Abstract During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the globe have implemented a certain degree of lockdown, restricting citizens' freedom of movement and freedom of assembly. This article aims to illustrate the impact that the measures against the spread of COVID-19 have on forest recreation, building on a study in an urban context around Bonn (Germany) that was conducted between April 2019 and February 2020. The quantitative and qualitative data on urban forest visits from that study were supplemented with new census data supported by selected expert interviews. We found that visitor numbers since the inception of COVID-19 measures in March 2020 have more than doubled. Visitor patterns have drastically shifted, from an even distribution throughout the day with small peaks before and after office hours to a culmination in the late afternoon. Lastly, the interviewed forestry professionals have noted that a new set of visitors, i.e. young people, families with children and non-locals, has arrived to the forest. This influx of more and novice visitors poses challenges for forest managers and urban forest policy. It is, however, also a unique opportunity for a substantial engagement of forestry with society at large, that has implications for forest policy, especially in urban areas, possibly beyond the COVID-19 pandemic era.

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COVID-19 引发的游客热潮揭示了森林作为关键基础设施的重要性

摘要 在 2020 年 COVID-19 大流行期间，全球各国实施了一定程度的封锁，限制了公民的行动自由和集会自由。本文旨在以 2019 年 4 月至 2020 年 2 月期间在波恩（德国）周边城市环境中进行的一项研究为基础，说明防止 COVID-19 传播的措施对森林休闲活动的影响。该研究中关于城市森林的访问得到了由选定专家访谈支持的新普查数据的补充。我们发现，自 2020 年 3 月采取 COVID-19 措施以来，访客人数增加了一倍多。游客模式发生了巨大变化，从全天均匀分布，在办公时间前后出现小高峰，到下午晚些时候达到高潮。最后，受访的林业专业人士注意到，有一批新的游客来到森林，即年轻人、有孩子的家庭和非本地人。越来越多的新手游客的涌入给森林管理者和城市森林政策带来了挑战。然而，这也是林业与整个社会大量参与的独特机会，这对森林政策具有影响，尤其是在城市地区，可能会超过 COVID-19 大流行时代。越来越多的新手游客的涌入给森林管理者和城市森林政策带来了挑战。然而，这也是林业与整个社会大量参与的独特机会，这对森林政策具有影响，尤其是在城市地区，可能会超过 COVID-19 大流行时代。越来越多的新手游客的涌入给森林管理者和城市森林政策带来了挑战。然而，这也是林业与整个社会大量参与的独特机会，这对森林政策具有影响，尤其是在城市地区，可能会超过 COVID-19 大流行时代。