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Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland (Nethy Bridge)
A red coloured waxcap mushroom among grass

Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland (Nethy Bridge)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026
10:00 - 16:00
Cairngorms | free

Join Plantlife's Senior Ecological Advisor Sam Jones and Nev Kilkenny, a mycological expert, for a day out to get ready for our annual Waxcap Watch. This workshop will equip group leaders with the confidence to teach others how to take part in Plantlife’s Waxcap Watch in 2026.

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Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Scotland (Strathblane)
A waxcap mushroom growing in the grass, with mountains in the background

Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Scotland (Strathblane)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
10:00 - 16:00
Strathblane | free

Join Plantlife's Senior Ecological Advisor Sam Jones and Nev Kilkenny, a mycological expert, for a day out to get ready for our annual Waxcap Watch. This workshop will equip group leaders with the confidence to teach others how to take part in Plantlife’s Waxcap Watch in 2026.

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Why Do We Overlook Fungi?
Photograph shows a small mushroom growing on a tree stump, surrounded by moss

Why Do We Overlook Fungi?

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
19:00
Online | free

Fungi or mushrooms are often called the forgotten kingdom. But why has fungi been overlooked? And why does this matter? Join us to find the answers and learn how attitudes and awareness can be changed.

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Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland (Glen Tanar)
Blackening Waxcap at Glen Clova, Cairngorms.

Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland (Glen Tanar)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026
10:00 - 16:00
Cairngorms | free

Join Plantlife's Senior Ecological Advisor Sam Jones and Nev Kilkenny, a mycological expert, for a day out to get ready for our annual Waxcap Watch. This workshop will equip group leaders with the confidence to teach others how to take part in Plantlife’s Waxcap Watch in 2026.

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Culture Club: How Can We Raise the Voice of Fungi?
Photograph shows a beautiful fungi art piece in bright vibrant blue and white. The piece is called Fungal Lifecycle by the artist Jane Lawson.

Culture Club: How Can We Raise the Voice of Fungi?

Tue, 6 Oct 2026
10:00 - 11:30
Online | free

Join us to explore how we can use our creativity to get more people excited about these colourful and fascinating species.

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Past events

Free Online Event: What's Waxcap Watch and How to Take Part

Free Online Event: What's Waxcap Watch and How to Take Part

Tue, 15 Sep 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join hundreds of volunteers making a difference for fungi by taking part in Plantlife's Waxcap Watch survey.

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Free Online Talk: How to Run Waxcap Watch Training - Afternoon Session
A person in Planlife uniform is kneeling on grass while a group of people stand around looking and listening

Free Online Talk: How to Run Waxcap Watch Training - Afternoon Session

Wed, 9 Sep 2026
15:00 - 16:00
Online | free

This workshop will equip group leaders with the confidence to teach others how to take part in Plantlife's Waxcap Watch in 2026.

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Free Online Talk: How to Run Waxcap Watch Training - Lunch Session
A group of people stood in a semi circle in a field watching and listening to a man in a blue tshirt. The man is holding a mushroom.

Free Online Talk: How to Run Waxcap Watch Training - Lunch Session

Tue, 8 Sep 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Online | free

This workshop will equip group leaders with the confidence to teach others how to take part in Plantlife's Waxcap Watch in 2026.

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Nature, Culture and Myths: The Story of Bogs
A bog landscape with grass and peatland.

Nature, Culture and Myths: The Story of Bogs

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join us to explore the intriguing connections between nature, culture and myth that keeps the fragility of habitats like peatlands alive in our minds.

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Why do Nature Reserves Matter for Conservation
Photograph shows a brown coloured butterfly perched on top of a white flower with lots of petals

Why do Nature Reserves Matter for Conservation

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join us as we find out what’s it been like looking after our flagship nature reserve, Ranscombe Farm, for 20 years.

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Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Wiltshire
People gathered in a meadow learning how to ID wildflowers

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Wiltshire

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
10:00
Wiltshire | £125 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for this Mock FISC (Field Identification Skills Certificate) assessment in Wiltshire.

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Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Wiltshire
A group of people admiring Skylark Meadows, full of wildflowers

Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Wiltshire

Wed, 15 Jul 2026
10:00
Wiltshire | £225 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for this FISC (Field Identification Skills Certificate) assessment in Wiltshire.

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National Meadows Day 2026
A person using a scythe in a meadow with wildflowers and grasses.

National Meadows Day 2026

Sat, 4 Jul 2026
08:00 - 20:00
Meadows everywhere | free

Celebrate this year's National Meadows Day 2026, by highlighting those who have been caring for meadows that are important for you and your communities. Join us this National Meadows Day to make sure our meadows don't become a memory.

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Farming: Caring for the Land with Nature
A woman stands next to two ponies in a grassland - there are snow-covered mountains in the background

Farming: Caring for the Land with Nature

Thu, 25 Jun 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join farmer Della Fazey and Plantlife’s Farm Partnership Officer John Harold to explore the important role pastoral systems play in biodiversity, enriching landscapes and sustaining rural livelihoods.

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Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Hampshire
A group of people gathered in a meadow during an open day at Stockwood Meadows

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Hampshire

Wed, 24 Jun 2026
10:00
Hampshire | £125 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for this Mock FISC (Field Identification Skills Certificate) assessment in Hampshire.

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Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Hampshire
A woman wearing a white and black checked shirt is kneeling on the ground investigating a square on the ground

Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: Hampshire

Tue, 23 Jun 2026
10:00
Hampshire | £225 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for this FISC (Field Identification Skills Certificate) assessment in Hampshire.

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Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Calcareous Grassland, Cotswolds
Grassland

Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Calcareous Grassland, Cotswolds

Thu, 18 Jun 2026
10:00 - 15:30
Cotswolds | £117.72

Join the Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants team for a day of understanding plant communities of calcareous grassland.

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Culture Club: Looking at Peatlands Through Art and Ecology
Grass of Parnassus at Munsary Peatlands

Culture Club: Looking at Peatlands Through Art and Ecology

Tue, 16 Jun 2026
10:00 - 11:30
| free

Join us as we bring artists and ecologists together to discuss the wonder of peatlands and what restoring this vital habitat looks like.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Introduction to the National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Photo shows three people talking in the distance in a meadow. The grass is long around them and the meadow is filled with wildflowers.

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Introduction to the National Plant Monitoring Scheme

Fri, 12 Jun 2026
10:00 - 15:00
Kent | free

What is the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, why was it developed and how does it work. Join us at Plantlife's flagship nature reserve, Ranscombe Farm to learn more. 

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Learn About Regenerative Farming Walk
Two men stood together in front of a field on a farm

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Learn About Regenerative Farming Walk

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
13:45 - 17:00
Kent | free

Join us for a walk and a tour of a farm with our tenant farmer at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to learn all about regenerative farming.

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Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Neutral Grassland, Lancashire
Yellow rattle

Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Neutral Grassland, Lancashire

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
10:00 - 15:30
Lancashire | £117.72

Join the Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants team for a day of understanding plant communities of neutral grassland.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Stories from a Nature Reserve: Guided Walk With Naturalist Richard Moyse
A meadow

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Stories from a Nature Reserve: Guided Walk With Naturalist Richard Moyse

Wed, 10 Jun 2026
14:15 - 16:30
Kent | free

Join us for a walk around Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to learn about its remarkable history, stories and the plants that call it home.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Try Conservation Volunteering at Ranscombe Farm
Photograph shows two people, both volunteers, wood working in the middle of a clearing in a forest.

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Try Conservation Volunteering at Ranscombe Farm

Wed, 10 Jun 2026
10:00 - 14:00
Kent | free

Join us at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to meet our volunteer team, learn about the essential conservation activities that they do, and find out how you can get involved. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Medway Dark Skies: Evening Bat and 'Reveal' Walk
Ranscombe Farm Landscape

Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Medway Dark Skies: Evening Bat and 'Reveal' Walk

Tue, 9 Jun 2026
20:00 - 22:00
Kent | free

Join us at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to listen for bats using detectors and then, using UV torches, look out for hidden biofluorescence and celebrate our dark skies. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - The Living Apothecary: A Plant Medicine Walk at Ranscombe Farm
A meadow of Stinking Chamomile.

Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - The Living Apothecary: A Plant Medicine Walk at Ranscombe Farm

Tue, 9 Jun 2026
18:00 - 19:30
Kent | £5 returnable deposit

Join us on this guided walk through Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to explore the medicinal properties, folklore, and subtle qualities of the plants that grow here. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - A Forest Bathing Experience with Hinoki
Photograph shows a woman crouching on the floor, she is pouring tea from a flask into two cups resting on a wooden stump.

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - A Forest Bathing Experience with Hinoki

Mon, 8 Jun 2026
18:00 - 19:30
Kent | £5 returnable deposit

Join us for this guided forest bathing experience as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Veteran Trees and Plants Guided Walk with Plantlife and National Trust
Photograph shows an ancient tree with woodland in the background

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Veteran Trees and Plants Guided Walk with Plantlife and National Trust

Mon, 8 Jun 2026
09:45 - 13:00
Cobham | free

Join us to see one of the UK's best collections of ancient and veteran trees at Cobham Wood. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Family Fun, Explore, Create and Discover with Kent Wildlife Trust
A teenager and a woman looking closely at a wildflower whilst crouching low in a wildflower field on a sunny day

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Family Fun, Explore, Create and Discover with Kent Wildlife Trust

Sun, 7 Jun 2026
13:00 - 15:00
Kent | free

Join us for this fun outdoor family session combining a nature scavenger hunt, creative mobile making, and exciting bug hunting. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Ranscombe Farm Rare Orchid Count 
Photo showing a gorgeous bright pink Man Orchid at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve with other Man Orchids in the background amongst the grass

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Ranscombe Farm Rare Orchid Count 

Sun, 7 Jun 2026
09:15 - 13:00
Kent | free

Join us to help find and count some of Ranscombe's rare plants as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Mindful Photography Walk for Adults with Kent Wildlife Trust
Photograph shows a woman kneeling on the ground to take a photograph of purple wildflowers in a meadow

Sold Out - Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - Mindful Photography Walk for Adults with Kent Wildlife Trust

Sun, 7 Jun 2026
10:00 - 12:00
Kent | free

Join us and for a gentle guided walk through beautiful surroundings, using just your phone to capture nature in new ways. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - SkellyWAGS Women’s Run and Social
A small footpath trail winds across the Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve

Ranscombe Anniversary Celebrations - SkellyWAGS Women’s Run and Social

Sat, 6 Jun 2026
08:00 - 10:00
Kent | free

Join us for a relaxed, supportive morning run as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.

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Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: South Wales
A man kneeling in a field holding a clipboard with papers investigated a quadrant marked in the grass

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) Assessment: South Wales

Tue, 2 Jun 2026
10:00 - 16:30
South Wales | £125 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for a Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate assessment in South Wales.

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Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment: South Wales
A woman monitoring plants in a meadow.

Plantlife Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment: South Wales

Mon, 1 Jun 2026
10:00 - 16:30
South Wales | £225 + booking fee

Join Plantlife experts for a Field Identification Skills Certificate assessment in South Wales.

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Plant anatomy and Wildflower Identification
A meadow full of Birds foot Trefoil

Plant anatomy and Wildflower Identification

Thu, 28 May 2026
12:30 - 13:30
Online | free

Join the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) for this easy-to-follow plant anatomy session.

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Member Talk: No Mow May Movement Beyond the Garden
Photo shows a beautiful butterfly with orange and dark brown markings, landing on a bright yellow flower.

Member Talk: No Mow May Movement Beyond the Garden

Thu, 21 May 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join us to find out how some museums and libraries have been leading the charge to help nature and transforming their green spaces into biodiverse havens for wildlife.

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Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Neutral Grassland, Wiltshire

Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants: Grassland Course, Neutral Grassland, Wiltshire

Wed, 20 May 2026
10:00 - 15:30
Salisbury | £117.72

Join the Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants team for a day of understanding plant communities of neutral grassland.

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Natur am Byth! Surveying for Ancient Trees and Invertebrates (Afternoon Session)
An old oak tree in a woodlands

Natur am Byth! Surveying for Ancient Trees and Invertebrates (Afternoon Session)

Sat, 16 May 2026
13:30 - 16:00
Gilfach Nature Reserve | free

Join us for this morning session to learn about Gilfach's ancient trees and how they support a myriad of species such as insects, lichens, and bats.

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Natur am Byth! Surveying for Ancient Trees and Invertebrates (Morning session)
A lone tree stands on Roundton Hill, it has some bare branches, but many still with leaves, and lots of red berries can be seen

Natur am Byth! Surveying for Ancient Trees and Invertebrates (Morning session)

Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00 - 12:30
Gilfach Nature Reserve | free

Join us for this morning session to learn about Gilfach's ancient trees and how they support a myriad of species such as insects, lichens, and bats.

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Plants, Health and Magic in the 17th century Fens
Photograph looks out over the Breckland fens. Water can be seen in the foreground, surrounded by long grasses and a few trees on the horizon

Plants, Health and Magic in the 17th century Fens

Thu, 23 Apr 2026
19:00
Online | free

Uncover the region’s deep-rooted traditions, plant knowledge and how everyday magic shaped the lives of the people who lived in the Fens.

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Free Online Event: What’s No Mow May and How to Take Part
Dandelion and daisies in a No Mow May garden

Free Online Event: What’s No Mow May and How to Take Part

Wed, 22 Apr 2026
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join this free event to learn all about No Mow May, how to take part and why it matters.

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Behind the Scenes of Protecting Plants and Fungi
Photo shows three people talking in the distance in a meadow. The grass is long around them and the meadow is filled with wildflowers.

Behind the Scenes of Protecting Plants and Fungi

Thu, 12 Mar 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible impact the National Lottery has had on nature restoration, both past achievements and exciting new projects.

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Why Every Plant is Worth Saving
Ashy Mining Bee on a Dandelion.

Why Every Plant is Worth Saving

Thu, 12 Feb 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join us to learn about how important individual plant species are and the fascinating relationships between plants and other wildlife.

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The Story Behind the Botanical University Challenge
A close up of a pretty yellow flower on a faded out green background

The Story Behind the Botanical University Challenge

Thu, 22 Jan 2026
19:00
Online | free

Join Dr Jonathan Mitchley to learn insights from the latest Plants, People, Planet paper, stories from students and festivals, and even get your own chance to join a mini-Botanical University Challenge quiz! 

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Why are Britain's Unique Plants Disappearing?

Why are Britain's Unique Plants Disappearing?

Tue, 16 Dec 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join conservationist James Harding-Morris as he uncovers the fascinating stories of Britain’s endemic species which are at risk of vanishing forever.

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What Role Can Nature Have in Cancer Treatment?

What Role Can Nature Have in Cancer Treatment?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025
19:00
Online | free

Cancer charity Maggie’s will be sharing their inspirational stories of how gardens and nature can play a crucial role in the management of chronic illness.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Sussex/Hampshire
A close up of a pretty pink Ballerina Waxcap in grassland, showcasing the gills on the underside

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Sussex/Hampshire

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
10:00
Sussex | free

Sold out.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Colne
Pink waxcap fungi growing in short green lawn

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Colne

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
10:00
Colne | free

Sold out.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Cornwall
A bright orange waxcap mushroom on green grass with a blue sky

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Cornwall

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
10:00
Cornwall | free

Sold out.

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Peatlands: From Exploitation to Protection

Peatlands: From Exploitation to Protection

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join us to hear about the journey this historic landscape has been on - from exploitation to protection - and how this nature reserve fits into the bigger global picture of nature conservation.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Derbys
Looking out across the valley with Meadow Saxifrage in the foreground

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Derbys

Wed, 22 Oct 2025
10:00
Derbys | free

Sold out.

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National Plant Monitoring Scheme: 10th Anniversary Celebrations, online event
A woman monitoring plants in a meadow.

National Plant Monitoring Scheme: 10th Anniversary Celebrations, online event

Sat, 18 Oct 2025
11:00 - 16:00
Online | free
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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Powys

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Powys

Sat, 18 Oct 2025
10:00
Powys | free

Sold out.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, North Somerset
Orange waxcap with pointed cap in grass

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, North Somerset

Fri, 17 Oct 2025
10:00
Winscombe | free

Sold out.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Somerset

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Somerset

Mon, 13 Oct 2025
10:00
Bridgwater | free

Sold out.

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Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland
Blackening Waxcap at Glen Clova, Cairngorms.

Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland

Sat, 11 Oct 2025
10:00 - 16:00
Cairngorms | free

Join Plantlife and Liz Holden, a local mycological expert, for a day out to learn about Waxcap grassland species, help us survey some new sites, and practice using the new version of the Plantlife Waxcap App.

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Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Wales, Gwynedd
A grass field with trees and mountain at the background

Waxcap Watch: Getting Ready to Volunteer, Wales, Gwynedd

Thu, 9 Oct 2025
10:00
Wales | free

Sold out

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Online Event: Waxcap Watch 2025 - How to Get Involved
A waxcap mushroom growing in the grass, with mountains in the background

Online Event: Waxcap Watch 2025 - How to Get Involved

Mon, 6 Oct 2025
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

This online webinar will give you the confidence to get out there and take part in Waxcap Watch.

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Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland
A red coloured waxcap mushroom among grass

Waxcap Watch: Grassland ID Training and Survey Day, Cairngorms, Scotland

Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 - 16:00
Cairngorms | free

Join Plantlife and Nev Kilkenny, a mycological expert, for a day out to learn about Waxcap grassland species, help us survey some new sites, and practice using the new version of the Plantlife Waxcap App.

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Member Talk: Queer Ecology - How Societal Bias Shapes Nature

Member Talk: Queer Ecology - How Societal Bias Shapes Nature

Thu, 25 Sep 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join London-based ecologist and educator Connor Butler for a fascinating evening exploring the real diversity in nature and exposing the biases that shape our understanding of it.

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Bare Ground Creation for Botanical Species Recovery
two purple flowers

Bare Ground Creation for Botanical Species Recovery

Thu, 18 Sep 2025
10:00
Sussex | £44.04

We’ll cover bare ground creation methods for species recovery, on calcareous grassland sites, as used for Pasqueflower and Purple Milk Vetch.

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Virtual Members' Day 2024

Virtual Members' Day 2024

Sat, 13 Sep 2025
10:00 - 12:00
Online | free

This member-only event is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a community, celebrate our achievements, and discuss Plantlife’s ongoing conservation work - all of which has been made possible because of your valued support.

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Member Talk: Why Our Cities Need Nature with Danny Clarke

Member Talk: Why Our Cities Need Nature with Danny Clarke

Tue, 19 Aug 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join TV presenter and gardener Danny Clarke to hear his story of building gardens in urban spaces and using gardening and nature to empower people.

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Member Talk: Poppy Okotcha - Growing a Better World

Member Talk: Poppy Okotcha - Growing a Better World

Thu, 17 Jul 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join ecological home grower and community gardener, Poppy Okotcha, to hear about how she tends to her garden through the seasons and lives more sustainably.

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Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment - Somerset
A Lesser Butterfly Orchid is in front of the camera, with it's beautiful white and green flowers. In the background a wildflower meadow can be seen with two people crouching - one is looking closely at the flowers, while the other is taking notes.

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment - Somerset

Wed, 9 Jul 2025
10:00 - 16:30
Somerset | £75 + booking fee

Join our Plantlife experts on a mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment to help prepare for the real thing.

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National Meadows Day 2025
The slogan 'National Meadows Day' is written over the top of a photograph of a beautiful meadow, filled with yellow wildflowers

National Meadows Day 2025

Sat, 5 Jul 2025
08:00 - 20:00
Meadows everywhere | free

Our meadows are incredible and irreplaceable habitats - and they're in trouble! Join us this National Meadows Day to make sure our meadows don't become a memory.

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Plantlife at Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival

Plantlife at Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival

Wed, 2 Jul 2025- Thu, 3 Jul 2025
07:00
Hertfordshire

Come and see us at the annual Groundswell Festival in Hertfordshire.

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Incredible Plants and their Secret Worlds - Live in Bristol

Incredible Plants and their Secret Worlds - Live in Bristol

Mon, 30 Jun 2025
19:00 - 20:30
Bristol | free

Join us in person, or virtually at this special collaboration event between Bristol Libraries, the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network and Plantlife.

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Creating and Managing a Woodmeadow
A building sits in a backdrop of tall meadow flowers and plants, with trees in the background

Creating and Managing a Woodmeadow

Thu, 26 Jun 2025
10:00 - 14:00
York | £44.04

Join our Three Hagges Woodmeadow Nature Reserve Manager, Kara Garnett, to learn what makes a woodmeadow, how Three Hagges was created and how we manage it for nature.

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World Rainforest Day: Cumbria
branches and tree covered with lichens

World Rainforest Day: Cumbria

Sun, 22 Jun 2025
09:00 - 16:00
RHEGED, Penrith | free

Get ready for a full day of celebrations! Discover the secrets of the temperate rainforest through talks, music and even guided walks to experience the wonder of these habitats first hand.

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World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Aira Force Temperate Rainforest Walk

World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Aira Force Temperate Rainforest Walk

Sun, 22 Jun 2025
13:00 - 16:00
Aira Force | free

Experience the sights and sounds of the temperate rainforest first hand, with one of our guided walks to celebrate World Rainforest Day.

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World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Naddle Forest Temperate Rainforest Walk

World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Naddle Forest Temperate Rainforest Walk

Sun, 22 Jun 2025
13:00 - 16:00
Naddle Forest | free

Experience the sights and sounds of the temperate rainforest first hand, with one of our guided walks to celebrate World Rainforest Day.

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World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Wesco and Burns Woods Temperate Rainforest Walk

World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Wesco and Burns Woods Temperate Rainforest Walk

Sun, 22 Jun 2025
13:00 - 16:00
Wesco and Burns Wood | free

Experience the sights and sounds of the temperate rainforest first hand, with one of our guided walks to celebrate World Rainforest Day.

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World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Great How Wood Temperate Rainforest Walk

World Rainforest Day: Cumbria - Great How Wood Temperate Rainforest Walk

Sun, 22 Jun 2025
13:00 - 16:00
Great How Wood | free

Experience the sights and sounds of the temperate rainforest first hand, with one of our guided walks to celebrate World Rainforest Day.

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Member Talk: Why Temperate Rainforests in Britain Matter
Moss covers the ground and glows bright green in the sunlight. Trees can be seen in the foreground stretching into the distance in a beautiful temperate rainforest.

Member Talk: Why Temperate Rainforests in Britain Matter

Tue, 17 Jun 2025
19:00
Online | free

Explore the globally important, rare and often forgotten habitat of temperate rainforests.

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Scotland: Meadows Survey ID Training
A wildflower meadow in Scotland

Scotland: Meadows Survey ID Training

Sat, 7 Jun 2025
10:00 - 16:00
Cairngorms | free

We are inviting you to join us, along with expert botanist Ben Averis, for a meadows ID training session prior to a season of surveys.

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Orchid Walk at Ranscombe Farm
Close up of a Fly Orchid

Orchid Walk at Ranscombe Farm

Thu, 29 May 2025
13:30 - 16:30
Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve | free

Join our Ranscombe Farm Reserve Manager Ben Sweeney, on a guided walk of this Important Plant Area. Head out across our flagship reserve to spot some of the rare orchids and other wildflowers that make it so special.

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Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment: Wiltshire
A woman monitoring plants in a meadow.

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment: Wiltshire

Wed, 21 May 2025
10:00 - 16:30
Wiltshire | £75 + booking fee

Join our Plantlife experts on a mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment to help prepare for the real thing.

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Plants in the City: Remarkable Life of Urban Plants
A fern grows out from a wall on a street in an urban environment, you can see the pavement stretching into the distance and houses and parked cars to the side.

Plants in the City: Remarkable Life of Urban Plants

Wed, 7 May 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join leading botanist Trevor Dines, and Specialist Botanical Advisor Sarah Shuttleworth, to delve into the world of urban plants. Find out how these plants defy the odds to live on our streets.

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Road Verges: Nature Hidden in Plain Sight
Purple flowers bloom in a road verge. The bright flowers, along with long grasses are in the foreground, while in the background a road can be seen with a blue car driving along it.

Road Verges: Nature Hidden in Plain Sight

Thu, 17 Apr 2025
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join this member talk to find out how these pockets of nature along the edge of our roads can help in the fight for nature recovery.

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Why are Rare Plants Rare?
Rare, yellow Fen Orchid wildflowers stand against a green background of grasses

Why are Rare Plants Rare?

Tue, 18 Mar 2025
19:00
Online | free

Why are rare plants rare? We target our conservation activity at the plants with the greatest need, which is generally the rare ones.

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Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Mon, 17 Mar 2025
12:00 - 14:00
Online | free

Join us for an interactive training workshop to how to assess the condition of temperate rainforest habitat!

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Introduction to Ferns in Temperate Rainforests
A Limestone Fern

Introduction to Ferns in Temperate Rainforests

Wed, 12 Mar 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of ferns, to help you identify some of the key species found in temperate rainforest.

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Introduction to Bryophytes in Temperate Rainforests
Small patch of jagged, white Reindeer Moss amongst bright green plants

Introduction to Bryophytes in Temperate Rainforests

Mon, 24 Feb 2025
12:00 - 14:00
Online | free

This workshop will teach you the basic biology of bryophytes, to help you identify some of the key species found in temperate rainforest.

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Bryophyte Identification Training Workshop

Bryophyte Identification Training Workshop

Wed, 19 Feb 2025
10:00 - 15:00
Rosthwaite, Cumbria | free

Join our Bryophyte Identification Training Workshop to learn to bryophyte species found in temperate rainforest habitat.

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How I took the Most Biodiverse Garden to RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Landscape Designer and creative Gardener, Dan Bristow, sits in the centre of a dark garden, surrounded by rich green plants included beautiful leafy ferns

How I took the Most Biodiverse Garden to RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
19:00
Online | free

Taking a garden to Chelsea Flower Show is no mean feat. It was a journey of blood, sweat and tears for Dan Bristow to bring the most biodiverse garden to the world-renowned show in 2024.

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Introduction to Lichens in Temperate Rainforest
branches and tree covered with lichens

Introduction to Lichens in Temperate Rainforest

Wed, 12 Feb 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of lichens and how to identify some key species found in temperate rainforest habitat.

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Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Mon, 27 Jan 2025
12:00 - 14:00
Online | free

Join us for an interactive training workshop to how to assess the condition of temperate rainforest habitat!

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How are goats and art helping vulnerable bryophytes?
Two goats peer around the side of a rock face, there are fields and trees in the background

How are goats and art helping vulnerable bryophytes?

Thu, 16 Jan 2025
19:00
Online | free

Join Welsh Marches Project Officer, Ellie Baggett and the Boredomresearch to hear how goats and art are helping vulnerable bryophytes.

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Yuletide Botanica: Winter plants and folklore
A plant is frozen in winter, you can see the ice crystals covering the stem and flowers

Yuletide Botanica: Winter plants and folklore

Tue, 3 Dec 2024
19:00
Online | free

Winter solstice is drawing near, and with it chillier, dark evenings. So why not make a hot brew and nestle down for some fabulous botanical stories. 

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Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training
Trees and rocks

Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Mon, 2 Dec 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

Join us for an interactive training workshop to how to assess the condition of temperate rainforest habitat!

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An Urban Park in the Sky: Where History and Nature Meet
Photograph shows an array of flowers and other plants growing on a 330-metre stretch of steel overpass, along which goods were transported during the height of industrial Manchester. The Manchester skyline can just be seen behind the viaduct.

An Urban Park in the Sky: Where History and Nature Meet

Thu, 14 Nov 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join National Trust’s Teddy Jones for a digital tour of Castlefield Viaduct, Manchester’s urban park in the sky. Learn about Manchester’s rich industrial past and the city’s long relationship with plants.

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Introduction to Fern Identification

Introduction to Fern Identification

Mon, 11 Nov 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of ferns, to help you identify some of the key rainforest species in Cumbria.

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Introduction to Bryophyte Identification

Introduction to Bryophyte Identification

Mon, 28 Oct 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

This workshop will teach you the basic biology of bryophytes, to help you identify some of the key rainforest species in Cumbria.

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Introduction to Lichen Identification

Introduction to Lichen Identification

Mon, 14 Oct 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of lichens and how to identify some of the key rainforest species in Cumbria.

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Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training
Trees and rocks

Rapid Rainforest Assessment Training

Mon, 7 Oct 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Online | free

Join us for an interactive training workshop to how to assess the condition of temperate rainforest habitat!

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Online Talk: What’s the Future for our Forgotten Fungi?

Online Talk: What’s the Future for our Forgotten Fungi?

Thu, 3 Oct 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join a conversation with our expert panel of fungi enthusiasts to discuss the magical world of fungi, the threats to their survival and how we can all play our part in their future.

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Virtual Members' Day 2024

Virtual Members' Day 2024

Sat, 14 Sep 2024
10:00 - 12:00
Online | free

This member-only event is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a community, celebrate our achievements, and discuss Plantlife’s ongoing conservation work - all of which has been made possible because of your valued support.

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Online Talk: Wonder on our Doorstep
A beautiful purple flower in front of a group of people walking through the sand dunes
Free and open to all

Online Talk: Wonder on our Doorstep

Tue, 6 Aug 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join us for this workshop to find out how we can support children to find curiosity and connection in nature.

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Online Talk: Murder Most Florid
white flower
Members Only

Online Talk: Murder Most Florid

Thu, 25 Jul 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join us and find out how plants can help solve crime in this fascinating online talk with Forensic Botanist, Dr Mark Spencer.

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Photography Competition: Capturing Ecology
close up to daisies showing the pink tips
Free for Members

Photography Competition: Capturing Ecology

Wed, 24 Jul 2024
Online

This year Plantlife is excited to partner with the British Ecological Society (BES) for the plants and fungi category of the Capturing Ecology Photography Competition.

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National Meadows Day
three people walking in a meadow with a hill in front of them

National Meadows Day

Sat, 6 Jul 2024
08:00 - 20:00
UK | free

Take part in Plantlife’s National Meadows Day on Saturday 6 July 2024 by visiting your nearby meadows at their midsummer best.

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Restore Nature Now march

Restore Nature Now march

Sat, 22 Jun 2024
12:00 - 18:00
UK | free

Help us give nature a voice and join us at the biggest ever march for nature and climate. 

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Online Talk: Let it Bloom June
A wide shot of a red car on a road with purple Tufted Vetch amongst a wild road verge
Members only

Online Talk: Let it Bloom June

Wed, 12 Jun 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

This talk will help you learn how #NoMowMay can open up a world of different habitats and ways to manage your garden, green space or road verge for the summer.

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Ask us about No Mow May
Free

Ask us about No Mow May

Wed, 8 May 2024- Wed, 22 May 2024
Online | free

If you have questions about No Mow May, anything from grass length to the biodiversity implication of not mowing your lawn please join and ask us the questions on Instagram.

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A Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
SBI-4 - Nairobi, Kenya

A Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

Wed, 22 May 2024
18:15
Nairobi, Kenya

Join us to discuss the new Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, at an event on behalf of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation.

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No Mow May - Instagram Live - Collaboration with Lucy Willcox
Garden with two hammock and strips of unmown lawn

No Mow May - Instagram Live - Collaboration with Lucy Willcox

Wed, 8 May 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Join Award Winning Garden Designer, Lucy Willcox  and Plantlife Senior Ecological Advisor, Sarah Shuttleworth on Instagram Live on Wed 9 May 24 at 7pm.

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Online Talk: Wildflowers in your Lawn (No Mow May)
wildflower lawn
Free

Online Talk: Wildflowers in your Lawn (No Mow May)

Tue, 7 May 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

In this talk you can find out what is growing among the grass on your lawns. How to introduce more native plant species to your garden.

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Online Talk: Plant Paparazzi - Botanical Photography for Beginners
Leif Bersweden taking a photo of a wild plant whilst lying on the floor
Members only

Online Talk: Plant Paparazzi - Botanical Photography for Beginners

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

This session will help you focus on your forget-me-nots and frame those foxgloves with botanist and author Leif Bersweden.

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Online Talk: Becoming 'Familiar' with Botany: Exploring 5 Plant Families
A hand holding a wild plant
Members only

Online Talk: Becoming 'Familiar' with Botany: Exploring 5 Plant Families

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

If you've learned the parts of a plant, the next step in your wildflower identification journey is to explore some common plant families. Join Sarah and Sam in looking at the features of 5 plant families.

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Online Talk: Digging the Dirt on Peat-free Gardening
A close up of a gardener holding a trowel and compost
Members only

Online Talk: Digging the Dirt on Peat-free Gardening

Wed, 21 Feb 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Find out why organisations like Plantlife are campaigning to keep peat in the ground where it belongs, and discover how you can still have a beautiful, productive garden without it.

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Fragile Nature Exhibition
a person in a meadow looking at yellow and purple flowers with painting materials

Fragile Nature Exhibition

Tue, 23 Jan 2024- Fri, 2 Feb 2024
09:30 - 12:00
Philip Mould Gallery | free

Work by Lisa Gardner that highlights wild plants that are at risk of extinction. It explores the relationship between art and conservation.

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Online Talk: Juniper and Gin
Purple and dark juniper berries.
Members Only

Online Talk: Juniper and Gin

Tue, 16 Jan 2024
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Gin just isn't gin without juniper, find out how exactly do the berries of this native conifer become gin, and what do botanicals add to its quality.

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Online Talk: Postcards from Nature
Members Only

Online Talk: Postcards from Nature

Mon, 18 Dec 2023
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Nature has been a source of inspiration for artists for centuries, find out how nature influences Plantlife’s first artist in residence, Iris Hill in this online talk.

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Online Talk: Stories Lichens Tell Us
Yellow plant growing on twigs
Members Only

Online Talk: Stories Lichens Tell Us

Wed, 29 Nov 2023
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Plantlife Members, discover the wonders of lichens with experts Dr Oliver Moore and Dave Lamacraft.

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Waxcap Fungi Walk at Balmoral
Blackening Waxcap at Glen Clova, Cairngorms.

Waxcap Fungi Walk at Balmoral

Sun, 29 Oct 2023
10:00 - 16:00
Invercauld Estate Car Park | free

Join Plantlife and an expert mycologist for an exploration of colourful Waxcap fungi in Deeside.

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Online Talk: Micro to Macro - a Fungi Expedition
Members Only

Online Talk: Micro to Macro - a Fungi Expedition

Thu, 19 Oct 2023
19:00 - 20:00
Online | free

Plantlife Members, join us in an engaging virtual journey through some fascinating British fungi species. 

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Exhibition: Sand Dunes at the Ucheldre
A sign on the dunes at night

Exhibition: Sand Dunes at the Ucheldre

Sat, 16 Sep 2023- Sun, 15 Oct 2023
10:00 - 17:00
The Ucheldre, Holyhead | free

Join us at The Ucheldre to discover sand dunes through a new exhibition.

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Waxcap Fungi Walk at Glen Tanar
A waxcap mushroom growing in the grass, with mountains in the background

Waxcap Fungi Walk at Glen Tanar

Sun, 8 Oct 2023
10:00 - 16:00
Glen Tanar Visitor Centre | free

Join Plantlife and an expert mycologist for an exploration of colourful Waxcap fungi in Deeside.

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Restore Nature Now: Take Action for Wild Plants and Climate
Twinflower on the woodland floor with sunshine behind

Restore Nature Now: Take Action for Wild Plants and Climate

Thu, 28 Sep 2023
08:00 - 14:00
Defra Offices

On 28 September, join Plantlife to take action, standing united alongside the Restore Nature Now movement at the DEFRA offices in London.

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Live from the Cairngorms: 3rd Year Project Anniversary
A small twinflower plant growing on a lush green woodland floor
Virtual

Live from the Cairngorms: 3rd Year Project Anniversary

Thu, 31 Aug 2023
11:00 - 12:00
Online | free

Join us live on Instagram, where Project Manager Sam Jones will show you rare plants, and answer questions about the Cairngorms project.

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Cairngorms Mountain top ID Training Day
Free - Booking Required

Cairngorms Mountain top ID Training Day

Sat, 19 Aug 2023

Come and learn about rare mountain top plants and fungi in habitat over in altitude 1000m with expert botanists.

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UK National Meadows Day
A hay meadow in Pembrokeshire with a blue sky

UK National Meadows Day

Sat, 1 Jul 2023

Take part in Plantlife’s National Meadows Day on Saturday 1 July 2023. This year we celebrate the value of our local species-rich grasslands, including meadows.

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