WTSWW are challenging nature lovers to join the Big Wild Walk this October and raise money to help protect your wild places.

Funds raised will contribute towards The Wildlife Trusts' goal of protecting and connecting 30% of the UK's land and sea for nature by 2030.

The Wildlife Trusts are undertaking a raft of projects to reverse alarming declines in wildlife and tackle the climate crisis – from restoring peatlands, chalk grasslands and sand dunes, to bringing back beavers and protecting red squirrels.

Participants can create their own challenge, or use the number 30 as inspiration to:

• Walk 30 minutes every day during the Big Wild Walk week – 24 to 30 October
• Walk 30 km in three days
• Walk 30 km in one day

If walking with young children, people could try the Hedgehog Challenge – to walk 3km – the same distance a hedgehog can cover in a night.

Iolo Williams, Vice-President of The Wildlife Trusts, says:

“Autumn is a brilliant time to get outside, enjoy a little adventure and marvel at the wonder of our natural world. Best of all, by signing up to the Big Wild Walk you can help nature too. Public support is crucial for getting projects off the ground that protect, create, and restore precious wild places. I hope many of you can join us in October.”

Nikki Williams, director of camapigning and communities at The Wildlife Trust, says:

“The impacts of climate change mean we need to take action to help nature more than ever before. By getting involved in the Big Wild Walk, you can support us to protect our rivers, meadows, forests, and seas – and the precious wildlife that depends on them. Make it a personal challenge, a family day out, an opportunity to spend time with friends, or simply to take a stand for nature!”

Two years ago, The Wildlife Trusts launched 30 by 30, a public appeal to raise money to put nature into recovery across at least 30% of land and sea by 2030. Funds raised from the Big Wild Walk will go directly towards nature recovery projects such as beaver and water vole reintroductions, restoring wildflower meadows, and planting seagrass.

The Big Wild Walk takes place during half term – from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 October 2022. 

Sign up here