Nature events in Edinburgh
View all the upcoming Nature events taking place throughout Edinburgh below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
Events in Edinburgh
Arthur’s Amble - POSTPONED
Come along for a gentle guided walk around Hunter’s Bog and St. Margaret’s Loch and learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past.
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Ranger-led Grounds Walk - POSTPONED
This ranger led walk will lead you through the nature and history of Hopetoun's designed landscape.
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Nature Explorers - Postponed
Come along to Almond Valley Heritage Centre during the school summer holidays for experiments and explorations, crafts and creations, and other practical outdoor fun for all the family!
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Linlithgow Holiday Club - CANCELLED
Check our all the great free Linlithgow Holiday Club events for ages 8 to 12 years on during the summer!
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Holyrood Holiday Club - CANCELLED
Check our all the great free Holyrood Holiday Club events for ages 10 to 14 years on during the summer!
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Arthur’s Secrets - POSTPONED
Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Arthur's Seat's turbulent past, created by fire and ice!
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Arthur’s Adventure - POSTPONED
Come along on a more challenging guided walk to learn about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!
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Arthur’s Evening Walk - POSTPONED
Enjoy an evening stroll around Holyrood Park as you join our Rangers to learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!
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Holyrood Family Adventure - CANCELLED
Discover more about Holyrood's wildlife, history and volcanic landscape with these fun filled sessions in the dramatic landscape of Holyrood Park.
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Green Team Summer Outdoor Activity Week 1
This amazing week of outdoor adventures with The Green Team Edinburgh & Lothians is for young people aged 9+, departing from and return to our base at Tynecastle High School each day.
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RZSS Virtual Summer School
Ready for a fun adventure from your very own home? Then join RZSS Discovery & Learning for a jam-packed week of live, online and offline activities all about animals for your whole family!
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Foraging Fun and Discussion
Learn what can be foraged in your local surroundings at this online event run by Transition Stirling on Saturday 18th July.
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Edinburgh Zoo After Hours
This summer, Edinburgh Zoo is opening the zoo gates after hours, giving you more opportunity to see your favourite animals!
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Waters of Life - POSTPONED
Join Anna Canning from Floramedica as we explore how the waters of Linlithgow would have been used for both health and beauty in Renaissance times!
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Green Team Summer Outdoor Activity Week 2
This amazing week of outdoor adventures with The Green Team Edinburgh & Lothians is for young people aged 9+, departing from and return to our base at Tynecastle High School each day.
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Groovy Geology
Enjoy your Bank Holiday at Hopetoun House with a Ranger-led stroll along the foreshore exploring part of the best of West Lothian's geological resource.
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Summer Holiday Activity: Bushcraft
Spend some time in nature and learn how to safely make fire and whittle wood at Hopetoun House on 6th August! Suitable for ages 7+.
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Go Bats! - POSTPONED
Come along for a chat about bats before heading out on a night time walk around Holyrood to track down these fascinating nocturnal animals.
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Summer Stroll - POSTPONED
Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Linlithgow Loch and Peel and discover the wildlife that calls the loch its home.
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Go Bats! - POSTPONED
Come along for an informative chat and night time walk around the Palace and Peel as we search for Linlithgow's nocturnal inhabitants.
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Celtic Crag - POSTPONED
Join a Ranger for a guided walk and discover the story of the Park’s history from the Stone Age right up to the present day.
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The Magnificent Victorian Improvement Project - POSTPONED
Victorian developments had a major impact on Holyrood Park. Join us on a guided walk to discover more about these and the ideas behind them.
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Autumn Wander
Enjoy this ranger led walk taking in interesting corners of Hopetoun this autumn and enjoy the views over the forth and the seasonal changes of the historic landscape of Hopetoun House!
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Fascinating Fungi
With internationally important fungi lawns, and woodlands bursting with mushrooms of all shapes and sizes, you will be guided on a gentle walk to explore the fascinating world of fungi.
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Royal Highland Show 2021
One of Scotland's most iconic events 'The Royal Highland Show' returns to the Royal Highland Centre from 17th June!
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Events in East Renfrewshire
Whitelee Boggy Beasties Club - CANCELLED
The Whitelee Countryside Rangers' Boggy Beasties summer holiday club will return for 2020 and booking are now being taken!
Muddy Monster Club - CANCELLED
Muddy Monsters a nature club for 2-5 year olds ran by the Whitelee Countryside Rangers and held on the second Thursday of every month!
Crafty Rocks - CANCELLED
Get crafty by painting your own rocks and story cookies with Makaton symbols or drawings that you can hide around Whitelee!
Crafty Campfire Stories - CANCELLED
Help the Whitelee Countryside Rangers build a cosy campfire and then gather round for some stories and marshmallow toasting!
Find it, Fry it or Fire it - CANCELLED
The Whitelee Countryside Rangers' Find it, Fry it or Fire it event is perfect for all the family, children will learn how to light the campfire while adults will learn about food foraging!
Whittling Whitelee - CANCELLED
Calling all want-to-be whittlers, learn how to craft your own spoon from green wood using traditional tools and skills with the Whitelee Countryside Rangers!
Bonkers about Conkers - CANCELLED
Prepare your own conker and put it to the test at the first ever Whitelee Conker Contest on Monday 12th October!
Makaton Map Masters - CANCELLED
Learn how to read a basic map and explore the windfarm with your team on this Makaton orienteering course with the Whitelee Rangers!
Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival
Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival is back for its second year touring the very best of the world's short wildlife films, catch it at Eastwood Park Theatre on Tuesday 20th October!
Wonderful Wreaths - CANCELLED
Deck your halls with your very own festive creations this winter thanks to the Whitelee Countryside Rangers!
Events in Fife
Wolf Ways, Holiday Camp - Cancelled
Now in its 7th year, book the kids in for Wolf Ways Holiday Camp during the School holidays, no two days are the same!
Go Bats!
Explore Dunfermline Abbey after dark with a Historic Scotland Ranger and find out about the fascinating bats that hang out here.
Events in Glasgow
Hire-a-guide at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond - CANCELLED
Take a personal tour around RSPB Loch Lomond with a guide looking for wildlife and discovering the unique history and management of the reserve!
Nature Activity Days - CANCELLED
Kids, leave your adults behind and come along and explore the grounds of Culzean Castle and Country Park this Summer!
Blue Prints: Workshop in Printing with Botanical or Blue
Blue Prints is a four week workshop in creating prints with blue techniques using Botanical elements: Indigo, Cyanotype, Logwood and Eco Printing.
Plant to Perfume - Natural Perfume & Aromatherapy Workshop
Make your own unique & completely natural, organic perfume, with the finest quality essential oils at Essential Oils & You's Plant to Perfume - Natural Perfume & Aromatherapy Workshop!
Events in Lanarkshire
National Museum of Rural Life Summer Trail - CANCELLED
Take a walk in the countryside on the brand new family trail at National Museum of Rural Life, and see what you can spot on the way to the farm!
Virtual Summer Family Gardening and Nature Club
Thanks to funding from The Rotary Club of Lanark, Castlebank Horticultural Centre will host a virtual Summer Family Gardening and Nature Club on Fridays during the school holidays!
Badger Watch
View badgers, bats and other nocturnal creatures on a Badger Watch organised by the Falls of Clyde Rangers!
Luxury Badger Safari
Be escorted by the Falls of Clyde Ranger in their 4x4 on this Luxury Badger Watch to within 5 minutes of the sett!
Biggar Agricultural Show - CANCELLED
The annual Biggar Agricultural Show, being held on Saturday 18th July, is a great day out for the whole family!
Heavy Horse Show - CANCELLED
See majestic Clydesdales, Highlands and Shetlands compete at the National Museum of Rural Life's ever-popular annual Heavy Horse Show!
Family Badger Watch
Join the Scottish Wildlife Trust Rangers for an evening guided walk following the clues to a secret sett, learning about badgers as we go!
Peacocks and Peppers
Join the Whitelee Countryside Rangers as they explore the world of butterflies and moths on this 2 for 1 event!
Greenhead Moss BioBlitz
Join the North Lanarkshire Countryside Rangers and take part in some citizen science at Greenhead Moss & Perchy Pond Local Nature Reserve's BioBlitz event on Saturday 25th July!
Tracks And Signs
Join the Countryside Rangers in Palacerigg Country Park as they go in search of the tracks, trails and signs our wild mammals leave behind.
Night Shift at Drumpellier
As dusk falls Drumpellier comes alive, join our popular and free night walk and spot some nocturnal wildlife!
Virtual Workshop: Plant Identification - What’s In A Name?
Join Stuart Ritchie, Educational Gardener at Castlebank Horticultural Centre, on Saturday 29th August for a 'Plant Identification' virtual workshop!
Creatures Of The Night
Gartcosh Local Nature Reserve is home to many creatures that come out under the cover of darkness, join this night walk and see what you can spot!
Tracks And Signs
Join the Countryside Rangers in Drumpellier Country Park as they go in search of the tracks, trails and signs our wild mammals leave behind.
Woodcarving And Whittling
Come along and try your hand at carving a spoon, mushroom, or maybe a Scandinavian kuksa cup at Palacerigg Country Park!
Willow Harvest
Put on your wellies and join us for the annual Willow Harvest at National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride!
Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Explorer Trail - CANCELLED
Spend some quality family time together at RSPB Scotland Lochwinnoch taking part in one of their self-led Explorer Trails this Summer!
Events in Stirling and Falkirk
Wallace Nature Club by Under The Trees
The Wallace Nature Club is run by local charity 'Under The Trees' and gives your child the opportunity for lots of outdoor fun as they learn about the natural environment on The Abbey Craig!
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