DRAFT Calendar of dates for parks to celebrate
JANUARY:
16- 30 January Big Schools Garden Watch (RSPB)
https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-teachers/schools-birdwatch/
28 – 29 January RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch weekend : https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/
FEBRUARY:
2 February World Wetlands Day https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
14 – 21 Feb National Nest Box week: https://www.bto.org/
MARCH:
20 March Spring equinox
20 March World Frog Day
21 March World Forestry Day
22 March World Day for Water https://www.worldwaterday.org/
APRIL:
22 April Earth Day
April Spring Clean: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean
MAY:
1 May international dawn chorus day https://opticsmag.com/international-dawn-chorus-day-birds-to-listen-for/
18 – 29 May: Be nice to nettles week
16 – 20 May walk to school week
May Outdoor classroom day https://outdoorclassroomday.com/
3rd week in May Urban Tree Festival https://urbantreefestival.org/
4 – 10 May 2020 National Wildflower Week
3 – 9 May Hedgehog Awareness Week
JUNE
5 June World Environment Day
8 June World Oceans Day
13 – 17 June National School Grounds Week
National Insect Week https://www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/about-national-insect-week
JULY – AUGUST
Love Parks Week
18 July Dragonfly week: https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/dragonfly-week-2020/
July – August Big Butterfly Count https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/
SEPTEMBER
8 – 11 September Heritage Open Days
1 – 30 September Thames Festival https://thamesfestivaltrust.org/
19 Sept 2020 London Harvest Festival https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/london-harvest-festival
OCTOBER
Black History Month
3 Oct 2020: UK fungus day https://www.ukfungusday.co.uk/
5 October World habitat day
International Walk to school month https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/whd
21 October 2020 World Earthworm day https://www.earthwormsoc.org.uk/worldwormday
21st October Apple Day https://www.commonground.org.uk/apple-day/
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER:
National Tree Week starts end November into December
National Tree Dressing Day – first week of December https://www.commonground.org.uk/tree-dressing-day
