Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Birds provide enjoyment and comfort during lockdown

A recent poll of 2071 adults across Britain has revealed that 58% of participants said watching birds and hearing their song has added to their enjoyment of life since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The RSPB and YouGov conducted the survey which found 51% of people believed the Covid-19 pandemic had made them more aware of nature around them, 63% of people described watching birds and hearing their song as adding to their enjoyment of life, particularly in the last 12 months, while 41% reported seeing wildlife near their homes over the last 12 months that they had never noticed before.

 

Beccy Speight, the RSPB's Chief Executive, commented: "Lockdowns have brought few benefits, but the last year has either started or reignited a love of nature for many people. Nature is soul-food to us humans. The results of this survey indicate we may emerge from this pandemic a new generation of nature lovers".

 

The survey indicated that people have also been acting positively on their newly found or strengthened connection with nature: 44% of people said that they actively helped wildlife in their local area over the last 12 months, such as putting out food and water, with 42% sharing their experience of nature with other people. 

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired many to reconnect with nature in their local areas too with 36% learning something new about wildlife in their local area, 53% saying that they have been feeding garden birds during the past 12 months and 40% feeding garden birds at least once a week during the winter months including 19% that have been feeding them daily.

 

Hopefully this interest and passion will not subside when the Covid-19 pandemic ends and people will take positive action and campaign for a “new normal” and a “new green deal and recovery” that sees Governments seriously address the climate emergency and the massive biodiversity losses and extinctions that are impacting our country and the whole planet.


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Stay safe, stay well, stay strong, stay connected with nature



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