30 Days Wild is a fun, annual event from The Wildlife Trusts, with more than a million participants to date. A record 650,000 people took part in 2020 alone. People are invited to sign-up and try one ‘random act of wildness’ every day, for 30 days in June. Fans join a supportive online community for inspiration, practical advice and wildlife-watching tips.
Top random acts of wildness
The Wildlife Trusts asked a 1,000 people who took part in 30 Days Wild in 2020 about their favourite random acts of wildness. The top 10 most popular activities were:
- Listening to birdsong came top – 88%
- Exercising outdoors – 81%
- Eating or drinking outdoors – 79%
- Identifying wildflowers – 77%
- Planting wildflower seeds – 71%
- Going on a bug hunt – 59%
- Hugging or admiring a tree – 58%
- Making a wildlife home (birdbox, bee hotel) – 49%
- Going barefoot on the grass or earth – 49%
- Sketching, drawing or painting nature – 47%