Sept 2007-July 2008 Year of farming and food www.yearoffoodandfarming.org.uk
2008 International Polar Year www.ipy.org/
2008 International Year of Planet Earth www.yearofplanetearth.org
2008 International Year of the Reef http://iyor.org/
2008 International Year of the Potato www.potato2008.org/en/index.html
2008 International Year of the Frog www.zsl.org/science/year-of-the-frog/the-year-of-the-frog,832,AR.html
2001-2010 International Decade for the Culture of Peace www.unac.org/peacecp/decade/culture.html
2005 - 2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development click here
2005 - 2015 International Decade for Action, “Water for Life” www.un.org/waterforlifedecade
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Festival of Winter Walks 26 Dec 2007- 2 Jan 2008 |
www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks/ | |
Christmas card recycling 2-31 Jan 2008 |
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Farmhouse Breakfast Week
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www.hgca.com/breakfast | |
Big Schools Birdwatch 21 Jan-1 Feb 2008 |
www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch | |
National Storytelling Week 28 Jan - 2 Feb 2008 |
www.sfs.org.uk/ | |
Big Garden Watch 26-27 Jan 2008 |
www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch | |
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| February | ||
World Wetlands Day 2nd February every year |
www.environment.gov.au/water/environmental/wetlands/do/day/index.html | |
National Potato Day 3 Feb 2008 |
www.gardenorganic.org.uk | |
Scottish Environment Week 4-10 Feb 2008 |
http://www.scotlink.org/LINK_action/SEW/sew2008Programme.php
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National Nest Box Week launch 14 February every year |
www.bto.org/nnbw/index.htm | |
People & planet: 16-24 Feb 2008 |
http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/gogreenweek | |
Fair Trade Fortnight 25
Feb- 9 March 2008 |
www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved_fairtrade_fortnight.htm | |
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| March | ||
World Book Day 6 March 2008 |
www.worldbookday.com/ | |
National Science and Engineering Week 7
- 16 March 2008 |
www.the-ba.net/the%2Dba/Events/NSEW/index.html | |
Earth Day 20
March 2008 |
www.earthsite.org | |
Tree Council's Tree Care Campaign Launches 20 March 2008 |
www.treecouncil.org.uk/ | |
World Poetry Day 21 March every year |
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World Day for Water 22 March every year |
www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/ | |
Sun Earth Day Spring Equinox |
http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/ | |
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| April | ||
National Spring Clean, Scotland April 2008 |
www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/index.asp?pg=255 | |
Great Wee Scottish Walks April-June 2008 |
www.greatscottishwalk.com | |
World Health Day 7 April every year |
www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/en/index.html | |
National Pet Month 5 April- 5 May 2008 |
www.nationalpetweek.org.uk | |
National Downshifting Week 19-25 April 2008 |
www.downshiftingweek.com/ | |
Real Nappy Week 21-27 April 2008 |
www.wen.org.uk/rnw/you_can_do.htm | |
Earth Day 22
April every year |
www.earthday.net | |
World Penguin Day 25 April every year |
www.holidayinsights.com/other/penguinawareness.htm | |
Scottish Outdoor Access Festival Takes place every other year. Not in 2008. |
www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/default.asp | |
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| May | ||
Low Tide Every
year on the Saturday in May with the lowest tide |
www.riverocean.org.uk | |
International Dawn Chorus Day 1st
Sunday in May every year |
www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=places:events:dawnchorusday |
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Apple Blossom Day Early
May |
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Walk in the Woods Day May - various |
www.treecouncil.org.uk/ | |
Space Day First Friday in May every year |
www.spaceday.org/ | |
International Migratory Bird Day 2nd
Saturday every year |
www.birdday.org | |
Compost Awareness Week 4-10 May 2008 |
www.compost.org.uk | |
Breastfeeding Awareness Week 11-17 May 2008 |
http://www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk/ | |
Be Nice to Nettles Week 14-25 May 2008 |
www.nettles.org.uk/ | |
Adult Learners Week 17-23 May 2008 |
www.niace.org.uk | |
Summer Walk to School Week Scotland: 12-16 May 2008 |
www.walktoschool.org.uk | |
National Vegetarian Week 19-25 May 2008 |
www.vegsoc.org/nvw | |
World Turtle Day 23 May |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_Day
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European Day of Parks 24
May every year |
www.europarc.org/international/data/edp.htm | |
Great Scottish Walk (Glasgow) 25 May 2008 |
www.greatscottishwalk.com | |
Scottish Biodiversity Week 17-25 May 2008 |
www.biodiversityscotland.gov.uk | |
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| June | ||
Open Farm Sunday 1st June 2008 |
www.farmsunday.org/farmsunday/
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Volunteers Week 1 - 7 June every year |
www.volunteersweek.org.uk | |
Recycle Now Week 2-8 June 2008 |
www.recyclenow.com/ | |
Wildlife Week 31st May-21st June 2008 |
www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=places:events:wildlifeweek | |
European Green Week 3-6 June 2008 |
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek/home.html | |
World Environment Day 5 June every year
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www.unep.org | |
National Moth Night 7 June 2008 |
www.nationalmothnight.info/ | |
World Oceans Day 8
June every year |
www.mcsuk.org | |
School Grounds Week 11-15 June 2007 |
www.ltl.org.uk | |
National Badger Day 14 June 2008 |
www.badger.org.uk | |
Bike week 14-22 June 2008 |
www.bikeweek.org.uk | |
| www.mothcount.brc.ac.uk/default.aspx | ||
National Insect Week 23-29 Jun 2008 |
www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk |
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Dragonfly Week 21-29 Jun 2008 |
www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/frameset.htm?home&home | |
The
Great Scottish Walk 22 June 2008 |
www.greatscottishwalk.com | |
| Big Arts Week | www.bigartsweek.com | |
Child Safety Week Last full week of June every year |
www.capt.org.uk/csweek | |
Children's Art Day 1st July 2008 |
www.engage.org/projects/artworks.aspx
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| July | ||
| National Mammal Week | www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/ | |
Big Tent - Stewardship Festival 26-27 July 2008 |
www.bigtentfestival.co.uk/ | |
International Bog Day Last Sunday in July |
www.swt.org.uk | |
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| August | ||
Marine Week 2-17 August 2008 |
www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=places:events:marineweek | |
International Youth Day 12 August every year |
www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm | |
National Allotments Week 13-19 August 2007 |
www.nsalg.org.uk | |
Bird Fair 15-17 August 2008 |
www.birdfair.org.uk | |
European Bat |
www.bats.org.uk/ | |
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| September | ||
Scottish Food Fortnight 6-21 September 2008 |
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Organic Fortnight 6
- 21 September 2008 |
www.organicweek.org/ | |
European Mobility Week 16-22 Sept 2008 |
www.mobilityweek-europe.org | |
| Beachwatch Weekend | www.adoptabeach.org.uk | |
British Food Fortnight 20 September
- 5 October 2008 |
www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk. | |
In town without my car day 22
September each year |
www.mobilityweek-europe.org/ http://www.ramblers.org.uk/ | |
Seed gathering season 23 Sept- 23 October every year |
www.treecouncil.org.uk/ | |
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| October | ||
Breast Cancer Awareness Month October every year |
www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org | |
International Walk to School Month October |
www.walktoschool.org.uk | |
National Poetry Day 4 October 2007 |
www.poetrysociety.org.uk/npd/npdindex.htm | |
World Animal Day 4 October every year |
www.worldanimalday.org.uk/index.asp | |
Seafood Week October |
www.seafish.org | |
Red Squirrel Week 4-12 Oct 2008 |
www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=places:events:redsquirrelweek | |
Apple Day 21 October every year |
www.commonground.org.uk/ | |
Feed the birds day 27 October 2007 |
www.rspb.org.uk/feedthebirds/ | |
Make
a Difference Day Last Saturday in October every year |
www.csv.org.uk | |
One World Week end
of October |
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| November | ||
Vegan Month All November |
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World Vegan Day 1 November 2008 |
http://veganmonth.com/ | |
National Youth Work Week 1-7 November 2007 |
www.nya.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=95997 | |
Road Safety Week 10
- 16 November 2008 |
www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk | |
National Tree Week 26
Nov - 7 December 2008 |
www.treecouncil.org.uk | |
Buy Nothing Day 26 November every year |
www.buynothingday.co.uk | |
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| December | ||
World Aids Day 1 December every year |
www.worldaidsday.org | |
Tree Dressing Day First weekend in December every year |
www.commonground.org.uk | |
International Volunteer Day 5 December every year |
www.worldvolunteerweb.org | |
International Mountain Day 11 December every year |
www.fao.org/mnts/intl_mountain_day_en.asp | |
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