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Nature's Calendar 2026

New Year Plant Hunt 1st – 4th January

PondNet Spawn Survey December- May

Big Garden Birdwatch 23-25 January

Big Schools’ Birdwatch 6 January to 13 February

Red Squirrel Appreciation Day 21st January

World Wetlands Day 2nd February Theme: Celebrating cultural heritage

Big Farmland Bird Count 6-22 February

National Nest Box Week 14 – 21 February

Nesting Neighbours Home based nest recording March - August

World Seagrass Day / Seagrass Awareness Month 1st March/March

World Wildlife Day 3 March

Wales Outdoor Learning Week 16 - 22 March

International Day of Forests 21st March

World Curlew Day 21st April

Earth Day 22 April

National Mammal Week April (to be confirmed)

City Nature Challenge 24 – 27 April Identifying what was found April 28 – May 10

Big River Watch April

No Mow May 1-31 May

Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey May 1st – September 30th

Hedgehog Awareness Week 3 May (to be confirmed)

Dawn Chorus Days May (to be confirmed)

World Migratory Bird Day 8 May

World Bee Day 20 May

International Day for Biodiversity 22 May Theme and web landing page to follow

30 Days Wild 1-30 June

Big Meadow Search June-August

Volunteers' Week 1 - 7 June

World Environment Day 5 June

Love Your Burial Ground Week June (to be confirmed)

Great Big Green Week 6 – 14 June

World Oceans Day 8 June (to be confirmed)

Open Farm Sunday 7 June

Invasives Species Week 22 – 28 June

National Insect Week 22- 28 June

World Sand Dune Day 28 June

Wales Nature Week 4 - 12 July

Swift Awareness Week 27 June – 5 July

National Meadows Day 4 July (to be confirmed)

Dragonfly Week 4 -12 July (to be confirmed)

Big Butterfly Count 17th July – 9th August

National Moth Week 19-27 July (to be confirmed)

International Bog Day 27 July (to be confirmed)

National Whale and Dolphin Watch 25th July – 2nd August

National Marine Week 25th July - 9th August (to be confirmed)

International Bat Night 29 - 30 August (to be confirmed)

Great British Beach Clean 18-27 September (to be confirmed)

Seed Gathering Season 22 September - 22 October

World Rivers Day 27 September

Get Outside Day 29 September (to be confirmed)

World Habitat Day 5 October (to be confirmed)

Red Squirrel Awareness Week 5 -11 October (to be confirmed)

UK Fungus Day 10 October

National Tree Week 22- 30 November (to be confirmed)

World Soil Day 5 December

International Volunteers Day 5 December