We include a few days which seem to have reached the end of
their natural lives - but there's always room to revive them so the most recent
information is still given. Where only the last year's date is shown it may
be that the next date is not announced yet - or we haven't noticed it. Some
of the dates only get set quite late in the year, so check the link in the right-hand
column if there is one. It might be helpful - but some of these websites don't
make it easy for you!
Event |
Next
date/last known date |
Every
year? |
Contact/Link |
| Big Garden Bird Watch |
30 - 31 January 2010 |
? last weekend in January |
RSPB
Birdwatch |
| World Wetlands Day |
2 February |
2 February |
Ramsar |
| National Bramley Apple Week |
1st-8th February 2009 |
? None shown for 2010 |
National
Bramley Apple Week |
| National Nest Box Week |
14-21 February |
14 - 21 February every year |
BTO
or Birdcare |
| Biodiversity Month |
March |
March every year |
Going
for Green. Now apparently defunct |
| National Outdoor Week |
12-20 March |
Same date every year, we think. |
Countryside Agency initiative, not updated
since 2005, probably no longer supported |
| National Science & Engineering Week |
12 – 21
March 2010 |
Some time in March every year |
The
BAAS - used to be National Science
Week |
| World Day for Water |
22 March |
22 March every year |
UNESCO |
| World Meteorological Day |
23 March |
23 March |
United Nations
(UN) |
| International Dawn Chorus Day |
1 May 2010? |
First weekend in May |
Wildlife
Trusts; IDCD
website |
| Walk in the Woods |
May |
Yes - every May |
The
Tree Council. Tel:020 7828 9928
Walk
in the Woods |
| National Pet Month |
3 April - 3 May 2010 |
? |
National
Pet Month.
Used to be National Pet Week. It's grown! |
| Welly Week |
21-27 April 2008 |
? |
Garden
Organic
Not updated
since 2008 |
| National Beanpole Week |
17-25 April 2010 |
Annually since 2008 |
Small
Woods Association - http://www.beanpoles.org.uk/ |
| International Compost Awareness Week |
Sunday 2 May - Saturday 8 May |
Yes |
The
Association for Organics Recycling although it's not clear
if they are still supporting this event in the UK |
| Low Tide Day or LowTide |
May |
The Saturday in May with the lowest tide |
RiverOcean
Website not fully updated since 2008, but date not centrally fixed
anyway. |
| National Mills Weekend |
8th & 9th May 2010 |
Second weekend in May |
SPAB
Mills section |
| National Moth Night |
15 May 2010 |
Varies widely |
National
Moth Night |
| Be Nice to Nettles Week |
19 - 30 May 2010 |
Late May each year |
Be
Nice to Nettles Week; CONE |
| Scottish Biodiversity Week |
16-24 May 2009 |
? |
SNH |
| International Day for Biological Diversity |
22 May |
22 May (formerly 29 December) |
United
Nations (UN) |
| European Day of Parks |
24 May |
24 May every year |
EUROPARC |
| World Turtle Day |
23 May |
Every year |
The Humane
Society of the United States |
| Dragonfly Week |
23-31 May 2009 |
Varies |
British
Dragonfly Society |
| Wildlife Week |
30 May to 20 June 2009 |
? |
Wildlife
Trusts.
That's some week! |
| Volunteers Week |
1-7 June |
1-7 June every year |
Volunteers
Week |
| World Environment Day |
5 June |
5 June every year |
United Nations
(UN) |
| World Oceans Day |
8 June |
8 June every year |
BMLSS |
| National School Grounds Week |
9 - 13 June 2010 |
Varies. Always in June |
Learning
through Landscapes. Unclear if this event is still running. |
| National Bike Week |
12th to 20th June 2010 |
Annually, varies |
National
Bike Week |
| Garden Moths Count |
20-28 June 2009 |
Annually, varies |
Butterfly
Conservation Is this different from National
Moth Night? Not sure. |
| National Insect Week |
21-27 June 2010 |
Irregular |
National
Insect Week
Didn't run for a few years -made a resurgance in 2008, missed 2009 and
now back in 2010 |
| Great Landscapes Week |
19-27 June 2004 |
? |
CPRE.
This event does not seem to be supported any longer |
| Wales Biodiversity Week |
5th - 13th June 2010 |
Annually, varies |
Biodiversity
Wales. |
| Save Our Butterflies Week |
19-26 July 2008 |
Annually |
Butterfly
Conservation. |
| Big Arts Week |
19 - 23 June 2006 |
|
Big
Arts Week Don't think this happened after
2006. Do my Arts look big in this? |
| National Parks Week |
27 July to 2 August 2009 |
Varies. |
Association
of National Park Authorities
Don't confuse with identically-named events held in other countries. |
| National Mammal Week |
1-9 July 2006 |
? |
The
Mammal Society. No current info on the week on this website. |
| Enjoy Your Local Nature Reserve Week |
14-25 July 2004 |
? |
Enjoy
your Local Nature Reserve.
No sign of an undate since 2005 |
| International Bog Day |
26 July 2009 |
Last Sunday in July |
Scottish
Wildlife Trust.
Event seemingly no longer supported centrally, but date sometimes used
still. |
| World Ranger Day |
31 July |
Every year |
International Ranger Federation |
| National Marine Week |
31st July - 15th August 2010 |
? |
Wildlife
Trusts |
| National Allotments Week |
August 10th - 16th 2009 |
Annually since 2005 |
National Allotment Gardens Trust |
| European Bat Weekend |
28th-29th August 2010 |
Last weekend of August each year |
Bat
Conservation Trust |
| Beachwatch |
19-20 September 2009 |
Annually, third weekend of September |
Adoptabeach |
| International Coastal
Cleanup |
20 September 2008 |
In September |
Ocean
Conservancy |
| International Car Free
Day |
22 September |
22 September |
22september.org |
| National Badger Day |
3 October 2009 |
Every year |
The
Badger Trust. |
| Red Squirrel Week |
3 - 11 October 2009 |
? |
Red
Squirrel Week; Wildlife
Trusts |
| World Habitat Day |
5 October 2008 |
1st Monday in October |
UN. Although it sounds like biodiversity,
is about human housing and shelter. Thought we'd better include it though. |
| European Shark Week |
8-14 October |
Annually? |
Project AWARE |
| Will for Wildlife Week |
20-27 October 2008 |
? |
Wildlife
Trusts |
| Seed Gathering Season |
23 September - 23 October |
Annually in autumn |
The
Tree Council; Seed
Gathering Season.
Used to be 'Seed Gathering Sunday' but has grown. We think the dates are
the same each year but it's not clear. |
| Apple Day |
21 October |
21 October every year |
Common
Ground |
| Feed the Birds Day |
18 October 2009 |
Third
Saturday of October |
RSPB |
| Make A Difference Day (volunteers
day) |
31 October 2009 |
Last Saturday in October |
CSV
0800 284 533 |
| Youth Work Week |
2-8 November 2009 |
1st week in November |
The National
Youth Agency |
| International Day for Preventing
the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
6 November |
6 November every year |
United Nations
(UN) |
| National Tree Week |
25 November - 6 December 2009 |
Yes |
The
Tree Council 020 7828 9928
National
Tree Week |
| Tree Dressing Day |
5-6 December 2008 |
1st weekend in December |
Common
Ground |
| International Volunteer
Day |
5 December |
5 December |
United Nations
(UN) |
| Festival of Winter Walks |
26 December 2008 - 4 January 2009 |
Yes |
Ramblers |
Pages marked with this symbol are exclusively written for
Naturenet
and
this is the one page you've been asking for for years. An incomplete
guide to the national and international days and dates in the wildlife
and living environment calendar, which might stimulate some idea for
events you can run yourself in support.. A few are included which,
whilst not strictly environmental, might be good themes for events.
We don't list events that are location-based, as the idea is that these
are events that others can join in with.