Join us for a plant-naming walk on Saturday 21st of June, where we will come together to meet with the different plant residents at the heart of the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. You are invited to bring in your mother tongue, or any imaginary language you want, as we will be doing an interpretative plant naming activity!

There will also be some paper and pens for drawings and writing and opportunities to share stories about our relationship with the outdoors. A sensory tea tasting with some mystery plants will also be set up to start off the session. Come connect with the local community and the Nature Reserve for Summer Equinox!

Date & Time:
Saturday, 21st June 2025
3pm – 4pm

Location:
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Middleton St, E2 9RR

Cost:
Free, no booking required
You’re invited to participate at your own pace, whether through creating, sharing, or simply being present.

Meeting Point:
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve entrance on Middleton Street.

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve has been cared for by local residents and volunteers since 1977. Originally a WWII bomb-site, it now supports a thriving ecosystem of plants, bats, birds, fungi, and more—including people.

Hosted by Yaya

Yaya is a London-based artist, care-worker, creative spaces facilitator, and activist.

Yaya’s practices spans mutual aids, herbalism with a traditional Chinese medicine upbringing, natural history, and visual art, all drawing inspiration from the vast landscape of organising in community spaces in London especially for queer people of colour.

Yaya’s work explores how to reimagine reciprocity with outdoor spaces, learnings from cycles of nature, and they are committed to centres accessibility, consent, and building new cultures towards transforming harm in our communities. Yaya brings into workshops topics of belonging, somatic memories, play and healing relationships with the Land and each other.

With support from Chapman Trust & Nineveh Charitable Trust.