Sinnesgenuss in der Natur ist universell – Eine neue Studie hat durch eine Befragung von Besuchern von Nationalparks und Wäldern in vier verschiedenen Ländern die gemeinsame Freude am Erleben von Zeit in der Natur hervorgehoben und dabei herausgefunden, dass alle fünf Sinne der Besucher durch ihre Umgebung positiv aktiviert werden.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10723

From the linked article:

A new study has highlighted the shared enjoyment of experiencing time in nature by surveying visitors to national parks and forests in four different countries, finding that all five of visitors’ senses were activated in positive ways by their surroundings. The key sensory experiences were universal: sights of plant shapes and colours; sounds of birdsong, running water, and rustling leaves; smells of flowers, trees, and earth; taste and temperature of clean air and water; and touch of bark and rocks.