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The Manchester Festival of Nature
Location: Heaton Park, Stables Cafe, St Margaret's Road, M25 2SW
Date: June TBC
Times: TBC
Pollinator Parade to start at 1pm
The Manchester Festival of Nature is the place for people to meet the wild plants and creatures that inhabit the city and its surroundings, organised by the Manchester Nature Consortium.
The message was loud and clear at the 2026 Manchester Festival of Nature – Manchester loves nature.
The annual summer event at Heaton Park was packed with thousands of families thirsty for knowledge about the nature on their doorsteps and the work being done to keep it there.
It is a gathering of conservationists where we can share ideas and celebrate our successes with people who appreciate all we are doing.
The message to decision makers and influencers is that nature is a high priority to a huge percentage of the people that matter most, the people of Manchester.
MFoN is a place to learn while having fun, so there was dancing, singing and lots of people took part in the Legendary Pollinator Parade, to a musical accompaniment.
Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
Introducing Manchester's WILDEST festival
Follow the buzz to Manchester's iconic Heaton Park
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is asking 1 in 4 people to take meaningful action to help reverse the decline in nature, and MFoN is introducing our work to people we haven't reached beforeThe Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Manchester Festival of Nature by Charlie Lyons, MMU
Who is involved
Represented this year were the Manchester Nature Consortium Youth Panel, LWT and its peat team, Manchester Museum, Action for Conservation, the Mersey Rivers Trust, RSPB, City of Trees, Manchester Friends of the Earth, Chester Zoo, Manchester and Salford Ramblers, Sow the City, Blackley Forest Orchard Project, the Croal-Irwell Group, CommuniTree Outdoor, Greater Manchester Environment Trust and the Heaton Park team. BMS Medics were on standby for emergencies.
Music was provided by the Prestwich Community Choir and the Flat Cap Three, with a popular photography exhibition from students at MMU.
MFoN friends and supporters RRG Toyota were promoting their Beyond Net Zero campaign and Spriggs Apparel were selling and raffling amazing wild animal rucksacks.
Huge thanks to Heaton Park and the team for giving us the best possible venue for the Manchester Festival of Nature.
We really love to see thousands of people coming along to MFoN and getting involved in nature
The Legendary Pollinator Parade by Charlie Lyons
The Legendary Pollinator Parade by Charlie Lyons
The Legendary Pollinator Parade by Charlie Lyons
Prestwich Community Choir by Charlie Lyons
White-tailed bumblebee (c) Penny Frith
Could you 'bee' part of the next MFoN?
We are always looking for new partners to help support the amazing Manchester Festival of Nature. Find out more below.
