Wageningen Biodiversity Challenge
The Wageningen Biodiversity Challenge is an event for anyone who enjoys discovering and studying nature in their own environment. It consists of a 'Bioblitz' - a friendly competition to find as many different wild species as possible in a short time within a given area - and an activity programme with outdoor nature excursions.
The Biodiversity Challenge started in 2021 with a small group of enthusiasts who counted species on Wageningen Campus. In 2022, this initiative was extended to all of WUR, lasting a week and ending with a biodiversity event for everyone. 2023 saw the start of the friendly competition between members of the ICA network of European Life Sciences universities over the course of six weeks. And in 2024, we even included the entire city of Wageningen.
Biodiversity Challenge 2025
In 2025 we are again organizing a Biodiversity Challenge on WUR grounds in competition with other European life sciences universities, and with the city of Wageningen together with the municipality. Check the links below for more information and registration for the excursions.
Biodiversity Challenge - Wageningen University & Research
Will you join us outdoors to see, feel and snell nature on the Wageningen Campus? Once again, we will venture outside to admire the extraordinary biodiversity around us. Register for one of our guided excursions, or grab your phone and go discover species with colleagues, friends or just by yourself.
Biodiversity Challenge - Wageningen city
Wageningen is a green city. Have you ever stopped to think how many plants, insects, birds, aquatic and soil animals can be found around you? From 22 May (World Biodiversity Day) to 22 June 2025, Wageningen municipality, KNNV, IVN Groene Wiel and Wageningen University & Research organise a Biodiversity Challenge together. This initiative, which initially started on Wageningen Campus, will now be held in Wageningen city for the second time. What exactly does the Challenge entail?
This event is organised in collaboration with
