Manx Wildlife Week

A celebration of the Isle of Man’s natural environment in the seventh annual Manx Wildlife Week.
Organised by Manx National Heritage, Manx Wildlife Week offers the opportunity to learn about the Isle of Man’s outstanding natural landscapes, biodiversity and wildlife.

Over twenty five events will take place throughout the week including gardening workshops, papermaking workshops, watercolour workshops, guided walks, birdwatching and an opportunity to see some of the Isle of Man’s incredible creatures with leading wildlife conservation experts.

Manx Wildlife Week Events programme



Whole Week

Wild Mann Nature Photography Exhibition at the Manx Museum

Natural History Gallery Trail at Manx Museum



Saturday 27th April

Composting advice session at the Green Centre, Friends of the Earth: 10:00 – 17:00 drop-in

Manx Wildlife Trust – Nature Rocks! Scarlett, 10:30 – 12 noon, £2.50 to £7.50



Sunday 28th April

Manx Wildlife Trust Dawn chorus mindfulness morning: 5:00 – 8:00

Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre family Bird Walk: 9:30 – 11:30

Himalayan Balsam ID with Friends of the Neb in Foxdale: 11:00 – 12 noon.

Manx Wildlife Trust, Wildlife in Watercolour Workshop: 11:00 – 13:00

Guided walk at the Ayres by DEFA Warden: 13:00 – 15:00



Monday 29th April

Manx Ornithological Society, Birdwatching at High Tide on Langness with Tim Earl: 14:30 – 16:30



Tuesday 30th April

Rise and Shine: Yoga with the Dawn Chorus, Thie Slieu Whallian, 7:15 – 8:15am, £16

Manx Wildlife Trust, Sound Walk at the Scarlett Peninsula: 11:00 – 13:00, £3 to £7:



Wednesday 1st May

Manx National Heritage, Behind the Scenes Tour of Natural History Collections: 11:00 – 12:30



Thursday 2nd May

Manx Wildlife Trust, Billown Limestone Grassland Walk: 18:30 – 20:30



Friday 3rd May

Manx Wildlife Trust, Milntown Gardening Club Open Morning: 10:00 – 13:00

Manx National Heritage – The Nature of Paper & Pigments Workshop, SR1: 11:00 – 13:00, £30

Curragh Wildlife Park, Meet Pespi the Barn Owl: 11:30 & 13:30, standard entrance fee

Friends of the Neb, Introduction to Japanese Knotweed, Foxdale: 11:00 – 12 noon



Saturday 4th May

Curragh Wildlife Park, Meet Pespi the Barn Owl: 11:30 & 13:30, standard entrance fee

Recording underwater sounds on the Isle of Man, Leeds Beckett & Liverpool John Moores Universities: 10:00 – 11:00

Manx Wildlife Trust, Wild Churches of Mann – Rewilding your garden!: 12 Noon – 15:00 drop in

UNESCO Biosphere lecture, Wavelengths – Songs under the Surface: 19:00 – 20:30, £6

Isle of Man Invertebrate Group – Meet the Mini-beasts: 13:30 – 16:00 open afternoon

Friends of the Earth, Bee & pollinator trail/treasure hunt around Douglas: 10:00 to 17:00 drop-in

Manx Bat Group, Bat Walk in Laxey: 20:40 – 22:00



Sunday 5th May

Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch Seawatch at Peel Bay: 11:00 – 13:00

The Manx Herbalist – Nature’s Apothecary: A Spring Herb Hunt: 14:00 – 15:30 £10