Ilfracombe BioBlitz & Festival of Nature – 8th & 9th June 2024

We held our second annual Bioblitz in Ilfracombe on the weekend of the 8-9th of June 2024. With fantastic access to coastal, rural and urban habitats Ilfracombe provided the perfect location for us to record over 300 species in 48 hours and engage over 280 individuals. Read about the event below.

A BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms as possible.

Ilfracombe Bioblitz schedule below!

Saturday 8th June

Free, guided walks will be on offer across Ilfracombe. No need to book and no experience necessary. Simply pick your location and we will see you there.

Sunday 9th June

On Sunday the 9th of June we will be celebrating the wildlife of the town through the Festival of Nature. The “hub”, located at the Landmark Theatre, will include stalls from local organisations with a variety of free, family activities, local arts and music, all with an environmental theme. We will also be exploring the inner town through guided walks and shorter survey events including starting the day with Ilfracombe’s dawn chorus.

Key Info

Please bear in mind that all activities have varying difficulty levels and require different preparation, eg shoes. We will be starting each event on time though individuals are welcome to join late or leave early to all events. Please note you are responsible for yourself under these circumstances.

All activities are free and open to all individuals to attend, no booking required for any event.

We will be recoding our wildlife data on the iNaturalist app, please have this downloaded before the event to join in with recording. Join the iNaturalist ‘Finding Nature’s Footprints’ project once you have created an account!