September 2024 Nature Events in the UK

September always feels like a new year in its own way. Here in the UK, children begin a fresh term at school and the leaves begin to burst into bright, warm colours. We’re so ready for cosy evenings and muddy days. Here’s some ways you can really connect with the change in season and welcome Autumn in…

Click on the event name to be directed straight to the organiser page for more info.

September Calendar:

4 – 15  > Discovery Hub: Overwintering wildfowl on Strangford Lough, NI

7 > International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

7 > Neon In Nature 2024 – Boutique Music, Wellness & Sustainability Festival, Sussex

8 > Family Event: Kelham Nature Day, Sheffiled

10 > Birdwatching – Understanding Autumn Birds, Cheshire 

13 – 15 > Nature Unbound: Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival 2024 London

13 – 15 > All Things Fungi Festival, West Sussex

13 > Edenderry Evening Trail, Belfast

13 > Nature and Wellbeing Walk at RSPB Loch Leven 

14 > Into the Woods Festival, Chepstow 

14 > Creggan Country Park EHOD 2024, Derry NI, (European Heritage Open Days)

14 > Return to Nature Festival , Birmingham 

14 & 15 > Wildlife Connections Festival, Chester Zoo

16 – 18 > Moffat Eagle Festival, Scotland 

16 > International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South

16 > International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

17 > Gathering at Wild Ken Hill, Norfolk

20 > World Cleanup Day

21 > International Day of Peace

22 > UK Autumn Equinox

25 > Cornwall Beaver Project Guided Walk , Cornwall

26 > World Maritime Day

27 > World Tourism Day

28 > Forest Bathing (Salford Walking Festival) 

28 > Fungi Field Day at Cambridge University Botanic Garden 

29 > International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

29 > Family Fungi Day, North Wales 

29 > Fables, Folklore & Foraging, Lake Lomond 

See what wildlife to look out for in the UK this month:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/natures-calendar/natures-calendar-september

See tidal movements and seasonal foods here:

https://alans-almanac.co.uk/the-almanac-index/september-seasonal-events-dates-activities-food-and-nature/

View UK-wide events from a couple of our partners here:

The Wildlife Trust: The Wildlife Trust here:https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/events

The Natural History Museum London: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/whats-on.html

This is a short snippet of UK wide events, so please let us know of any other interesting happenings near you so we can spread the word…

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Go searching for mushrooms and rainbow leaves in your nearest forest this September!