England Leisure Visits Survey, 2005

The main aim of the <i>United Kingdom Day Visits Survey</i>, the <i>Great Britain Day Visits Survey</i> (GBDVS), and latterly the <i>England Leisure Visits Survey</i> (ELVS), is to measure the extent of participation in day visits, and to estimate the scale and value of visits taken. In particular the principal investigators are interested in the extent of participation in different kinds of day trips, how frequently particular types of trip are undertaken, and associated expenditure.<br>
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The survey also seeks to provide information on a number of other trip details, such as activities undertaken, areas visited, time spent at the main destination, modes of transport, distance travelled, number of people involved and the trip party composition. Respondents to the survey are generally asked to recall trips taken within the past two weeks.<br>
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<i>England Leisure Visits Survey, 2005</i> (ELVS):<br>
In 2005, a consortium of government departments and agencies with an interest in recreation and tourism, led by the then Countryside Agency (see below), commissioned Research International to conduct the ELVS 2005 survey. This survey focused specifically on leisure trips made to England by English respondents, as opposed to the wider Great Britain/United Kingdom scope of the previous surveys, but still effectively forms the fifth study in the GBDVS series. <br>
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The main aims of ELVS 2005 were to measure the extent of participation in leisure visits in England by the adult population (aged 16 and over), and estimate the total number of leisure visits and their economic value. In addition, two new secondary objectives of ELVS were to provide additional information about visits to National Parks, and information about the use of new open access land. Further information about the survey and links to publications may be found on the Natural England <a href="http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/research/monitor/leisurevisits/default.aspx" title="England Leisure Visits Survey">ELVS</a> web pages.<br>
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On 2 October 2006, English Nature, the landscape, access and recreation elements of the Countryside Agency, and the environmental land management functions of the Rural Development Service, were joined together to form Natural England.<br>

《英国日间出行调查（United Kingdom Day Visits Survey）》、《大不列颠日间出行调查（Great Britain Day Visits Survey，简称GBDVS）》以及后续推出的《英格兰休闲出行调查（England Leisure Visits Survey，简称ELVS）》的核心目标，均为衡量日间出行的参与广度，并估算各类出行的规模与经济价值。其中，调研团队尤为关注不同类型日间短途旅行的参与程度、特定旅行类型的开展频率，以及与之相关的消费支出情况。

本调查还旨在收集多项其他出行细节信息，包括出行所参与的活动、到访区域、主要目的地停留时长、交通方式、出行距离、参与人数及出行团体构成。受访对象通常需要回忆过去两周内完成的出行行程。

《2005年英格兰休闲出行调查（ELVS 2005）》：
2005年，由当时的乡村署（Countryside Agency，详见下文）牵头，一众关注休闲与旅游领域的政府部门及机构组成联盟，委托Research International开展2005年英格兰休闲出行调查。相较于此前覆盖范围更广的大不列颠/英国范围调查，本次调研专门针对英格兰本地受访人群开展的赴英格兰境内休闲出行进行聚焦，但仍可归入GBDVS系列的第五项研究。

2005年英格兰休闲出行调查的核心目标为：衡量英格兰成年人口（16岁及以上）参与休闲出行的广度，并估算休闲出行总人次及其经济价值。此外，本次调查新增两项次要目标：一是补充关于国家公园到访情况的信息，二是获取关于新型开放用地使用情况的相关数据。如需了解该调查的更多详情及相关出版物链接，可访问自然英格兰（Natural England）官网的[ELVS专题页面](http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/research/monitor/leisurevisits/default.aspx)。

2006年10月2日，原乡村署负责景观、通行与休闲事务的部门，以及乡村发展服务署（Rural Development Service）的环境土地管理职能部门合并组建为自然英格兰（Natural England）。