Children's outdoor play has been undervalued for a long time. The purpose of this report is thus to compile contributions from the Outdoor group concerning research on this topic. The contributors are based on articles from three universities and seven researches are involved. The following contributions are presented: Sandberg, A. & Vuorinen, T. (2006). From hayloft to own room - girls play environments in our time; Ärleman-Hagsér, E. (2006). Gender, playing and learning in natural outdoor environments; Engdahl, K., Brodin, J. & Lindstrand, P. (2006). Play and interaction in two preschool yards; Davidsson, B. (2006). The schoolyard as a place of meaning - children's perspective; Brodin, J. & Lindstrand, P. (2006). Outdoor play in a cross-cultural perspective. The contributions focus on gender, culture and learning in different outdoor environments. The articles show that the field is young and that many research questions still need to be answered. For this reason the Outdoor Group will continue to work and deepen the research in collaboration.