Economic value of outdoor recreation
Outdoor recreational activities contribute significantly to the UK economy. Its core activities are walking (hiking/trekking), climbing and mountaineering and camping, while there is cross-over activity from trail running, mountain biking and snowsports.
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Briefing
A June 2014 “Reconomics” report by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and Liverpool John Moores University found that outdoor recreation:
- is the UK’s favourite pastime - three in four adults in England regularly get active outdoors
- drives the visitor economy - people spending their day enjoying outdoor recreation spent £21 billion in 2012/13; with overnight visits taken into account this comes to £27 billion
- creates jobs and skills - walking tourism alone supports up to 245,500 full-time equivalent jobs
- promotes a healthy nation - outdoor recreation can make a significant contribution to tackling the £10 billion cost of physical inactivity
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