Publications Catalogue
Scottish Recreation Survey
The Scottish Recreation Survey is a 10-year programme of monitoring participation
in, and attitudes to, outdoor recreation amongst the Scottish adult population.
The project began in 2003 and is scheduled to end in 2013. A series of annual
summary reports and associated annexes will be published below.
The Scottish Recreation survey is used to monitor levels of participation in open-air recreational activities each year to support the achievement of Scottish Government policy. Activities included in the survey range from walking, cycling and horse riding to family outings, picnicking and wildlife watching. Data from the survey is used to report progress on the National Performance Indicator - to increase the proportion of adults making one or more visits to the outdoors per week. Available data for this indicator are shown in the following table:
| Year | % of adults making one or more visits to the outdoors per week |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 44 |
| 2008 | 47 |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 |
| Annual Summary Report 2005 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2005 Data viewer |
| Addendum for 2005 Annual Report | |
| Annual Summary Report 2006 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2006 Data viewer |
| Annual Summary Report 2007 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2007 Data viewer |
| Technical Report 2007 | Calibration Exercise 2006 - 2007 |
| Annual Summary Report 2008 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2008 Data viewer |
| Annual Summary Report 2009 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2009 Data viewer |
| Annual Summary Report 2010 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2010 Data viewer |
| Annual Summary Report 2011 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2011 Data viewer |
| Annual Summary Report 2012 | Scottish Recreation Survey 2012 Data viewer |
| July 2003 | (late) January 2004 |
| August 2003 | February 2004 |
| September 2003 | March 2004 |
| October 2003 | April 2004 |
| November 2003 | May 2004 |
| (early) January 2004 | June 2004 |
| July 2004 | January 2005 |
| August 2004 | February 2005 |
| September 2004 | March 2005 |
| October 2004 | April 2005 |
| November 2004 | May 2005 |
| December 2004 | June 2005 |