Spring is springing; the natural world is waking from its slumber. Wouldn’t it be great if there were lots of fabulous events you could go to run by experts talking about really cool things? Well you are in luck! Manx National Heritage is continuing with its annual Manx Wildlife Week, in association with Manx Wildlife Trust and UNESCO Biosphere, bringing you everything from mushroom hunting, peat measuring, guided walks, silk painting, listening for bats, bio blitzes, wildflower seed paper making, talks from experts, treasure hunts, dolphin spotting, and more.
From the 29th April to the 7th May there’s something on every day, and with twenty five events there is lots to choose from – we’ve partnered up with some of the Island’s wildlife and conservation organisations to bring you a fascinating programme and we hope you will join us in exploring, discovering and supporting our wonderful Manx nature.
| Date | Time | About | More Information |
Saturday 29th April – Sunday 7th May
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9.30am – 4.30pm Daily | Drop in to the Manx Museum any time during Manx Wildlife Week and have a go at our Natural History Gallery Trail, follow the clues and solve the puzzles. Admission and trails are free. Donations Welcome. | |
Saturday 29th April – Sunday 7th May
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9.30am – 5.30pm Daily | Enjoy guided tours of the Curragh Nature Trail throughout Manx Wildlife Week. Times to be confirmed, visit the Curragh Wildlife Park website to check out the schedule nearer the time. Only available to Wildlife Park visitors (either members or those paying gate admission price). There is wheelchair access to the site. There are no dogs allowed. Each tour lasts 20 – 30 mins. | |
| Saturday 29th April | 11am – 12pm | Himalayan Balsam Walk with the Friends of the Neb at The Raggatt | To BOOK or more information please contact Roger at rbj@manx.net
For more information please click HERE |
| 1pm | Manx Wildlife Trust Eelgrass Snorkel Safari, Manx Wildlife Trust: | To BOOK a place please email lara@mwt.im
For more information please click HERE |
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| Sunday 30th April | 10am – 11am | Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre family Bird Walk | To BOOK please email education@manxbirdlife.im
For more information please click HERE |
| Three Sessions: 10am, 11am, 12 noon | Manx Wildlife Trust, Exploring Anthills & Ancient Grasslands | To BOOK please email: enquiries@mwt.im or tel: 01624 844432
or for more information please click HERE |
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| 2pm – 4pm | Manx Wildlife Trust, Cooildarry Nature Reserve Woodland Spring Flowers walk and talk | To BOOK please email: enquiries@mwt.im or tel: 01624 844432
or for more information please click HERE |
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| Monday 1st May | 11am – 12.30pm | *Fully Booked* Manx National Heritage Behind the Scenes Tour of Natural History Collections | Places limited – booking essential
To BOOK your place please click HERE |
| Tuesday 2nd May | 10.30am – 3.30pm | Seaweeds in Silk- Learn the techniques of silk painting to create your own design with Jean Buck of The Isle of Man Guild of Silk Painters, tickets £40 | Places limited – booking essential
To BOOK your place please click HERE |
| 2pm – 3.30pm | Glen Mooar Fungi Walk with Isle of Man Fungus Group | To BOOK or for more info please email: Louise.Samson@gov.im
For more information please click HERE |
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| Wednesday 3rd May | 10am – 11.30am | Manx Wildlife Trust, For Peat’s Sake | To BOOK please email enquiries@mwt.im or call 01624 844432
For more information please click HERE |
| 12 noon | From Paper to Data: giving online flight to the Calf of Man (Isle of Man) Daily Bird Observatory Logs 1959-2004
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To REGISTER for your Zoom link and more information please click HERE | |
| 7pm – 8.30pm | UNESCO Biosphere Lecture, ‘What Lies Beneath The Waves?’ | To BOOK please use this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-lies-beneath-the-waves-tickets-580432718887?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
For more information please click HERE |
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| Thursday 4th May | 10am – 12pm | Manx Ornithological Society, Birdwatching at High Tide on Langness with Tim Earl | To BOOK or for more information, please contact Janet Thompson: jthompson@manx.net
For more information please click HERE |
| 4pm – 5.30pm | Herbal and Wildlife Walk through the Garden at St. John’s Mill, tickets £10 | To BOOK or more information please email Jane on themanxherbalist@gmail.com
For more information please click HERE or visit https://www.themanxherbalist.com/ |
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| 6.30pm – 8pm | Manx Wildlife Trust, New Billown Nature Reserve | Places limited to BOOK please email enquiries@mwt.im or tel: 01624 844432
For more information please click HERE |
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| Friday 5th May | 11am – 1pm | Manx National Heritage Wildflower Seed Paper Making, tickets £15 | Places limited – booking essential
To BOOK your place please click HERE |
| 6.15pm – 7.45pm | Guided walk at the Ayres by DEFA Warden | Maximum of 20 people so please BOOK by emailing ecopolicy@gov.im
For more information please click HERE |
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| Saturday 6th May | 10am – 4pm | Creating a Healing Garden Workshop, tickets £65 | To BOOK or for more information please email Jane on themanxherbalist@gmail.com
For more information please click HERE or visit https://www.themanxherbalist.com/ |
| 10am – 11.30am | Guided Walk in Manx National Heritage owned Ballaugh Curragh | Places limited – booking essential
To BOOK your place please click HERE |
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| 1pm – 3pm | Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch Seawatch at Peel Bay | For more information please email info@mwdw.net or call 393496
Or further information please click HERE |
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| 9pm – 10pm | Bat Walk in Laxey | To BOOK please visit: https://manxbatgroup.org/contacts/
For more information please click HERE |
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| Sunday 7th May | 11am – 4pm | Manx Wildlife Trust, ‘Nature’s Treasures’ drop-in explore activity | The event is free, but please BOOK via Eventbrite at www.mwt.im/events
For more information please click HERE |
| 2pm – 3pm | Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam with Friends of the Neb in Foxdale | To BOOK or more information please contact Roger at rbj@manx.net
For more information please click HERE |
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| Monday 1st May – Friday 8th September | Launch of UNESCO Biosphere Young Nature Writer | Young people who love nature and the outdoors are invited to take part in a summer writing challenge. After a successful launch year in 2020, Young Nature Writer 2023 is again open to contributions from everyone aged 21 and under. Entrants should write up to 500 words on their favourite creatures or habitats or their love of nature and send it in with their own photos and/or drawings, if they wish to add these. The challenge is run by UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man, Manx Wildlife Trust, Manx Ornithological Society and Isle of Man Newspapers. Entries should be sent to Biosphere@gov.im accompanied by the entrant’s name, age, email address and phone number. Photos should be at least 1MB and no bigger than 5MB and should be sent separate to, and not embedded in, documents.
The challenge closes on 8th September 2023.
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