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National Children’s Gardening Week – 24th May 2025 – 1st June 2025 This is a great way to celebrate and encourage the enjoyment gardening hold for our children. Kids aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty and National Children’s Gardening Week is a great way to teach the next generation about the importance of gardening. You
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Water Saving Week – 12th May 2025 – 16th May 2025 There are so many people around the world who do not have access to fresh drinking water. Water is a vital source for all life on this planet and this week is a national initiative dedicated to bringing awareness and promoting ways in which we
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World Bee Day – 20th May 2026 Bees are the hardest working creatures on our planet, as they play a critical role in pollinating our food and I don’t think they get the credit they deserve. There are over 250 species of bees. Learn more about bees and how we can help them by planting wildflowers and preserving the flora
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Endangered Species Day – 15th May 2026 This annual environmental awareness day focuses on the species that are likely to be extinct in the near future and there’s a possibility that we’re losing species before we have even discovered them. There are many reasons for this: exploitation of the environment, depletion of natural resources, habitat loss, and
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International Compost Week – 4th May – 10th May 2025 This annual education initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of composting, from the benefits of composting to the importance of creating healthy soil. You don’t need a lot of space for composting and this week will show you how you can get yourself and
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No Mow May – 1st May – 31st May 2026 Plantlife’s annual campaign, No Mow May is a pretty simple one to take part in. An easy environmental awareness date – just don’t cut your grass for the month of May. That’s it! The aim is to provide a space for nature to do their thing.
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Stop Food Waste Day – 29th April 2026 So much food is wasted daily and there are so many ways to reduce this; freezing, buying less, donating. 45% of root crops, fruit and vegetables produced globally is lost or wasted per year, that’s way too much waste. There is so much world hunger and there are things
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Earth Day – 22nd April 2026 This is one of the biggest environmental awareness days for your calendar. For Earth Day, earthday.org will be demanding a 60% reduction in the production of plastics.Not certain types of plastics, ALL plastics, by 2040. We have all see n the devastating effects plastic has on us and the environment
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World Dolphin Day – 12th September 2025 Held annually on the same day, this awareness day was established to raising awareness and the vital need for protecting these beautiful marine mammals. If you’d like a list of environmental awareness days and sustainability awareness days for the UK, here’s the full list
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Community Garden Week – 1st April to 7th April 2025 This is a popular environmental awareness day. This is a week where community gardens and school gardens come together, to support and inspire each other. Creating these gardens for everyone to enjoy. What’s not to love? If you’d like a list of environmental awareness days