This page is about Forest Research’s evaluation of five projects funded by Active England to increase participation in physical activity and sport and raise exercise levels among key target groups.
A study of social change in The National Forest
By Jake Morris and John Urry.
A Lancaster University Research Project with the National Forest Company and the Forestry Commission.
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