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Forest Fridays

4.00pm Fri 4 September 2026 — 5.30pm Fri 6 November 2026
Forest Friday is a free, weekly forest school inviting local children and families to explore the wonders of nature right on your doorstep. School-aged children (and their families) can learn...
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Outdoor Screening - 'The Epic of Everest' (1924)

Sat 1 August 2026
"We expect no mercy from Everest." - George Mallory. Join us for an outdoor screening of The Epic of Everest (1924), the official film record of the ill-fated Mallory–Irvine expedition...

What Was Us What Is Us: Survival - DIYing it

Sat 25 July 2026
Not long ago in Romania, Madalina's uncle tuned a TV signal with a potato and a nail. Necessity has always been the best DIY teacher.Join us for an afternoon of...

Community Ecologies - 'Tending the Earth: Writing Eco-Poetry with the Land' by Sarah Westcott

Sat 25 July 2026
Join Sarah Westcott for a gentle, creative workshop reconnecting with nature through curiosity, care, and close attention.Working outdoors in the reserve, we’ll use natural objects as inspiration for writing, giving...

Forest Friday x V&A Collaboration

Fri 24 July 2026
Join V&A Artist in Residence Emily Stapleton-Jefferis to help create a new clay sculpture for Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. Children will get hands-on with clay and help build a permanent...

Ever wondered what life would be like as a worm?

Sun 5 July 2026
Join us for a free creative workshop to learn about the weird and wonderful world of worms through costume and Q&A with a live worm!In our playful, lovingly weird and...

Dr. Banu Subramaniam - Botany and Taxonomy Lecture (online)

Mon 22 June 2026
This online talk is now fully booked.The Experimental School of Urban Ecologies, Rights for Weeds, and the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve are delighted to welcome Dr. Banu Subramaniam for an...

Wild Horses of Fire film club presents - 'Dry Summer' by Metin Erksan (Susuz Yaz, 1963)

Sat 13 June 2026
Complimenting Bethnal Green Nature Reserve’s interdisciplinary Experimental School of Urban Ecologies, Wild Horses of Fire film club presents a season of outdoor screenings focused on climate crisis themes.Doors open at...

Community Ecologies - Mindful Movement & Mudra Embodiment in Nature

Sat 13 June 2026
Join Aditi Kaushiva for a workshop exploring breath, gentle movement and Bharatanatyam mudras. The hand gestures of Indian classical dance as a way of connecting with the natural world and...

Monica “Mo” Wilde - Sustainable Harvesting Practices Lecture (online)

Wed 27 May 2026
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve is excited to host an online talk by Monica “Mo” Wilde. This lecture forms part of the Experimental School of Urban Ecologies: Foraging & Land Stewardship...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 24 May 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Ecologies - Wild Pages: Sketchbooks Inspired by Birds & Insects

Sat 23 May 2026
Join Corrie Wingate for a nature art workshop exploring how birds, insects and wildlife find food and shelter in their local ecosystems and why protecting these habitats matters in a...

Community Ecologies - Restoring the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Sat 9 May 2026
Join Nozomi Nakabayashi for a hands-on workshop exploring the ground beneath Bethnal Green Nature Reserve and learning how to help it thrive.Urban soils are often compacted and sealed, leaving them...

Nadia Shaikh - Foraging Laws, Rights and Responsibilities Lecture (online)

Tue 5 May 2026
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve is excited to host an online talk by Nadia Shaikh. This lecture forms part of the Experimental School of Urban Ecologies: Foraging & Land Stewardship online...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 3 May 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 26 April 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 19 April 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Winter volunteer dates 2025 / 2026

Sat 18 April 2026
Over the winter months, we’ll be slowing down to restore the land—and one another. During this time, we’ll pause our weekly volunteer sessions and instead host one larger session each...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 12 April 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 5 April 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 29 March 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Eid & Equinox Celebration

Sun 29 March 2026
Join us for a community Eid & Equinox Celebration pot luck lunch and chocolate egg treasure hunt on Sunday 29th March!

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 22 March 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Community Qi Gong with Orakle Apothecary

Sun 15 March 2026
This spring, Orakle Apothecary returns with a new season of energising, community-focused Qi Gong sessions at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout March, April, and May. More information and booking details...

Mobile Apothecary Annual Daisy Picking

Sat 14 March 2026
The annual Mobile Apothecary Daisy Harvest is back this weekend!Weather permitting, we’ll be starting our daisy harvesting a little earlier than usual this year. Our first session will be:14th March11:00am...

Winter volunteer dates 2025 / 2026

Sat 14 March 2026
Over the winter months, we’ll be slowing down to restore the land—and one another. During this time, we’ll pause our weekly volunteer sessions and instead host one larger session each...

Forest Friday - Winter Warmer

Sat 14 March 2026
Forest Friday returns this Saturday for a winter warmer session in our woodlands. Places may be limited, so please book in advance if you can. Snacks provided. Session Details📅 Saturday...

Winter volunteer dates 2025 / 2026

Sat 21 February 2026
Over the winter months, we’ll be slowing down to restore the land—and one another. During this time, we’ll pause our weekly volunteer sessions and instead host one larger session each...

Forest Saturday - Winter Warmer

Sat 21 February 2026
Forest Saturday returns for another winter warmer session in our woodlands. Snacks provided. You can book via the email below or just drop in. Session details (rain, snow or shine)...

Forest Friday - Winter Warmer

Fri 20 February 2026
Forest Friday returns for another winter warmer session in our woodlands. Snacks provided. You can book via the email below or just drop in. Session details (rain, snow or shine)...

Misery - In Residence 2026

Sat 7 February 2026
Misery in residence at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve throughout 2026. Misery is a mental health collective centring healing for queer / trans / non-binary black people and people of colour...

Winter volunteer dates 2025 / 2026

Sat 10 January 2026
Over the winter months, we’ll be slowing down to restore the land—and one another. During this time, we’ll pause our weekly volunteer sessions and instead host one larger session each...

Forest Saturday - Winter Warmer

Sat 10 January 2026
Forest Friday returns this Saturday for a winter warmer session in our woodlands. Places may be limited, so please book in advance if you can. Snacks provided. Session Details📅 Saturday...

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve Trust - Annual General Meeting

Sat 13 December 2025
Come and hear what's been happening this year and hear future ideas and plans for the year ahead. Pot Luck Lunch & Campfire 2pm - 5pm Stay after the meeting...

‘Dormancy’, our new billboard by Yaya (海)

Sat 13 December 2025 — Mon 30 March 2026
Yaya (海) is a visual artist, and creative facilitator whose work drifts through outdoor spaces, queering echoes of Southern Chinese cosmology and body-land somatics into rituals of arts.Much of Yaya’s...

Misery - December 2025 Gathering

Sat 6 December 2025
Misery Party is a mental health collective that centres healing for queer, trans, and non-binary Black people and people of colour. They are currently in residence at Bethnal Green Nature...

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Looking Back billboard by Eduardo Padilha