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? We invite you to come and discover them together with our nature experts during excursions in and around the city.
From 22 May (World Biodiversity Day) to 22 June 2025, Wageningen municipality, KNNV, IVN Groene Wiel and Wageningen University & Research will organise a Biodiversity Challenge together. This initiative, which initially started on Wageningen Campus, will now be held in Wageningen city for the second time.
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What exactly does the Challenge entail?
The Biodiversity Challenge is a way for residents of the city of Wageningen and surrounding area to learn more about nature in their own environment. Because there is a lot of beautiful nature to be found, even in the most stone-paved places. So go outside with our experts and discover biodiversity on May 24th! Guided nature excursions will start from the church on the Market square to explore which species can be found around town. The excursions are suitable for families, and there are also special children’s excursions. Inside the church there will also be plenty to see and discover, from tardigrades to butterflies.
If you want to go out and explore by yourself, join the BioBlitz: using an app with automatic recognition, you count the species you encounter. The data collected can be followed on waarneming.nl. How many species can we find together in one month?