Conservation and wildlife events

Many of the borough’s local conservation groups have regular practical work parties, undertaking a wide variety of habitat management, wildlife surveying and park maintenance work. To find out more about groups near you, visit our conservation groups webpage.

Our local conservation groups are supported by our partner Natural Basingstoke, they also run regular events within our green spaces. To see what events they have coming up, please visit Events – Natural Basingstoke

Love Parks Week

An annual week-long celebration of parks and green spaces, recognising their importance to local people, the hard work that goes in to maintaining and protecting them and celebrating community involvement. The campaign is run by Keep Britain Tidy, who are responsible for the Green Flag Award and The Great British Spring Clean.

Each year, a programme of free and low-cost activities in July offers people of all ages a wide variety of ways to play, explore, exercise and relax in the borough’s green spaces. The success of the campaign would not be possible without the support of partner organisations who deliver activities alongside the council during Love Parks Week. Numerous community groups and volunteers also help run and support events across Basingstoke and Deane’s open spaces as part of the campaign.

The next love parks week will run from 25 July to 1 August 2025.

Basingstoke Green Week

A yearly celebration of action across the borough to address climate change and protect nature. It is organised by community groups and organisations, and the council helps to promote and co-ordinate events during the week.

Details of Green Week activities planned within the borough can be found on the Green Week web page during May and June every year.

Keep Basingstoke and Deane Clean Campaign

Our Keep Basingstoke and Deane Clean campaign draws on themes of the national Great British Spring Clean run by Keep Britain Tidy focusing on what we can all do to promote pride in our borough.

The campaign which launched on the 19 February and ran until the 2 March featured a programme of litter picks and events to tidy up important areas in our communities.

Find more information by visiting our campaign page or email Keepbdclean@basingstoke.gov.uk

Loddon Rivers Week

Loddon Rivers Week is coordinated by the Loddon Catchment Partnership and South East Rivers Trust. It is a week-long campaign at the end of September, full of hands-on activities and events to encourage local residents to find out more about the River Loddon, how it is managed and the wildlife that lives there. The week encompasses World Rivers Day; a celebration of the world's waterways. It highlights the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness and encourages the improved stewardship of rivers around the world.

World Rivers Day is on the 28 September 2025.

BioBlitz

BioBlitzes are organised every few years by the council working in partnership with local wildlife and land management organisations and conservation volunteer groups, to create a snapshot of the variety of life found in a specific location. Wildlife experts and the wider public work together, usually over a 24 hour period, to find and identify as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible.

BioBlitzes can be carried out anywhere there is wildlife, including urban areas such as parks, cemeteries and canals. The records collected during a BioBlitz form part of a genuine scientific survey of the area. Bat walks, bug hunts, pond dipping and dawn chorus walks are just some examples of the activities people can get involved with; a fun and informal way for people of all ages to learn alongside experts and share and develop their enthusiasm for nature.

Guided walks

Keep your eyes peeled for opportunities to join our ranger team on a guided walk, where you can learn more about the wildlife within our Borough.

For more details email wildlifeconservation@basingstoke.gov.uk