Holding an activity or event in Wales Nature Week is a great way of celebrating nature and putting your community group, organisation, or school on the map!
Hosting an event this Wales Nature Week? Great! Submit your event here to publicise it on our Wales Nature Week events page.
Your event can be private or public. It must take place between the 4th and 12th July. From simple nature walks and talks to in-depth discussions and workshops – your event can be whatever you want it to be 🙌
Tip: get in touch with your Local Nature Partnership to discuss, plan and collaborate on event activities.
If your event is already live, send us a link and we’ll include it on our events page.
Don’t forget to tag any social media posts with #WalesNatureWeek. Visit our resource page to download ready-to-post social media content.
Capturing content like pictures, quotes and videos, during your event? Great! If you’re happy, please share with us to help showcase the variety of events taking place across Wales.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Use clear, high-quality content
- Shoot in portrait (9:16) where possible
- Make sure content works well on Instagram and Facebook
- Always share content with GDPR permissions
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Lead a nature walk – urban or rural
- Host a wildflower gardening event
- Organise a bee walk and talk
- Welcome community drop-ins in your local green space
- Build a bug home or bird nest box
- Showcase moth trapping and identification
- Organise a virtual talk to let others know about your project or the species/habitat you’re working to protect
- Lead a balsam bash or community litter pick
- Host an arts project ora ‘wildlife on your doorstep’ scavenger hunt
- Take your community on a dawn or dusk wildlife walk (a great time to spot birds and bats)
- Run a nature journaling or sketching session in an urban setting.
