Wild About Reading 2025

Celebrating nature across Reading

26-29 June, various times

Our 4-day programme celebrating nature across Reading is back for 2025, with free activities every day!

We've once again split Reading into five zones for maximum immersion in our natural heritage, with walks, talks and more. From bats to bees, trees to turbines, marshes to museums, there's truly something for everyone.

Zone 1- Emmer Green, Caversham, Caversham heights

Thursday 26th June
Explore Caversham Court Gardens - drop in all day
Friday 27th June
Balmore Park Litter Pick and tree ID - 1pm
Saturday 28th June
Keep Caversham Tidy Litter Pick - 10am
BIG Community Natural Art at Balmore Park - 11am
Sunday 29th June
Bat Walk at Clayfield Copse - 9pm

Zone 2- Lower Earley, Green Park, Whitley, Whitley Wood

Thursday 26th June
Stop motion workshop at Green Health Thames Valley - 3pm
Wind Turbine visit (all ages) - 6pm
Friday 27th June
Cowsey Conservation fun with Nature Nurture - 10am-1pm
Sound bath Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve - 8pm
Bat Walk Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve - 8:45pm
Saturday 28th June
Magical Moth ID session Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve - 10am
Sunday 29th June
Wind turbine visit (all ages) - 3pm
Community Picnic Swallows Meadow - 2pm-5pm

Zone 3- Coley Park, Royal Berkshire Hospital area, Town Centre

Thursday 26th June
King’s Meadow Bat Walk - 9pm
Friday 27th June
Community Food growing at Holy Brook Nook with Food 4 Families - 3-5pm
Saturday 28th June
Craven Road NHS Wellbeing Garden Walk - 11am
Binfield Badgers at Reading Museum - 11am-1pm
Sunday 29th June
Five miles of magic in the meadows starting at Holybrook Nook - 12pm

Zone 4- University of Reading, Newtown, Woodley, Old Earley

Thursday 26th June
British Islamic Garden Tour - 10am
Bats and Bat rescue talk, Woodley Library - 4pm
Friday 27th June
Stop motion with nature workshop, St Nicholas Church - 5pm
Saturday 28th June
Reading Old Cemetery Wildlife Exploration (self-led) - drop in all day
Sunday 29th June
Newtown Community Garden monthly social and garden jobs - 11am-2pm

Zone 5- Calcot, Tilehurst, Southcote

Thursday 26th June
Southcote GrowAllot open session - 10am-12pm
Friday 27th June
Widdershins Walk: A book reading and talk with Geoff Sawers, Dee Cafe - 11am
Ramble through the Meadows from Fobney Lock - 7pm
Bat Walk at Arthur Newbery Park - 9:30pm
Saturday 28th June
Wild City Collective - 1:30pm-2:30pm & 3-4pm
Sunday 29th June
Bat Walk at Prospect Park - 9:30 pm

All events are bookable via our website.