Bristol businesses are being urged to get involved in the Festival of Nature

Bristol businesses are being urged to get involved with this year’s Nature Festival, with a whole host of activities created for them – including biodiversity and creative industries roundtables, nature-focused team field days, outdoor sessions with the NHS and row the bell boat in the harbor.

The organizers of the 21^St The Natural History Consortium’s annual Festival of Nature says it can often be overwhelming, especially for smaller businesses, to know how to improve their sustainability or make a more positive contribution to the natural world around them, so the program was designed to make it easy for them to take action.

Officially the UK’s biggest free celebration of the natural world, running from 1-9 June 2024 in Bristol and Bath, last year the festival saw over 20,000 visitors come to enjoy an incredible range of activities.

Aiming to deliver the biggest and most diverse festival yet, Natural History Consortium organizers have created a packed program of over 70 events and activities, including wildlife walks, workshops and talks, eco-friendly crafts, music and exhibitions and more. Highlights include:

1. Nature and business sector roundtables in Bristol on Monday 3 June to discuss creative industries, biodiversity net gain and the business case for nature
2. Book a team day out with a difference – reconnect and motivate yourself in the green spaces around Bristol, strengthening employee relationships while supporting local community initiatives. Led by official NHS Green Social Prescribing practitioners.
3. West of England Citizen Science Conference on Wednesday 5 June – explore what citizen science can do to create better data, improve science and support the wider community through engaging workshops and engaging presentations.
4. Plus a host of events spread throughout the week, including family-friendly nature activities, music performances, nature walks and the world’s smallest wildlife film festival, held in a tiny 1940s-style caravan cinema powered by of renewable energy.
5. Watch appearances by a siren, CBeebies’ Andy Day, up-and-coming presenter Nadeem Perera and BBC Radio One medical expert Dr Radha Modgil.
6. Bath’s high street, Milsom Street, will be ‘greened’ for the final weekend of the festival on Saturday 8th June with an exciting day of free stalls for families, talks and performances by special guests, interactive activities. , stories, crafts and more.

1. The final day, Sunday 9 June, brings the festival’s first Community Day, celebrating the actions taken by communities across the two cities and beyond. A map of activities and locations will be available for people to get out and explore new community groups, gardens and events.

Savita Willmott, chief executive of the Natural History Consortium, said: “We really wanted to give companies a space at the festival to network with like-minded people, share knowledge about working with nature and supporting nature – we are excited to announce this year. professional program that should give local businesses plenty to think about and give them the tools and confidence to take action where they can.

“As the UK’s biggest nature festival, it really does offer something for everyone – young, old, visitors, students, residents, businesses – and most of it is free. We want to see more people than ever come to be inspired, try something new, visit a place they’ve never been before and get involved in an environmental project.”

Most of the events within the festival are completely free, and the public can connect from any part of the world to any of the events that take place online.