European Day of Parks 24 May 2025

European Day of Parks

Today, European Day of Parks celebrates the national parks and conservation areas that shape the country"s natural identity. Created by the EUROPARC Federation in 1999, this day commemorates the founding of Europe"s first national parks—a set of nine parks established in Sweden in 1909. It promotes efforts to protect natural habitats, wildlife and cultural heritage while encouraging sustainable tourism and outdoor activities.

© Marisa Estivill/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Where history comes alive
An island park
24 May 2024European Day of Parks
24 May 2026European Day of Parks

More Desktop Wallpapers:

30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
Colors of spring
What are these predators doing?
A rock giant
Nature at its colourful best
19 Oct 2024International Archaeology Day
10 Dec 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
11 Jun 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
The butterfly effect
Frosty Finland
3 May 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
26 Apr 2026Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California, United States
11 May 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Call of the wilderness
28 Dec 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
12 Mar 2024Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
5 Feb 2025Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
4 Aug 2024San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
A glimpse of the grandest of canyons
9 Nov 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
7 Apr 2026International Beaver Day
8 Aug 2025Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
27 Jan 2024Saint Paul Winter Carnival
14 Nov 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
4 Nov 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
23 Feb 2025Mount Fuji Day
29 Jun 2024Pride in London
17 Mar 2024Saint Patricks Day
Beauty by the bay