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SPEA is holding an awareness session, open to the public, to mark the start of the Cory's shearwater rescue campaign on São Miguel. It takes place on 17 October at 8.30pm at the marina in Vila Franca do Campo.
From 17 to 18 October, Caldas da Rainha will host the Open Gardens Festival for the first time. The starting point is a simple question: "What does it mean to talk about nature in this territory?". In Caldas da Rainha, gardens aren't found only behind gates. They extend through the city's parks and woodlands, urban allotments, farmland, community projects and spaces where different ways of building the future are being tried out. On 17 and 18…
The Trilho dos Pastores invites you to walk the ancestral paths of São Jorge, in Arcos de Valdevez, which are now gaining new life through an innovative goat-herding project. This initiative revives an age-old traditional practice, bringing the animals back to the mountain to help manage and enhance the territory. Walking this route in the southeast of the municipality, you will see how the landscape shaped by man tells the story of the deep connection between local communities, the land and the…
The Municipality of Pinhel and Rewilding Portugal are inaugurating the Fojo do Lobo at Ermo das Águias, with the artist Rui Miragaia presenting his work and Francisco Álvares talking about the Iberian wolf. The outing departs from the Pinhel Tourist Office, with places limited to 20 people.
Milvoz is organising an activity where participants learn the camera trapping techniques used in environmental surveillance and wildlife monitoring. It takes place on Sunday morning, 18 October, starting at 10am; register by email at geral@milvoz.pt.
A session on the LIFE SOS Pygargus project, which works on the conservation of the Montagu's harrier through habitat measures and threat mitigation in Portugal and Spain, held as part of the ObservaLagunas 2026 Fair at the Santo André and Sancha Lagoons Nature Reserve.
Movimento ALP is organising a beach clean-up at Foz do Lizandro, open to the whole community with no registration required. Participants should bring gloves and bags, or borrow them on site.
The International OCEAN FILM TOUR is back in Setúbal with its new tour - VOLUME 12, bringing the beauty and fascination of the oceans to the big screen. The ultimate film event for everyone who loves the sea, featuring the best ocean adventures, water sports and environmental documentaries on board. The programme runs for 120 minutes and the documentaries are subtitled in Portuguese. Including the supporting programme with a host presentation and prize draws, the event lasts…
Terra Sintrópica is organising a practical learning camp in Mértola on semi-arid landscape regeneration, from 19 to 24 and 26 to 31 October 2026, with accommodation and meals included.
Free training with a certificate on green infrastructure, connectivity and biodiversity conservation, delivered by the biologist Helena Raposeira (Palombar). Sessions are being held in several municipalities in the Douro; the next one still to take place is in Carrazeda de Ansiães, and registration is required.
Themed Halloween dinner at Quinta Ecológica da Moita with an outdoor night-time environmental education session on nocturnal wildlife. Includes dinner, dessert and a drink; costume prizes; proceeds fund nature conservation. Registration is required.
In-person session in Paredes de Coura on concrete actions to promote human-wolf coexistence, building on earlier sessions. Part of the PAL-Coura local agents platform, mediated by Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
A documentary following the production of a theatre piece about urban riverine systems, including interviews with residents of Coimbra. Followed by a conversation with the director, artistic director and coordinator of the European project OneAquaHealth.
Rizoma screens the documentary "Ferida Aberta, Mineração em Portugal", about mineral extractivism and the struggle in Covas do Barroso, followed by a discussion with guests from Jornal Mapa, Quercus and a local association.
European seminar of the Erasmus+ ECO-DATA project on science, data and art in the protection of blue ecosystems, featuring panels, the launch of an educational toolkit, and study visits to Baía do Seixal and Núcleo Mundet.
Free hands-on sessions on home composting in various locations across Valença, with a compost bin given to each participant. They take place between October and November 2026.
The 17th edition of the Mértola Hunting Fair, organized by the Municipal Council, will bring together hunters, companies and visitors around sustainable hunting activity and nature tourism.
SPEA-BirdLife Madeira is recruiting volunteers for night-time rescue brigades for juvenile Cory's shearwaters disoriented by light pollution, between 23 October and 5 November, on the streets of the eastern side of the island, between Câmara de Lobos and São Jorge.
The Milvoz association is reopening the Bio-Reserva Senhora da Alegria on 24 October at 9am, following works to repair the damage caused by Storm Kristin to the forest and the hillside path. The day includes several activities to enhance the site, with advance registration via a form.
MUNDA is organising the 1st Mondego Congress in Viseu, bringing together local councillors, researchers, experts and environmental associations to discuss the environmental and management challenges facing the river basin. It starts at 9:30am in the IPDJ Auditorium, in Fontelo.
Nova Acrópole de Coimbra, in partnership with the Associação Plantar uma Árvore and the Fundação Mata do Bussaco, is holding an Ecological Volunteering activity on 25 October 2026, from 9:30am to 12:30pm, in the Mata Nacional do Bussaco. The initiative aims to bring together awareness, action and commitment to Nature, giving participants a morning devoted to the preservation and enhancement of this important natural heritage. The activity will also involve volunteers from…
A guided walk to discover how stone walls, earth banks (valados) and terraces (socalcos) are also part of the living landscape of Rocha da Pena. Along the route, the group observes plants, insects and other small inhabitants that find shelter among stones, crevices and vegetation. With accessible explanations and on-the-ground guidance, the activity shows how these rural structures relate to biodiversity and teaches participants to recognise signs that, on an independent walk, might go unnoticed…
Event in Marruge, Serra do Caramulo, with a guided tour of the village, exhibitions, a screening of the documentary about the golden salamander, a traditional dinner and a night-time expedition to observe the species.
An evening walk of about an hour and a half at Quinta do Pisão, in Cascais, to discover the bat species that live there and the role they play in nature. Suitable for ages 6 and over.
Free online webinar by LPN, in partnership with EPAL, on river connectivity and barrier-free rivers. It is part of the 'Conversas que metem água' series and is streamed live on the LPN YouTube channel; speakers are yet to be announced.
Online webinar cycle "Conversas que metem água" by LPN with EPAL, comprising four round-table sessions on water, wetlands, rivers and climate resilience. This session focuses on innovation in environmental education; free, streamed live on YouTube at 6 pm.
Online webinar, part of LPN's "Conversas que metem água" series with EPAL, on the importance of Ramsar Sites and wetlands for biodiversity and people. Free live broadcast on LPN's YouTube channel.
A session of the "Conversas com (Cons)Ciências" series at the Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal de Cantanhede, on 28 October 2026 at 6:30 pm. Luís Portela talks with Miguel Castelo-Branco about science, spirituality and nature. Free admission, with prior registration.
Throughout November 2026, the Comunidade para a Regeneração dos Ecossistemas do Barlavento is organising various volunteering activities across the Algarve, including reforestation, soil improvement, guided visits and workshops, with several projects taking part.
In November, with support from Lisnave, a new Biodiversity Island (Miyawaki method) will be planted at Sant'Lago School, in Setúbal, following the example of the first island planted at the Lisnave shipyard.
