Join artist-researcher Kirsty Badenoch for an experimental drawing workshop exploring the life-cycles of the nature reserve.

Through intuitive, mediative, and playful forms of mark-making, we will engage with death as an essential part of a healthy thriving ecosystem, and challenge ideas of nature's beauty and chaos.

No prior drawing experience is necessary - the wilder and messier, the better! We will explore and draw at various locations around the garden, please let us know if you have any accessibility or physical requirements.

Date & Time:
Saturday, 4th October 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 Kirsty Badenoch
Kirsty is an artist, researcher and educator. She develops creative, collaborative projects that explore human and more-than-human entanglements, working with community-led green spaces and through PhD research at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.

Photo - Embodied drawing by Kirsty Badenoch

With support from Chapman Trust & Nineveh Charitable Trust.