Join us in in the South West as we celebrate our most important places for nature, England's National Nature Reserves

Below are all of the NNR Week events happening in the South West. As NNR Week draws closer, more events will be added here, so please keep checking back for more exciting events in your area!

Events in the South West

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Cornwall - Golitha Falls - Engage In Nature Day

22nd May - 10am-4pm

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Cornwall - Golitha Falls - Bat Walk

22nd May - 9-10:30pm

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Cornwall - Golitha Falls - Bio Blitz

29th May - 10am-4pm

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Cornwall - Goss Moor - Bio Blitz at Tregoss Moor

21st May - 10am-3pm

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Cornwall - Goss Moor - Evening Bat Walk

21st May - 9-10:30pm

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Cornwall - Goss Moor - Craft In Nature Day

31st May - 10am-3pm

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Cornwall - The Lizard NNR - Kennack Sands Marine Day

30th May - 2-7pm

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Cornwall - The Lizard NNR - Bio Blitz

28th May - 10am-3pm

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Cornwall - The Lizard NNR - Chough and Wildlife Walk

25th May - 10:30am-12:30pm

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Cornwall - The Lizard NNR - Chough and Wildlife Walk

28th May - 10:30am-12:30pm

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Cornwall - The Lizard NNR - Searching for Birds, Butterflies, Amphibians and Dragonflies

31st May - 12:30pm

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Devon - East Dartmoor - Rainforest Discovery Day

18th May - 8am-4pm

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Events in the South West

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Devon - East Dartmoor - Looking Up Close Art and Craft

25th and 26th May - 10am-5pm

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Devon - East Dartmoor - Introduction to Mosses, Ferns and Lichens

29th May - 1:30-4pm

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Devon - East Dartmoor - Am I A Rainforest?

29th May - 10am-12:30pm

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National Nature Reserves Week 20th - 31st May 2024
Devon - East Dartmoor - Singing With the Trees (RECORDING)

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Devon - Pebblebed Heaths - Landscape Recovery Guided Walk

21st May, 6:30 - 8:30pm

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Devon - Pebblebed Heaths - Evening Bat Walk

23rd May - 9-10:30pm

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Devon - Pebblebed Heaths - Marvellous Moths

25th May, 10am-11:30am

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Devon - Pebblebed Heaths - Wildlife Wander

25th May, 11:30am-12:15pm

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Devon - Pebblebed Heaths - Otter Estuary Family Explorer Day

31st May - 10am-3pm

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Poster advertising Cheddar Gorge event 25th May - 2nd June 2024
Somerset - Mendip - Wildlife Wonders Week

25th May to 2nd June - 10am - 3pm

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Avalon Marshes open day
Somerset Wetlands - Avalon Marshes Open Day

2nd June - 10am-4pm

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Somerset Wetlands - Ham Wall - Hire a Guide

24th May, 10am - 1pm

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Somerset Wetlands - Ham Wall - Dawn Chorus Guided Walk

25th May, 6am - 8:30am

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Somerset Wetlands - Ham Wall - Dragonfly and Damselfly Guided Walk

25th May, 10:30am - 1pm

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Somerset Wetlands - Ham Wall - Women's Only Photography Workshop

26th May - 5:30am - 9am

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Return to the NNR Week homepage to view events across the country. For more information you can also contact us at NNRweek@naturalengland.org.uk.