City Nature Challenge 2024

The City Nature Challenge is an annual event which aims to get people out and into their natural spaces. The challenge is a friendly competition between hundreds of cities, regions and countries to see who can get the most people making recordings and observations of species. In 2024, this took place from 26 – 29 April,

The challenge allows local organisations including Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Canal & Rivers Trust to better understand the biodiversity of the region. The City Nature Challenge is not only good for people’s wellbeing but it encourages people to take better care of their environments and the species they support. Every person who takes part supports biodiversity in Coventry.

In 2024, there were a total of 20 events taking place around Coventry and Warwickshire, organised by Coventry City Council, Coventry University, Warwick University, The Sherbourne Valley Project, Warwickshire Biological Records Centre, and the Canal & Rivers Trust.

Despite poor weather, it proved a successful year, with Coventry placing top 10 in the UK leaderboards, and over 900 species being found and identified. Many local people found new ways to engage with nature and identify wildlife. You can see all of the species found over the weekend in Coventry here. As an annual event, Coventry & Warwickshire are preparing to have a great participation in the challenge for 2025.