How the nature communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 97% of all members on this list, so most of the nature conversation happens in a handful of places. r/NatureIsFuckingLit is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 44 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/naturephotography: 14 posts a day from 85.2K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/natureismetal grew fastest recently (+0.03%, +628 members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/nature, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
7 nature subreddits by member count
r/NatureIsFuckingLit 17,294,388 members · ~44 posts/day · +3.8K since Oct 26 · since 2016We are here to appreciate the awesome majesty and incredibly cool aspects of nature. 🔥 Banner done by u/esoterix_luke
r/natureismetal 2,439,250 members · ~6.1 posts/day · +628 since Oct 26 · since 2014Badass pictures, gifs and videos of the awesome yet vicious cycle of nature
- Nr/Naturewasmetal ↗ 951,391 members · ~4.3 posts/day · since 2016
A collection of dinosaurs and other awesome creatures that are now extinct.
- Nr/NatureIsFuckingCute ↗ 221,661 members · ~3.0 posts/day · since 2017
This is a subreddit for instances of nature being fucking cute! We look for unique and exotic cuties. Read the rules before posting.
- Nr/nature ↗ 202,059 members · ~5.9 posts/day · since 2008
* Share your fascinating links about nature * Discuss endangered parts of nature * Contribute news about the wonders of nature * Meet other nature enthusiasts * Enjoy our functional design including * user flair * links to many r…
- Nr/natureisbeautiful ↗ 116,118 members · ~15 posts/day · since 2012
Earth is a beautiful place, let's share the beauty!
- Nr/naturephotography ↗ 85,201 members · ~14 posts/day · since 2011
Welcome to naturephotography! This is a community for sharing and discussing high-quality images of the natural world. Whether you're an amateur or professional photographer, this is the place to showcase your work and get inspir…
What these communities upvoted this week
A cross-section of this week's top posts from the bigger nature subreddits, in the order Reddit ranks them.
- 🔥 so Salmon Sharks existr/NatureIsFuckingLit · Oct 29
- Three-Legged Leopard Walks Nearly 200 Miles After Losing Part of His Leg to a Land Miner/natureismetal · Nov 5
- 🔥 Hiker encounters a mountain goat family on the way down from Mount Reynolds.r/NatureIsFuckingLit · Oct 28
- Eastern Water Dragon in my garden todayr/natureismetal · Nov 1
Choosing where to post
r/NatureIsFuckingLit moves fastest, with about 44 new posts a day, so posts there get replies quickly but also slide off the front page within hours.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest nature subreddit?
Of the communities listed here, r/NatureIsFuckingLit is the largest, with 17,294,388 members, followed by r/natureismetal (2.4M) and r/Naturewasmetal (951.4K).
Which nature subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/NatureIsFuckingLit leads with about 44, ahead of r/natureisbeautiful (15). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
How many nature subreddits are there?
We list 7 safe-for-work nature communities with at least 25,000 members each, 21.3M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest nature subreddit?
r/nature, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these nature subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 7, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.