By Hilary McGrady

If you visited the British coastline this summer, or headed to the park for a picnic, or even spent the day at a National Trust property, I can almost guarantee you’ll have seen one thing: dozens, maybe hundreds, of children enjoying the great outdoors.

There is something special about the unbridled joy that kids take from being in nature. Even with more technological distractions than ever before, the desire to climb trees, inspect insects, and create new worlds from a few twigs and puddles seems hardwired into us from birth.

This week, The Princess of Wales and The First Lady will meet with young Scouts to talk about their “Go Wild” badge, which encourages children to learn about animals and plants and how to help them thrive.

But what happens when these wild animals or wild spaces simply aren’t available? Children are naturally inquisitive about nature, but nature isn’t always accessible to them. It depends almost entirely on your postcode.

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