Abstract
During the first three weeks of March 2021, leaving the specific cadastral zone for recreation was officially forbidden in Czechia. Therefore, our main objective was to find out the impact of this restriction on young people's options of spending their time in nature.
Furthermore, we analyzed its impact on their health and mental condition. The target group of our research were children and students across all school levels.
Immediately after the end of the strictest phase of restrictions, we conducted a questionnaire survey. The respondents consisted of more than a thousand primary school, high school, and university students, as well as 160 parents of preschool and primary school students.
The questionnaire contained both closed and open-ended questions. The results showed that the impact of the restrictive measures on young people's health and psyche was significant and that the restrictions significantly limited their options of spending time in nature.