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Calendar of events

Calendar of environmental opportunities and events throughout the academic year.

Further information

The calendar below is representative of the 2025/26 school year. A full-page, mobile friendly version of the calendar can be downloaded as a PDF at the bottom of this page.

Event Details Date Month
Energy Saving Week starts Saturday 17 January
Big Schools Birdwatch 6-13 January
Big Garden Birdwatch Friday 23-25 January
Eco-Schools training session 2 (in person) Friday 23 January
Carbon Literacy training (1 day training at City Hall) Friday 30 January
World Wetlands Day Monday 2 February
National Nest Box week Saturday 14-21 February
World Wildlife Day Tuesday 3 March
International Womens Day Sunday 8 March
Big Walk and Wheel 2026 Monday 16 - Friday 27 March
Global Recycling Day Wednesday 18 March
Earth Hour (8:30-9:30pm) Saturday 28 March
World Water Day Sunday 22 March
Deadline for April Newsletter submissions Wednesday 25 March
Earth Day Wednesday 22 April
Eco-Schools training session 3 (1-3:30pm) Thursday 30 April
World Bee Day Wednesday 20 May
Outdoor Classroom Day Thursday 21 May
World Environment Day Friday 5 June
Great Big Green Week Saturday 6 - Sunday 14 June
World Oceans Day Monday 8 June
Eco-Schools Celebration (all day) Friday 12 June
Clean Air Day Thursday 16 June
Plastic bag free day Friday 3 July

 

 

 

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