Go 30 Days Wild this June!

Every year, the Wildlife Trusts in the UK all have an event called 30 Days Wild.

The Trusts are a network of 46 charities, all independent, and they manage nature reserves, run campaigns, and have lots of activities and events to enable people like you and me to connect with wildlife.

The Trusts go from Alderney in the Channel Islands right up to Scotland, from the South and West coast of Wales to Norfolk, and Cornwall up to Northumberland.   They do lots of amazing work   You can find your local Wildlife Trust here. 

The Wildlife Trusts want to help us all embrace nature in all her glory and really get connected with it.  The idea is that for 30 days, we all do one wild thing every day.   You can sign up for a free pack (you are asked if you want to make a donation of £5 towards it to help with costs, but this isn’t essential) and you’ll get lots of ideas of things you can do during the 30 days when you go wild.  It’s a great way to discover more about nature and the natural world, too.    For instance you could:

• Plant wildflowers for bees
• Listen to bird song
• Watch the stars at night
• Draw a wild animal such as a hedgehog
• Hug a tree

They’ve got lots of ideas, and you can sign up to receive free goodies in the post and also emails each day with facts and activities to help you achieve your 30 Days Wild! 

If you’re taking part with children, perhaps as a family or a group or school, choose the children’s option when you sign up.  Signing up is free to do, by the way 😊

You could help wildlife as part of the activities..

• Doing a litter pick (so the wildlife don’t think it’s food)
• Signing the Wildlife Trust’s Fix the Planning Bill petition – they need us all to give them their support and you can find out about it and sign here   
• Finding your local Wildlife Trust and perusing their website to see what’s going on and how you can help. Why not become a member?  
• Find out about events taking place near you 
• Find out about the campaigns the Wildlife Trusts are running and give them your support

You could also join in on Facebook – there’s a 30 Days Wild group – or Instagram, and there’s a chart you can download and pin up which is full of ideas of things to do which follow these four phrases.

And you could share your activities on social media to encourage others to have a go and feel the benefits of connecting with our natural world.

Making social media connections...

#30DaysWild  @30DaysWild (Facebook and X), or The Wildlife Trusts (@thewildlifetrusts) • Instagram photos and videos

Visit the Wildlife Trusts here.

Sign up for 30 Days Wild here.


PS If you miss the start date, no matter - just count 30 days from the day you do start!