How a Walking Strategy can Deliver on Wellbeing and Green Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to live and work differently, to behave more sustainably, and to envisage a better, greener future. Now is the time to stride towards a Green Recovery and create a future that is characterised by happy, healthy, connected communities. Outdoor Recreation carried out research during the first lockdown which illustrated how important the outdoors are to the people of Northern Ireland. This report looks at how a walking strategy in Northern Ireland can deliver on wellbeing and green recovery, creating happy, healthy, connected communities.