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University of Exeter Research Finds Children Now Nearly 11 Before Playing Outside Alone

Posted on 17, August 2026 by EuropaWire PR Editors

(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has launched a new Outdoor Play Research Centre with a landmark study showing that UK children now start playing outdoors without supervision at an average age of 10.8 years, compared with 9.7 years for … Read the full press release →

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