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This weekend · Outdoors
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 10 Oct · London
Saturday Garden Volunteering at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Free, welcoming Saturday gardening sessions in a much-loved community garden on an old railway curve.
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, 13 Dalston Lane, London E8 3DFFree
OutdoorsUntil 30 Sept · Castleford
Self-Led Pond Dipping — RSPB Fairburn Ings
Hire a net and tray from the visitor centre and go pond dipping along the reserve's wetland trails, self-led at your own pace.
RSPB Fairburn Ings Visitor Centre, Newton Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2BH£3.50 kit hire (reserve trails free to explore)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 29 Oct · Welney
Discover Welney
A guided introduction to Britain's largest seasonally flooded wetland, led by volunteers along fully wheelchair-accessible boardwalks and hides.
WWT Welney Wetland Centre, Hundred Foot Bank, Welney, Norfolk PE14 9TN£10 (adult) / £5 (child), plus admission
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 21 Nov · Westleton
Discover Minsmere in Autumn
Guided walks through the RSPB's most famous Suffolk reserve, timed for migrant birds, fungi and the last of the autumn colour.
RSPB Minsmere, Sheepwash Lane, Westleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 3BY£9 adult / £5 child (non-members; includes reserve entry and a hot drink)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 20 Sept · East Sussex
High Weald Walking Festival
Free guided and self-led walks across the Kent and Sussex High Weald, from Rye Harbour wildlife rambles to easy family strolls.
Various locations across the High Weald, including Rye, Battle, Robertsbridge and Forest Row, East Sussex and KentFree
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleMon 14 – Sun 20 Sept · Cumbria
Sedbergh Walking & Wellbeing Festival
A week of guided fell walks, sunrise starts and wellbeing sessions in England's official Book Town, on the Lakes/Dales border.
Sedbergh, Cumbria, centred around The Black Bull, Main Street, Sedbergh LA10 5BLFree walks; ticketed wellbeing sessions
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleThu 17 – Sun 20 Sept · Scottish Borders
ISDS Sheep Dog World Trial 2026
Over 300 handlers and dogs from 31 nations compete in the birthplace of the Border Collie for the sport's biggest prize.
Huntington Farm, Lauder, Scottish Borders TD2 6QUAdult day admission £10; under-16s free; parking £5
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · East Grinstead
All Things Fungi Festival
A weekend camping festival devoted to mushrooms — identification walks, cultivation workshops, microscopy and UV night-walks in the Sussex woods.
Chiddinglye Estate, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4QSDay and weekend tickets from allthingsfungi.co.uk; under-18s free on the Sunday family day
OutdoorsFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · Harrogate
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
The UK's premier autumn gardening show fills Newby Hall's grounds with 5,000 blooms, nurseries and floral art.
Newby Hall & Gardens, Ripon, HG4 5AEFrom £23 advance (£28 on the day)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 27 Sept · Richmond
Richmond Walking and Book Festival
A ten-day North Yorkshire festival of guided walks through Swaledale and Wensleydale alongside author talks, with walking groups capped at 16 people.
Richmond Market Hall, Market Place, Richmond, North YorkshireIndividual walks and talks ticketed separately, from £15 — see programme for full pricing
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Birchington
Great British Beach Clean: Minnis Bay
Join the Marine Conservation Society's flagship beach clean and litter survey on the Kent coast — dogs, kids and beginners all genuinely welcome.
Northern Sea Wall, Minnis Bay, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, meet outside Minnis Bay Bar & Brasserie, The Parade, CT7 9QPFree (registration required)
OutdoorsSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Spilsby
Heritage Open Days at Gunby Estate
Free entry to a National Trust hall and gardens for one weekend only, with steampunk duelling, sea shanties and maker stalls.
Gunby Estate, Hall and Gardens, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 5SSFree (normal admission waived for Heritage Open Days)
OutdoorsSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Maidstone
Paws in the Park: Kent Show
The UK's largest outdoor dog show marks its 20th year at Kent Showground, with agility, flyball and more than 30 have-a-go activities.
The Kent Showground, Detling, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JF£14 in advance / £16 on the gate; dogs go free
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Ramsgate
Great British Beach Clean, Pegwell Bay
A Marine Conservation Society beach clean on the sandy shore at Pegwell Bay near Ramsgate, part of the national Great British Beach Clean.
Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve, near Ramsgate, KentFree
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 19 Mar · Leeds
Roundhay parkrun
A free, weekly, all-abilities 5k around Leeds' biggest park, followed by coffee at the lakeside café.
Roundhay Park, Leeds LS8 2ES (start near Hill 60)Free
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Kinross
RSPB Loch Leven Doors Open Days
Free guided wildlife walks around Loch Leven's reserve as part of Scotland-wide Doors Open Days, with step-free routes on offer.
RSPB Scotland Loch Leven, Vane Farm, B9097, Kinross KY13 9LXFree (guided walks free but pre-booking required)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Portsmouth
Send It 100
Two days of skate jams, vert ramp showcases and free beginner coaching at Portsmouth's indoor skatepark, marking the city's 100th year.
Pitt St. Skatepark, 315 Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4AYEarly bird from £25 for adults, under-5s free
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Porthcawl
Trecco Bay Beach Clean
A Great British Beach Clean session on the Glamorgan coast — gloves and bags provided, data collected feeds national marine research.
Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Bay View Road, Porthcawl, Bridgend CF36 5NGFree
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 11 Oct · Woodbridge
Festival of Nature
Three weeks of talks, walks and art events across Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserves, opening with printmaker Angela Harding on nature and craft.
Seckford Theatre, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JH (opening event; further events at reserves across Suffolk)Opening event ticketed; most festival events free or low-cost
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · Weston Super Mare
Great British Beach Clean, Sand Bay
Join Marine Conservation Society volunteers for a litter-pick and citizen-science survey on Somerset's wide, wild Sand Bay.
Sand Bay, Kewstoke, Weston-super-MareFree
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