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Experience the wonders of nature and its rich biodiversity through our events and activities to explore plants, fungi and the habitats they are in.

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Poppy Okotcha: Growing a Better World

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Plantlife Mock Field Identification Skills Certificate Assessment: Wiltshire
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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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. 

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.