Join us for 'Collective Cartographies Mapping Workshop' Saturday 18th October. workshop invites participants to make a large-scale collective map of Bethnal Green Nature Reserve – as it is, and as it could be. Our map will begin by drawing from our memories and sensory experiences of the reserve as it exists today. Then, it will become a tool for speculation, inviting us to imagine how the reserve might transform and adapt in a changing climate.

Date & Time:
Saturday, 18th 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 Leela Keshav
Leela is a writer, editor and transdisciplinary artist based in London. Her work weaves political ecology, counter-cartography and speculative fiction to imagine liberatory ecological futures. She holds a master’s in architecture from the Architectural Association, where she now works as an editor.

Drawing by Leela Keshav

With support from Chapman Trust & Nineveh Charitable Trust.