Key conservation dates

National Bird Day 5 January

Big Farmland Bird Count 1 to 8 February 

National Nest Box Week 14 to 21 February 

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

National Bat Day 17 April

National Mammal Week 21 to 27 April

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

International Dawn Chorus Day 5 May

Hedgehog Awareness Week 5 to 11 May

World Bee Day 20 May

International Day for Biodiversity 22 May

Garden Wildlife Week 27 May to 2 June 

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

Volunteers Week 3 to 9 June

World Environment Day 5 June

Bike Week 5 to 11 June

Nature Photography Day 15 June

National Insect Week 24 to 30 June

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

National Meadows Day 6 July

Dragon Fly Week 6 to 14 July

Love Parks Week 25 July to 3 August

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

Flower and Insect Timed Count 1 April to 30 September

Seed Gathering Season 22 September to 22 October

Seed Gathering Season 22 September to 22 October

World Soil Day 5 December

Tree Dressing Day 7 December