FIND A GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK EVENT NEAR YOU

Beetles, Butterflies and Bugs
Create an artwork to show what wonderful creatures are all around us.
You might want to add examples of how we can protect them.
To create your artwork, you can use paints, pastels, acrylics, pens or pencils.  You could also experiment and create a collage or a...

Wander through the wonderful River & Rowing Museum to see the Exhibition of our Schools’ Environmental Science Challenge, the theme of which is Pollution.
Come along and see the work of our local students on this important topic, sitting alongside The Beautiful Blue exhibition which showcases creative work from a...

Lots of fun activities and workshops:

recycling and sustainable repairs
bee keeping
quiz to test your environmental knowledge
plant and animal id and survey
make & install bug hotels, bird boxes & feeders
making musical instruments to form a Band
Swap Shop : plants, seeds, clothing, crafting etc
Hethe’s famous tea...

Let your creativity and love of nature entwine at this family-friendly art & gardening session hosted by Henley Library.
The Gardening Drawing Club has been developed by Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck, an artist whose gardening life nurtures her creative practice and whose life as an artist informs her horticulture journey. She...

Our Nature Discovery Day, down by the River at Mill Meadows, kicks off Henley’s GBGW week on Saturday 8th June, 10-2pm.
It includes something for everyone, with lots of nature-focused activities for all ages. Activities include:

Guided Wildflower Walk around Marsh Meadows (30 minutes)
Tree Trail on Mill Meadows (30 minutes)

Celebrate nature in our beautiful churchyard which is a haven for wildlife. Free events for all ages include: follow our tree trail; play wildlife bingo; make wildflower seedbombs to take home; help with our nature count for a national event. You can also buy pollinator friendly plants at our plant...

Open afternoon on this beautiful nature reserve in the heart of East Oxford.
Come and enjoy guided walks with local experts, get to know wildflowers, invertebrates and birds and many species of ecological significance on site.
Enjoy art in nature for people of all ages.
Enjoy the peace and wildness...

A day for all the family celebrating all things green. Including cycle security marking, gardening, green cleaning workshops and so much more. Entry is free, there will be some stalls with costs. The Random Cafe will be open for hot and cold food and drinks. 

Bring along books, toys, bric-a brac, craft materials to the Meridian Centre in Havant and take anything which appeals to you.

Join us in a litter pick to help clear up Oxhey’s well-loved local park.

All week and at your own time and pace. Embark on an exciting journey around Morden Hall Park and immerse yourself in nature while searching for small caches hidden around the Park. Use the map and decipher the hints that lead to the caches, tucked away in the nooks and...

Join us on a litter pick followed by refreshments at our pop up fairtrade cafe. Let’s clean up together for good and enjoy fairtrade goodies! Children must be accompanied by an adult who will be responsible for them throughout.

Named for the ffennell family who founded Hill End as an outdoor school on their Wytham estate in 1920, the festival is  a family outdoor environmental activity day with music and food, run by the Friends of Hill End, raising awareness of and fundraising for The Hill End Trust.

St Mark’s Church, Salisbury is hosting a community ECO event (organised by the Eco-Church group) to highlight ways in which we can help to protect our planet.
To include information and displays from local organisations, some short talks, a plant sale, clothing and bric-a-brac sale and Eco-friendly tombola to raise...

As we celebrate Great Big Green Week, take some time out at The Vyne to boost your wellbeing surrounded by the ‘lungs of the Earth’. Cared for by the National Trust, bring a waterproof picnic rug and find yourself a scenic spot on The Vyne’s estate where you can drink...

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Swap your screen for a pond tray and see what you can discover! Explore water from our pond and use your investigative skills to identify the invertebrates living in this habitat.
Drop-in. No booking required.
Please note: event will be cancelled if heavy rain.

Big Green Week event hosted by St Helen’s Church.  Displays, exhibitions and activities for all the family. Make bird nesting boxes, build bug hotels, bicycle repairs, nature survey of the churchyard, talk to electric vehicle owners, play Scalextric, refreshments

An exciting launch to our week of events in Shipston on Stour.
Join in our Town Trail any time between 10:00 and 3:00 on Saturday 8th June.  Pick up a map from one of the 6 Bases around the town.  Collect a sticker to put on the map at each...

Walk led by Mary Chabrel and John Ingleby, starting at the crossroads of Langley Hill and Love Lane, corner of Kings Langley Common. We will follow a script and walk you through the history of planet earth with regular stopping points in the countryside between Kings Langley and Chipperfield, returning...

Quakers believe in sustainability and caring for the world around us. We worship in stillness. Join a peaceful Quaker Meeting for Worship outside in our beautiful garden.
Suitable for all ages; Wheelchair accessible; The Meeting will take place on the grass, chairs, benches provided, spaces for wheelchairs, surface may be slightly...

A day filled with sustainable fun for all ages. Featuring an eco-friendly market, live music and theatre, wellbeing sessions and family activities.

Ever fancy having a go at an old woodland skill? A greenwood working day by the Friends of Park Wood who will be doing a bit of woodland bodging with examples of greenwood items that can be made from our native woodlands, you will be welcome to have a go...

Croxley Common Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its rich diversity of wild flowers. Help us protect the Moor by removing ragwort and thistles.

Meeting: Walk down Mill Lane (from the junction between Watford Road (A412) and Frankland Road) to its very end to reach the Croxley...

Morden Hall Park’s youth volunteer group, this event will embrace sustainability and creativity as we come together to turn discarded materials into beautiful, functional plant pots. After decorating an upcycled pot, participants will be able to fill it with compost made on site at Morden Hall Park and then sow...

Stitching Gardens Together brings together two hands-on art workshops exploring practices of creating and protesting for gardens and green public spaces in London’s urban fabric. We will be building on Morden Hall’s industrial past and history of opening up its grounds for children and becoming a publicly accessible park for...

A hands-on workshop where you will discover the magical world of insects and their vital role in our ecosystems. Build your own bug hotel and learn sustainable practices to attract pollinators and support biodiversity in urban environments.

Runnymede Borough Council is joining forces with local communities to celebrate the Great Big Green Week.
The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Local groups across the UK will be organising events around the themes of...

Runnymede Borough Council is joining forces with local communities to celebrate the Great Big Green Week.
The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Local groups across the UK will be organising events around the themes of...

Visit this local Regenerative Farm to see how farming can restore nature and feed people!
Two opportunities for this fascinating tour of about 1.5hrs on Sunday 9th June, for a max of 20 people on each tour:    Farmer Fiona Nourse will explain what steps she has taken to keep...

Visit this local Regenerative Farm to see how farming can restore nature and feed people!
Two opportunities for this fascinating tour of about 1.5hrs on Sunday 9th June, for a max of 20 people on each tour:    Farmer Fiona Nourse will explain what steps she has taken to keep...

Sunday 9th June | 11.30am – 2pm
Rectory Garden, Goring High Street (+ if wet St Thomas Church and Village Hall)
The Great Big Green Day – Our local contribution to the Nation’s Great Big Green Week
Discover creative ways to let our eating and food play a vital part...

Child-friendly event to find out what lurks amongst the tombstones of St Mary’s Churchyard as a baseline for the Green Heart of Watford initiative. Join St Mary’s climate group as we survey what we have in order to work out what we should do to restore nature to help make...

Join us at the Community Growing Project on Monday 10th June as we celebrate Great Big Green Week!
Make and take home your own natural fertilizer and pest repellent!
During this session, we will be looking at how to swap chemicals for natural alternatives in the garden. Find out how...

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Come and experience ‘refilling’ containers outside the shop. Play with measuring jugs, funnels and taps. Please wear suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied by and adult, and supervised by them.

Greener Henley is delighted to be hosting an exciting and thought-provoking talk from guest speaker Professor Christopher Merchant, professor in Ocean and Earth Observation at Reading University. He is an accomplished speaker and enjoys sharing his research interests with others, which include:

Marine climate, variability and change
Climate data records from...

Join this fishbowl session exploring how plant and fungi ecologies can reframe our human relationships, systems and designs. Drawing on botanical science, world-building practice and science fiction we will look at how inspiration from plants and fungi can pave the way for greener, symbiotic futures.
This session will be facilitated...

A tour of the rooftop farm and a tasting of food produced by one or more of the restaurants/businesses that the farm supplies. Donations £10 to £30

A litter pick around Croxley Green. All equipment provided by Croxley Green Parish Council

Help to manage the green space along the River Colne to improve biodiversity and accessibility. From weeding and pruning to scything and coppicing, something to suit all fitness levels. Come and join in the fun, we would love to meet you.
Suitable for adults only; will go ahead unless rain is horrendous.
 

Help to manage the green space along the River Colne to improve biodiversity and accessibility. From weeding and pruning to scything and coppicing, something to suit all fitness levels. Come and join in the fun, we would love to meet you.
Suitable for adults only; will go ahead unless rain is horrendous.
 

A guided walk of Paddock Road allotment explaining the benefits of having an allotment, crops that can be grown and the biodiversity benefits that allotments create.

Pop into Random Cafe, a non-profit cafe with a mission to reduce food waste and environmental impact.

Pop into Random Cafe, a non-profit cafe with a mission to reduce food waste and environmental impact.

Pop into Random Cafe, a non-profit cafe with a mission to reduce food waste and environmental impact.

The ethics on which permaculture builds are: “Care of the Earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply”. “Care of people: Provision for people to access those resources necessary for their existence”. Our community gardener, Mary Acton Adams, will outline the ethics of permaculture. Mary will give examples...

Run entirely by volunteers, Morden Hall Park’s Community Kitchen Garden grows a huge amount of produce each year from beans to pumpkins, tomatoes to rhubarb. The produce from the garden supports Merton’s Community Fridge – a long-term initiative to tackle food poverty and reduce food waste in Merton

Join some of the Friends of Knolls Wood for a revealing tour of the unique 7 acre historic patch hidden in the north end of town.  The Friends group have been looking after the woodland for 40 years, initially protecting it from the threat of development  now doing our bit...

Foraging walk with local Medical Herbalist Katie Beswick(MNIMH) from little bird herbals.
Discover more about the plants that survive in the town’s streets and the wild spaces around us and how foraging helps us tune in to the seasons and deeply connect with our environment.
Join us for a 1...

Come along to Langley Vale Wood to help us find arable plants and learn more about why these species are so important. 
Previously an arable farm, Langley Vale Wood was acquired by us in 2014. Nearly 10 years on, the site is a haven for flora and fauna. Its hidden...

Our Group, called HIT – Hedges in Tring- will be demonstrating how to measure hedges. Come along and enjoy the activity, and find out why we are doing this.

Come along to our volunteer session at Cassiobury Park’s Peace Garden and help us look after this special place for people and wildlife. Please wear sturdy footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather and gloves & tools provided.

A gentle evening stroll around Park Wood looking at why our native woods are important for people and our wildlife, the different ways they were managed in the past and what can be done to ensure they continue to be there for future generations.

Find out more about the wonderful range of biodiversity across Havant Borough and what we can do to protect it.
Our speaker is Tristan Norton, Principal Ecologist for Havant Borough Council  and he will also tell us about Biodiversity Net Gain and the Nature Recovery Strategy. There will be time...

All welcome to this FREE event, part of Tring’s Great Big Green Week. Nick Bowles will lead an evening of simple suggestions to help you to adapt your garden, increasing biodiversity and attracting wildlife such as butterflies, birds, bees and bugs. With time for you to ask for specific help...

Join us for a short guided walk at Langley Vale Wood as we discover the wood’s history and spot the wildlife that calls it home.
Explore the site and find out how we have transformed a patch of arable land into a haven for wildlife and people. Learn more about...

This free workshop is designed for you to learn how the green agenda will help your business cut costs, reduce waste, reduce your carbon footprint and inspire customer loyalty. 
One of the key events in Great Big Green Week 2024, “Greening Your Business” will open with short presentations including one...

Come and join us at Messy Church for all-age activities, crafts, a Bible story, a celebration and a family meal for everyone as we find swaps that we can make together for good, both indoors and outside!
No need to book but please phone with dietary requests. Messy Church is...

Foraging Walk – with local Medical Herbalist Katie Beswick(MNIMH) from little bird herbals. Discover more about the plants that survive in the towns streets and the wild spaces around us and how foraging helps us tune into the seasons and deeply connect with our environment. Join us for a 1 hr walk around...

Would you like to learn how to take cuttings successfully or make your own pollinator-friendly hanging basket? Or how about discovering the best vegetables to grow in a small garden or plant pot? You will learn so much from Ted – and have great fun too. Come up to our...

FROG Learning CIC oversees the management of the green space by working alongside young adults with learning disabilities. There is a community garden for food growing, a small woodland with a campfire zone and a natural art installation, a small orchard, a big pond and loads of other space for...

Learn the most impactful ways to tackle climate change through your creative practice or cultural organisation…
Get certified as Carbon Literate during Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature!
What is Carbon Literacy Training?
Carbon Literacy Training equips learners with...

Surveying plants in St Oswald’s church grounds to discover how well we are conserving nature.
Survey suitable for all ages from 7 upwards; children must be in the care of a parent or guardian; may be postponed in heavy rain.

The three parishes of Charlbury, Fawler and Finstock in West Oxfordshire  are lauching their Nature Recovery consultation on 15th June at the Wigwell Nature Reserve in Charlbury, West Oxfordsire from 11am onwards. There will be talks, guided walks, singing, activites for children and refreshments. This is an opportunity to learn...

Litter Pick around Croxley Green starting and finishing at St Oswald’s Church, Malvern Way.
Suitable for all ages; children must be in the care of a parent or guardian; will go ahead unless weather conditions are severe.

A guided walk exploring paths and tracks connecting the town’s wild areas, waterways and parks.
Join Leighton Buzzard Ramblers for a 90 minute walk as we navigate the many tracks and paths around the town that lead to our wonderful wildlife areas, waterways and parks.  An ideal opportunity for those...

Would you like to learn how to take cuttings successfully or make your own pollinator-friendly hanging basket? Or how about discovering the best vegetables to grow in a small garden or plant pot? You will learn so much from Ted – and have great fun too. Come up to our...

Join us for a community litter pick in the beautiful Cassiobury Park. Let’s work together to keep this green space clean and thriving for everyone to enjoy.
Open to Adults and family groups.

Calling all nature lovers! Ready to make a difference? Join our conservation work group in Cassiobury Park Nature Reserve. Help us protect this precious environment and keep it beautiful for generations to come. Be a part of something special!

Email membership@friendsofcassioburypark.org.uk to register.
Suitable for adults and teenagers who are accompanied.

Hear about local birdlife, and how we can protect it, followed by a walk around Cassiobury Park.

Part talk, part exhibition and part networking this event will celebrate the creation of a co-produced planting installation soon to be on display in the Museum’s new gardens. The planters are filled with plants of significance to people within the communities of North Kensington and have been produced in partnership...

This is Your Wildlife Meadow! 
Come and see how the fields, hedgerows and riverside are being transformed into a space for wildlife about a mile from the centre of Shipston.  Hear how the Town Council, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and others (including volunteers) are working together to improve bio-diversity, restore nature...

An illustrated talk about the most remarkable of birds!
Come and learn how these amazing Summer visitors are being championed by enthusiasts across the country, including communities nearby.
Jacey Jackson (lifelong enthusiast and founder of Shipston Action for Swifts) will be sharing her experience of helping to restore the swift...

Eco Church and Eco Diocese – Equipping Us to Care for Creation
Speakers Include:
Reverend Buff Stone, Diocesan Environment Officer
Karen Park, A Rocha UK Speaker – Responding to the Climate and Ecological Emergency
Choose 3 of these 8 workshops
1. Managing Church Buildings – Dr Emma Arbuthnot, Diocese of...

A variety of activities will be happening at and from Watford Cycle Hub to showcase our commitment to environmental sustainability including…
– Led Family Ride from Watford Cycle Hub along the traffic free Ebury Way to Oxhey Activity Park.
– Trishaw rides for elderly and disabled people to enable them...

Family-friendly all-age worship centred on caring for God’s creation followed by picnic lunch and activities for children.
Suitable for all ages; Service 10 am – 11.15 am; picnic and children’s activities end 2.30 pm; will go ahead whatever the weather, if necessary indoors; children must be in the care of...

Come along to Fishers for our free Great Big Activity Day. Watch nature in magnification, make stick people, learn about our trees & try our walkabout quiz.

The Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park is a pioneering community energy hub, located on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border.
Completed in 2011, Westmill is unique with both wind and solar community-owned electricity generation on one site. In fact, the solar park was the first community-owned of its kind in the UK.

Stitching Gardens Together brings together two hands-on art workshops exploring practices of creating and protesting for gardens and green public spaces in London’s urban fabric. We will be building on Morden Hall’s industrial past and history of opening up its grounds for children and becoming a publicly accessible park for...

Visit the Lancaster West Estate situated in the shadow of Grenfell Tower and meet the Food Growing Club. Run by local residents to see how they are using some of the green spaces on the estate to grow food

Events Planned –
June 8 – Open Gardens around the village, with Teas & Plant Stall at Holy Cross Church
June 9 – Open Gardens, Teas & Plant Stall + Nature Trail and Churchyard activities
June 11 – Malmesbury Area Board Climate Action Networking Event in Village Hall
June 13...

We’ll have a range of events all around Havant Borough – Havant, Leigh Park, Emsworth, Waterville, Hayling

Current events planned are:

Sat 8 June 10am to 2pm – Volunteering Fair at All Saints Church
Tues 11 June 6.30pm – Knolls Wood Guided Walk
Thurs 13 June – Clothes Swish Event at The Crooked Crow Bar
Sat 15 June – Farmers Market and Great Big Green Week Action Day...

Berkhamsted Town Council is proud to support The Great Big Green Week. Here’s what we’re supporting so far, with lots more to come!
Events in the Civic Centre
ECO FAIR – Saturday 8th June, 10:00 to 15:00
WATER CONSERVATION AND ENERGY PANEL DISCUSSION – Tuesday 11th June, 19:30 to 21:30

Great Big Green Week is returning to Frome this June – and we need your help to make it bigger and better!
Since 2021, Frome’s GBGW programme has been packed full of events and activities for all ages, including a river festival, planet-friendly family picnic, walks, talks, workshops, clothes swaps,...

Various events in and around Shipston, to raise awareness of Environmental Issues and Solutions.
Watch this space for various events coming soon, including : a Family Town Trail; a Visit/Walk around Cornmill Meadows;  2 chances to Visit a local Regenerative Farm; 2 Opportunities to take part in a ‘Wonderful Weeds...

A full week of environmentally green activities is programmed for Henley’s residents to enjoy during Henley’s Great Big Green Week this year from 8th – 16th June, with lots of different sectors of the community coming together to show how Henley is taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature. 

The 2024 South West Herts Great Big Green Week (GBGW) will take place this year between the 8 to the 16 June – with the Watford Green Market takeover taking place on the 9 June.
Through the GBGW we are encouraging groups, individuals, businesses and schools to organise events across...

Tring’s Great Big Green Week is a time of celebration and commitment. Come along to one of the many local community events or plan your own!
Tring’s Great Big Green Week will be launched at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday 8 June where there will be stalls, music and activities.

Runnymede Borough Council is joining forces with its local communities to celebrate Great Big Green Week in 2024. The Council’s objective is to expand the reach of events through engaging collaboratively with a wider number of local groups, seeking to organise an exciting and varied programme of activities.
So far,...