We are officially in June! The light lingers. Bees buzz around gardens. Swifts soar overhead. Wildflowers push through cracks in the pavement, and The Wildlife Trust is inviting you to notice it all! 30 Days Wild is the UK’s biggest nature challenge. This June, choose one wild thing a day (or a few each week). From giving nature a helping hand to simply noticing the wild on your doorstep.
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” – David Attenborough
We participate in 30 Days Wild every year, and have done since M was a toddler. This year I have put together a list of over 150 ideas of this that you can throughout the month of June and even beyond…
Nature Crafts & Art
Make a nature crown
Nature wings
Clay nature print ornaments
Nature paint brush
Homemade watercolour
Nature bracelets
Wild weaving
Nature mobiles
Mud painting
Rock painting
Nature wands
Make some nature mandalas
Leaf painting
Make a hedgehog out of clay and sticks
Make a nature colour wheel
Create chalk art outside
Flower pressing
Create nature masks
Create a nature collage
Make a flower sun-catcher
Paint pinecones
Make flower pots out of tin cans
Create a stick wind chime
Make a stick fairy
Leaf threading
Make faces out of nature
Dye cloth using nature
Make a leaf crown for a woodland king or queen
Paint with mud using sticks and feathers
Make natural confetti
Draw your favourite flower using watercolours
Try eco-printing with leaves and flowers
Paint kindness rocks
Make a flower crown
Create shadow drawings
Make natural perfume
Press leaves into homemade bookmarks
Make a natural mosaic
Make a tree face using clay and natural materials
Create a stick picture frame
Try leaf hammer printing
Paint using flower petals
Use natural materials to decorate plant pots
Make a flower petal bookmark
Create nature-inspired shadow puppets
Wildlife & Nature Study
Photographing wildlife
Look for mini-beasts
Do some bird watching
Look for snails after it rains
Watch a wild webcam
Stay up late to look at the stars
Look at the clouds
Listen to birdsong
Look for animal prints
Pond dipping
Go on a flower hunt
Go on a leaf hunt
Forest bathing
Keep a nature journal
Learn tree names using leaf matching
Hunt for different shades of green
Go on a sound hunt
Create a bird-spotting checklist
Watch ants and follow their trail
Try stargazing with a constellation map
Make a moon journal
Collect and compare feathers
Learn about nocturnal animals
Learn how to identify bird calls
Go bug hunting with magnifying glasses
Make a weather chart
Learn how to safely identify edible plants
Make a wildflower identification chart
Watch bees visiting flowers
Try sketching plants or insects
Go on a dusk wildlife walk
Create your own wild passport
Outdoor Adventures
Scavenger hunt
Walk through the woods
Build a den outdoors
Have a picnic
Play in the rain
Jump in muddy puddles
Have breakfast outside
Watch the sunset or sunrise
Read a book outside
Feed the ducks
Climb a tree
Have a teddy bears’ picnic
Camp in the back garden
Go foraging
Fly a kite
Play Pooh sticks
Create a tiny fairy or gnome trail
Try barefoot walking
Build a mini raft
Build a shelter for a toy animal
Try cloud storytelling
Make leaf boats
Create a wildlife obstacle course
Have a sunrise nature walk
Have a nighttime torch walk
Have a green day outdoors
Create your own woodland story
Gardening & Conservation
Bird feeders
Wildflower bombs
Do some gardening
Have a plastic-free day
Create a butterfly table
Make a bee water station
Make a bug hotel
Grow sunflowers
Eat something you’ve grown
Pick a wild bouquet
Build a bee-friendly flower planter
Make a recycled planter for wildflowers
Create a wildlife-friendly window box
Plant something for pollinators
Design a wildlife-friendly garden
Create a bird bath
Build a mini scarecrow
Make a habitat for worms
Build a bird perch
Nature Science & Investigation
Egg box colour hunt
Tree markings
Draw around shadows
Make a sundial
Make a rain gauge
Mix and match pebbles
Nature bingo
Rock balancing
Make a wormery
Collect and sort seeds
Try bark rubbing
Make a mini pond in a tub
Grow cress in eggshells
Create a colour hunt using paint swatches
Collect leaves and compare textures
Create a mini compost jar
Build a natural maze
Learn about animal tracks and make stamps
Try leaf chromatography experiments
Nature Sensory Play
Nature-based water play
Nature-based playdough
Nature sensory baskets or bottles
Water painting
Make mud pies
Flower ice water play
Make nature-scented playdough
Nature cutting tray
Freeze flowers and herbs into ice cubes
Create a nature treasure tray
Collect natural items to make nature soup
Create a sensory herb garden
Make a sunshine sensory bottle
Make a mini sensory path outdoors
Small World & Imaginative Play
Make a fairy garden
Brew some petal potion
Make a bird’s nest
Create animal homes using loose parts
Create a wild restaurant for bugs
Make a grass trumpet or whistle
Make a habitat shoebox scene
Build a fairy swing
Create a mini woodland world
Make a tiny campsite for toy figures
Create nature-inspired storytelling prompts
Nature Food & Cooking
Find some elderflower
Make dandelion cookies
Cook outside
Make tea from flowers
Pick elderberries
Make lavender bags from dried flowers
Make herbal ice pops with mint or berries
Seasonal & Special Events
Celebrate the Summer Solstice (21st June)
Watch the sunrise
Watch the sunset
Stay up late to stargaze
Camp in the garden
Have breakfast outside
Have a teddy bears’ picnic
No matter where you are in the UK, your Wildlife Trust is protecting wildlife and wild places in your area. The Wildlife Trust believes that everyone deserves to live in a wildlife-rich world. They believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience wildlife and wild places in their daily lives. For even more inspiration you can also download the 30 days wild App. Make sure you share all your wild adventures with everyone else using #30DaysWild.