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Trees in Playspaces

Updated 2021

Source: Play Australia
Trees in playspaces.pdf136.7 KBTrees and kids, a good mix.pdf138.81 KB

A world without play: Literature review

http://www.playengland.org.uk/resources/a-world-without-play-literature…

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Play England

Fostering outdoor play (Wales)

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Play Wales

Fostering-Outside-Play-Project-Wales-Web.pdf1.47 MB

State of Play in the UK

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Greg Maddock Memorial Scholarship 2014

State-of-Play-in-UK-Final-Report-web.pdf1.41 MB

New guidelines to bring nature play to every community

Read the article on the Children and Nature Network website.
 

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Children and Nature Network

Playing and Nature - Pure and Simple?

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Paul Johnson

Paul-Johnson.pdf1007.55 KB

Play and Folklore

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Museum Victoria

Play and Folklore Dec 2013948.28 KB

From Playgrounds to Patient: Reflections on a Traditional Games Project in A Pediatric Hospital

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Judy McKinty

McKinty - From Playground to Patient.pdf408.38 KB

Healthy Parks and Playgrounds Cambridge

http://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/parks/osplanning/healthy.aspx

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City of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Smart Urban Future

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Municipal Association Victoria & Victoria Walks

Smart Urban Futures985.83 KB

Primary school playgrounds: features and management in Victoria, Australia

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Barbara Chancellor

Primary school playgrounds: features and management in Victoria, Australia168.03 KB

Playground Handover Checklist

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Surf Coast Shire

Playground Handover Checklist Surf Coast Shire184.55 KB

Not Just Fresh Air and Exercise!

http://dev.playaustralia.org.au/not-just-fresh-air-and-exercise

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Play Australia

Safety Information from Kidsafe NSW

Kidsafe NSW have an extensive list of Resources and Fact Sheets at this address:
https://www.kidsafensw.org/information-sheets/playground-safety/

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Kidsafe NSW

Sowing the Seeds - Reconnecting London's children with nature - Full Report

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London Sustainable Development Commision

Sowing the Seeds: Reconnecting London's children with nature1.14 MB