The thesis shows a brief insight into the natural features of the Dinara Nature park, including the sociodemographic features and its geoposition. A long term effort of the locals has finally payed off with the declaration of the nature park. Moreover, the paper includes the conducted research regarding children's connection to the nature, specifically the children who live in the area od the mentioned park. The research included 120 children attending the third and the fourth grade of a primary school in Knin. The results provide the main conclusion that the majority considers themselves quite connected to the nature. These results serve as an encouragement for a more systematic approach in the future research in Croatia, which still lacks relevant research on this topic. Furthermore, using the questionnaire items (12) it was possible to conclude that the children have an emphasised positivistic attitude towards the environmental protection, which shows that the early intervention of learning in/about the nature contributes to the timely ecological consciousness. The confirmation of the above mentioned can be found in all of the 5 hypothesis.