Eco Awareness Days: 3-Month Calendar (April to June 2025)
Our quarterly blog outlines a selection of upcoming environmental consciousness awareness days celebrated in both the UK and around the globe. This time we are looking at April to June, which raises awareness of many animals such as otters, chickens, and crows.
April
World Aquatic Animal Day – 3rd April 2025
Every year, the World Aquatic Animal Day is celebrated on April 3rd, which highlights marine life and the challenges they face across the globe.
International Beaver Day — 7th April 2025
International Beaver Day is held on April 7th, in recognition of their ecological significance. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about the pivotal role played by beavers in shaping our landscapes.
Bat Appreciation Day – 17th April 2025
On Bat Appreciation Day, people are reminded of how important bats are, from insect control to pollination. Bats play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance.
Earth Day – 22nd April 2025
Earth Day is an annual celebration held on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental preservation.
International Mother Earth Day – 22nd April 2025
International Mother Earth Day is celebrated on the same day as Earth Day to promote the need to live with nature and the earth. The day also highlights the need to restore what we have degraded.
The Big River Watch – 25th April — 1st May 2025
The Big River Watch, organised by The Rivers Trust, invites you to participate in a simple citizen science activity twice a year, in April and September. Data helps to build a picture of river health across the UK and Ireland.
Crow & Raven Appreciation Day – 27th April 2025
Crow and Raven Appreciation Day is celebrated on the 27th of April to raise awareness of these intelligent and often misunderstood birds.
Stop Food Waste Day – 30th April 2025
The Stop Food Waste Day is an environmental awareness day that aims to educate and inspire change regarding the issue of food waste.
May
No Mow May – 3rd May 2025
No Mow May is an annual event run by the environmental charity Plantlife that encourages people to lock up their lawnmowers on May 1. The impact of letting your lawn grow long for the month means that smaller plants like clover, daisies, dandelions, self-heal and clover will get a chance to flower and give pollinating insects a head start.
International Leopard Day – 3rd May 2025
The International Leopard Day beckons us to swiftly take action to safeguard the leopard. Even though they are the most adaptable of the big cats, their population numbers and range are decreasing.
International Respect for Chickens Day – 4th May 2025
International Respect for Chickens Day recognizes the intelligence, social nature, and emotional capacities of chickens, which are typically overlooked.
World Bee Day – 20th May 2025
The World Bee Day (careful how quickly you say it!) is an international day to raise awareness about the vital role of bees and other pollinators in keeping people and the planet healthy. The day aims to educate people about the many problems bees have today.
World Turtle Day – 23rd May 2025
World Turtle Day is an annual observance that aims to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises. It also helps to raise awareness about their disappearing habitats around the world.
World Otter Day – 28th May 2025
World Otter Day highlights conservation efforts to safeguard their habitats, despite facing challenges such as habitat degradation and pollution.
Every Flower Counts – 31st May 2025
Plantlife citizen science activity Every Flower Counts provides a snapshot health check of our lawns at the end of No Mow May. Plant life is interested in determining the most prevalent flowers on lawns, so they can determine how much nectar they are producing and how their nectar scores have changed from previous years.
June
30 Days Wild – 1st — 30th June 2025
The Wildlife Trust's 30 Days Wild is the UK's largest nature challenge, which encourages people to try one ‘random act of wildness’ every day, for 30 days in June.
World Bike Day – 3rd June 2025
Every year on the 3rd of June, World Bike Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle, a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally sustainable means of transportation.
World Environment Day – 5th June 2025
The World Environment Day, observed annually on the 5th of June, is an international day dedicated to promoting global awareness and taking action to safeguard our environment.
World Oceans Day – 8th June 2025
The World Oceans Day, which is observed annually on the 8th of June, aims to raise awareness of the pivotal role played by the oceans in everyday life. Our oceans are not only the lungs of our planet; they are also an important source of food and medicine.
World Refill Day – 16th June 2025
World Refill Day is a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution and encourage people to live with less waste.
World Sea Turtle Day – 16th June 2025
World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the dangers facing these beautiful creatures. Currently, six out of seven species of marine turtle are currently threatened with extinction.
Plastic-Free Beauty Day – 17th June 2025
The Plastic-Free Beauty Day is a day dedicated to challenging the use of plastic packaging in beauty products. The day aims to inform beauty brands, retailers, and consumers about the serious consequences of plastic pollution on our planet.
World Camel Day – 22nd June 2025
World Camel Day, which is observed on one of the hottest and longest days of the year, aiming to promote awareness of one of the most endangered large mammals on the planet.
