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National Nature Reserves Week is a celebration of our most important places for nature, England's National Nature Reserves

From birds to butterflies, Rainforest Discovery Days to Golden Hour Walks, Meet the Machines to arts and crafts. A diverse and nature rich programme of events and activities are taking place at National Nature Reserves all around the country this May. Explore the regions below to find your inspiration.

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Man looking up at art installation in the trees at Ainsdale Nature Reserve
Events in the North West

Click the button below to find out more about events in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Walkers at inglebrorugh nature reserve on stony grass
Events in the North East & Yorkshire

Click the button below to find out more about events taking place in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Yorkshire.

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Sunset and clouds shown over nature landscape at Fenns Moss Nature Reserve
Events in the West Midlands

Click the button below to find out more about events in counties across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire. Wiltshire and Worcestershire.

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A row of tall oak trees along a woodland path in Sherwood Forest
Events in the East Midlands and East of England

Click the button below to find out more events taking place in the East Midlands, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

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Shows a cliff edge next to the ocean at sunset at The Lizard Nature Reserve
Events in the South West

Click the button below to find out more about events taking place in Cornwall, Dorset, Devon and Somerset.

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people on a grass fiels overlooking the hills on a sunny day
Events in the South and South East

Click the button below to find out more about events taking place in Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex.

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More about National Nature Reserves

Children sitting on a bench looking across Richmond Park National Nature Reserve - c Mike Downey
Find a National Nature Reserve near you

Visit the MAGiC website to view National Nature Reserves on an interactive map.

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Take our NNR Week Events Survey

Have you attended an NNR Week event this year? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Please complete our short anonymous survey.

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A boy scout hammering nails to build a boardwalk - c Mike Downey Natural England
Discover and Get Involved

Click the button below to find out more about NNRs, how to get involved with volunteering, and the Countryside Code.

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Follow all the action with #NNRweek2024

Keep up to date with what's happening throughout NNR Week using the hashtag #NNRweek2024 and tag us with your own discoveries and celebrations of National Nature Reserves! For more information you can also contact us at NNRweek@naturalengland.org.uk