The Outdoors For All: Recommendations for Government on Access to Nature report provides bold and practical advice to the Government, outlining policy and legislative options to achieve inclusive access for more people. 

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC), Paddle UK and The Ramblers, acting as the Secretariat for the APPG, worked together to fund and facilitate the inquiry. 

The report emphasises the need to balance access with environmental protection and respect for other users and landowners.

The report contains 40 recommendations in total. Key recommendations from the report include:

• Expanding Access: Establish statutory rights to responsible access across a broader range of landscapes, including but not limited to inland waters, woodlands and other suitable natural environments, and for a broader range of recreational activities, including wild camping, paddling, swimming, cycling, caving and horse riding
   
• Improving Existing Access: Establish an Access to Nature Investment Strategy enabling local highway authorities to apply for resources based on assessed local needs and opportunities aligned with national priorities. Remove barriers like stiles, and simplify footpath upgrades
   
• Accessing Blue Spaces: Expand access rights for swimming and non-motorised craft on inland waters through new legislation or amendments to existing acts, such as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CRoW), an Access to Nature Bill, or the upcoming Water Reform Bill
   
• Children Spending Time Outdoors: Establish a requirement for all children and young people to experience at least one residential outdoor experience, linked to curriculum outcomes at KS2, using Pupil Premium to ensure inclusion for all
   
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing Outcomes: Enshrine access to nature as a statutory public health responsibility by amending the Health and Social Care Act
   
• Planning and Transport: Improve public transport links to and from green and blue spaces, including increased frequency, expanded routes and affordability
   
• Governance, Strategy and Accountability: Publish a long-term Government plan to improve public access to nature, with a clear vision, strategy, legally binding targets, backed by an Access to Nature Investment Strategy to direct funding 
   
• Awareness and Education: Overhaul the Countryside Code to promote access and responsible behavior. Implement a National Ranger Service, and transform the Ordnance Survey App into a free, universal tool.