Join our challenge to run, walk, cycle, wheel or swim ‘Around the World’ in 30 Days, and do something incredible for wildlife this June!

Select your distance:

2km/day
5km/day
8km/day
Or choose your own target

Take part anywhere, any way and any time throughout June, with a team or on your own. This challenge is for everyone, no matter your ability.

Together, we want to travel all the way 'Around the World in 30 Days' – that’s 40,075km. Can you help us cross the finish line and raise money help ZSL save endangered wildlife?

Two women wearing ZSL t-shirt walking away from the camera in the woods

Get a free ZSL t-shirt and Zoo tickets!

Raise £30 or more to get a ZSL exercise t-shirt.
Raise £100 or more to get two tickets to London or Whipsnade Zoos, so you can continue your Around the World journey in our Zoos!

Sign up to find out more.

Choose your distance

Select a distance from the three inspired by the animal kingdom below, or choose another distance that suits you, then add your progress to our global tracker throughout June and see how, together, we make tracks around the world.

Along the way we’ll send you heart-warming stories of how, thanks to your support, ZSL is saving wildlife around the world.

2km (or 2,500 steps) a day for hazel dormice in the UK

Once common across the UK, the hazel dormouse is now considered at risk of extinction due to woodland habitat loss and mismanagement.

But by working together with our conservation partners, we've successfully reintroduced over 1,000 dormice into 13 UK counties, to help secure the future of this iconic British species.

Sign up to take on 2km a day and help us save native wildlife, like the hazel dormouse.

5km (or 6,250 steps) a day for pangolins in Thailand

Pangolins are the world’s only scaly mammals, with tongues that can stretch longer than their entire bodies. But they are sadly also the most illegally trafficked mammals on the planet, with one poached every five minutes.

We’re leading global pangolin conservation work through pioneering community work, anti-poaching patrols and working with key decision makers to help stabilise pangolin populations.

Sign up to take on 5km a day and help us save these shy and threatened species.

8km (or 10,000 steps) a day for tigers in India and Nepal

Bengal tigers once roamed across India and Nepal. But sadly, poaching and habitat loss led to their numbers dramatically declining in the 20th century.

We have been working with partners across Asia to secure a future for these iconic big cats, by protecting forested zones that provide them a home. Thanks to these conservation efforts, tiger populations are showing encouraging signs of recovery.

Sign up to take on 8km a day and help us save Bengal tigers.

Don’t just take our word for it!

Around the World 2024 participants

Caitlin said:

"I have signed up for the second year in a row as I loved the enjoyment of walking/ getting exercise whilst raising money for the animals especially when the weather’s nice."

Paul said:

“Did it last year and covered (much to my surprise) the greatest single distance. It gives me the incentive to get up and exercise, at the same time supporting an exceptionally worthwhile cause.”

Clare said:

“Around the World in 30 days gave me extra motivation to go out running, instead of just walking. It was a great way for me to track my progress over a month, as I built up my running distances. Not only was I getting fit, but I was raising money for a great cause.”