30 Days Wild, the UK’s biggest nature challenge run by The Wildlife Trusts, invites people of all ages to connect with nature every single day during the month of June.
This year there’s a new twist: 30 Days Wild will take you on a week-by-week adventure moving through five different themes:
- Tune into the senses
- Movement and play
- Learning and discovery
- Helping nature
- Emotional connection to nature
These WILD themes will help guide you, your family and friends through the challenge and assist you in reaching that 30 day target! So, get planning your #RandomActsOfWildness, whether its tuning into the sound of bird life, moving through your local woods by moonlight, building a den, discovering an unexplored country lane or local park, making time to build a bug hotel or owl box or starting a diary of your day-to-day wildlife sightings.
New 30 Days Wild activity packs include a wild bee poster along with seeds and other materials to inspire you to do something wild every single day.
30 Days Wild is funded thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery and has grown a huge and dedicated fan base – over two million people have taken part over the last 9 years.
Last year over 500,000 people took part in the challenge including 114,245 households, 11,740 schools, 898 care homes and 1,384 businesses. Popular activities include wildlife-watching, eating outdoors, planting wildflower seeds and listening to birdsong.
Other favourite pastimes included bug-hunting, fruit-picking, growing plants and flowers, exploring a nature reserve, creating a mini pond or going on a beach or river walk.
We all know how much happier and healthier we feel when connecting with nature – and we have research to prove it – so save the date!
Lil Whitcombe, WTSWW's Nextdoor Nature Officer, says, "I can't wait for 30Days Wild to return! The ways I love connecting with nature are planting wildflowers and long walks along the beach! Make sure to sign up and go wild!"
The Wildlife Trusts provide free resources for everyone who signs up. Just register your interest here. There is also a 30 Days Wild session planner specially designed for teachers to use in class.
