 Section 1: Survey Details 11 Section 2: Overall Participation 16 - amount and frequency of participation 17 - types of activities 24 - types of places 29 - barriers to participation 31 Section 3: Visits to the Outdoors 34 - what do people do? 35 - where do people go? 42 - who do people go with? 51 - why do they go? 54 Section 4: Future Participation 57 - latent demand 58 - barriers to increasing participation 62 Section 5: Conclusions 64 Appendix 1 – Questionnaire 66 Publishing Information Countryside Council For Wales Forestry Commission Wales © CCW / FCW August 2012 Maes y Ffynnon Welsh Government Penrhosgarnedd Rhodfa Padarn Bangor Llanbadarn Fawr Gwynedd Aberystwyth This is a report of research LL57 2DW Ceredigion commissioned by the Countryside T: 0845 1306 229 SY23 3UR Council for Wales and the Forestry F: 01248 385505 T: 0300 068 0300 Commission Wales.