We’ve been busy collating events from our fantastic partners for Wales Nature Week!
There’s still time to add in your event to join the Wales Nature Week celebration. Get in touch if you would like your event added!
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We want as many people in Wales to engage with nature. On your terms, at any time of the year. At home, in the park, at your school or workplace; nature reserve and in our stunning landscapes, coast and seascapes. Nature is for Everyone!
Dusk Bat Survey - Wilder Lugg Project
Dusk Bat Survey - Wilder Lugg Project
2 July 9.15pm-10:45pm
Join Wilder Lugg Project Officer and Ecologist Dan Westbury to walk and survey for bats at Wilder Pentwyn farm, Llanbister.
Further details
Wilder Pentwyn farm, Llanbister
Areas: Powys
Upcoming dates: July 02, 2025
Swifts at sunset in Clydach
Swifts at sunset in Clydach
3 July, 8.30pm
Meeting on Park Rd, Clydach, Swansea SA6 5LT
Meeting point: 51°41'56.4"N 3°53'23.1"W - Google Maps
What3words: ///sugars.lollipop.noise
Join us for an evening celebration of swifts.
Hear about Saving Swansea’s Swifts project aiming to protect our much-loved but endangered local. You can also join us on a sunset walk looking for swifts (starting around sunset)
- Children under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by an adult
- Weather dependent
- No booking required - please just come along and bring your family and friends!
Saving Swansea's Swifts project website: Saving Swansea's Swifts - Gower Ornithological Society
For questions about Saving Swansea's Swifts campaign please email: swanseaswifts@gmail.com
Swansea
Areas: Swansea
Upcoming dates: July 03, 2025
Swift Talk and Walk Monmouth
Swift Talk and Walk Monmouth
3rd July, 7pm-9pm
Talk at Bridges Centre (7pm-8pm), Local Walk (8pm-9pm)
Can you tell the difference between swifts, swallows & house-martins? Come and find out how you can help swifts in Monmouth, from ‘Swifts of Usk’ conservation group.
Monmouth
Areas: Monmouthshire
Upcoming dates: July 03, 2025
Swifts at sunset in Morriston
Swifts at sunset in Morriston
4 July Morriston, 8.30pm
Meeting by the entrance to Morriston Park on Park Lodge Rd, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6DL
Meeting point: 51°40'04.9"N 3°55'54.6"W - Google Maps
What3words: ///quest.orders.bump
Join us for an evening celebration of swifts.
Hear about Saving Swansea’s Swifts project aiming to protect our much-loved but endangered local. You can also join us on a sunset walk looking for swifts (starting around sunset)
- Children under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by an adult
- Weather dependent
- No booking required - please just come along and bring your family and friends!
Saving Swansea's Swifts project website: Saving Swansea's Swifts - Gower Ornithological Society
For questions about Saving Swansea's Swifts campaign please email: swanseaswifts@gmail.com
Swansea
Areas: Swansea
Upcoming dates: July 04, 2025
Art in the Garden at Dyffryn
Art in the Garden at Dyffryn
Until 18th July
Combine art and the great outdoors on a trip to Dyffryn Gardens this summer. From 20 June - 18 July the gardens will become home to unique pieces of interactive outdoor art.
These art pieces celebrate the natural world and reveal the story of Dyffryn as a garden nature reserve. They focus on connectivity, horticulture and encouraging visitors to embrace and respond to the natural world around them
National Trust Dyffryn Gardens
Dyffryn
Areas: Vale of Glamorgan
Upcoming dates: July 04, 2025 - July 18, 2025
Love Nature event Blaensychan
Love Nature event Blaensychan
Come and find out what is living at Torfaen’s newest Local Nature Reserve at Blaensychan Valley on Saturday 5th July
Watercolour Wildflowers and learn how to identify fungi with a microscope.
10 am: Official opening of the new LNR 11.30: Fungi guided walk 1: Bird guided walk
2.30: GWT guided walk
Try out Watercolour Wildflowers and learn how to identify fungi with a microscope
Location: what3words ///amused.highly.navy
For more information or to book, email:veronika.brannovic@torfaen.gov.uk
Blaensychan
Areas: Torfaen
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
Beach Safari Cefn Sidan Beach
Beach Safari Cefn Sidan Beach
5 July 10am - 12pm
Connect with Carmarthenshire's stunning wildlife and habitats in Wales Nature Week. No pre-booking reguired. More information: PAubrey@carmarthenhsire.gov.uk
Cefn Sidan Beach
Areas: Carmarthenshire
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
Beyond the Boundary: A Case of Garden Escapers at the Great Orme
Beyond the Boundary: A Case of Garden Escapers at the Great Orme
Tuesday 17 June 2025 - Wednesday 1 October 2025
10:00am - 5:30pm
Explore the history of invasive plants in the UK and how they're impacting our environment today. Including work by artist Manon Awst.
Further information.
This is a partner event contribution to celebrate Wales Nature Week
Great Orme
Areas: Conwy
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025 - July 13, 2025
Meadows Day Cardiff
Meadows Day Cardiff
July 5 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free event . No booking required
Why not kick off Wales Nature Week by helping us celebrate the fantastic wildflower habitats we have here in Cardiff? National Meadows Day is the ideal time to discover how the Community Park Rangers & Cardiff’s Local Nature Partnership are managing and restoring wildflower rich grassland habitats in the city, a haven for butterflies, bees and a host of other wildlife.
With workshops and activities planned, there’ll be plenty to keep you informed and entertained.
What3Words: clear.solved.tent
Cardiff
Areas: Cardiff
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
Bat Walk at Fonmon Castle
Saturday 05 July 21:00-23:00
Join the Restore the Thaw Landscape Project and Vale of Glamorgan & Bridgend Bat Group on a guided evening bat walk around Fonmon Castle. We'll have bat detectors to enable us to hear the echolocation calls of the bats and find out where they are roosting as they emerge at dusk. Learn about the life of bats and experience the excitement of seeing them in flight.
Free event. Booking required
Aberthaw
Areas: Vale of Glamorgan
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
Big Nature Play Day Llanelly Hill
Big Nature Play Day Llanelly Hill
5th July 10am -11.30.
Llanelly Hill Welfare Hall
Join Nature Makers Newport for a Big Nature Play Day with the theme Wings, Wiggles and Wonder.
See all nature Maker activities here: https://beacons.ai/naturemakersnewport
Abergavenny
Areas: Monmouthshire
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
Bioblitz Day at Southwood Estate
Bioblitz Day at Southwood Estate
5 July 09:00 – 17:00
Help us record wildlife at the Southwood Estate on this fun Bioblitz Day for Wales Nature Week and National Meadows Day! Record the plants and animals that you find and be amazed at the variety that is thriving in the amazing landscape. No experience necessary. Suitable for beginners, improvers and experts alike. Suitable for all. Children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult.
Free event. No booking required. For further details contact Rebecca Evans 01646 623110 stackpole@nationaltrust.org.uk National Trust Southwood Estate Pembrokeshire
Newgale
Areas: Pembrokeshire
Upcoming dates: July 05, 2025
What to expect at events
There will be something for everyone – events for individuals, families and those who are new to nature, to the more seasoned nature lover.
Wales Nature Week events are held each year at Wildlife Trust and RSPB reserves, local and national nature reserves, parks and community green spaces, schools and worship sites, beaches and coastal areas.
A typical event involves a guided walk at a nature site. An expert guide will point out plants and animals and the importance of the habitat and answer any questions you have. The vast majority of events are free*
*Entrance charge to a small selection of events may apply. This supports the valuable work the organisation carries out for nature.
Invited audience events
Language and our landscape – exploring the role of the Welsh language in nature connection
Thursday 10th July Invited audience event
There is a growing concern that people in the Western world are becoming disconnected from nature and the impact this is having on physical and mental health.
The Welsh language has been a central part of our culture for centuries. This session examines the role that language has to play in fostering a sense of place and stewardship of our environment.
This session will host speakers from Bannau Brycheiniog and Eryri National Parks, as well as branding company Creo, as we explore how language can help to reconnect us with the natural spaces and landscapes around us.
This is a joint Green Advocates and Ymlaen event to celebrate Wales Nature Week.
Celebration of Wales Nature Week in beautiful Heath Park, Cardiff
Tuesday 15th July Invited audience event
We’ll be exploring the Meadows Health & Well-being Route whilst enjoying time to chat and get to know our fellow advocates. The Meadows Health and Wellbeing Route was part of Magnificent Meadows Cymru, a programme to restore over 500 hectares of wildflower meadows in Wales and connect local communities to these natural spaces. The project created two walking routes connecting the University Hospital of Wales to the meadows at Heath Park and promoted the use of these for the well-being of patients and staff.
Wild Oysters project school visits
Schools event
The Wild Oysters project will be hosting school visits down at Conwy Marina to celebrate Wales Nature Week. Students will participate in the Oyster Safari tour to explore oyster habitats and biodiversity. This will hopefully inspire the next generation of marine biologists!
Find out more about the Wild Oysters project
Check out these fantastic events taking place in summer! Why not take part and make it a summer of nature!
Swift Awareness Week 28 June – 6 July
Dragonfly Week 5 – 13 July
Big Butterfly Count 18th July – 10th August
National Moth Week 19-27 July
International Bog Day 27 July
National Whale & Dolphin Watch 26th July - 3rd August
National Marine Week 26th July - 10th August
International Bat Night 30 - 31 August
Big Meadow Search June-August
Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey June 1st - August 31st