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Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
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Community Ecologies
About Community Ecologies
The Community Ecologies 2026 programme will focus on climate change and climate adaptation. Climate change can often feel overwhelming and abstract, which can lead people to disengage from the conversation...
Community Ecologies - Restoring the Ground Beneath Our Feet
Sat 9 May 2026 2.00pm – 3.30pm
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...
Community Ecologies - Wild Pages: Sketchbooks Inspired by Birds & Insects
Sat 23 May 2026 2.00pm – 3.30pm
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 - Mindful Movement & Mudra Embodiment in Nature
Sat 13 June 2026 2.00pm – 3.30pm
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...
Community Ecologies - Embodied Drawing Workshop
Sat 25 October 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Today's workshop has been cancelled due to a wind warning.Please stay tuned for updates on the new date and time. Join artist-researcher Kirsty Badenoch for an experimental drawing workshop exploring...
Community Ecologies - Butoh Movement Workshop
Sat 1 November 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join Elspeth Chan Chi Fan for a unique movement workshop inspired by Butoh, the post-war Japanese avant-garde dance form. In this session, Elspeth will guide participants in exploring how our...
Community Ecologies - Wild Food Walk
Sat 29 November 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join us for this late autumn walk looking at the wild plants growing at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Than Gunabalasingham of Nourish the Wild CIC. We will be looking...
Community Ecologies - The Colours of Herbs
Sat 6 September 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join us for 'The Colour of Herb's' walk on Saturday 6th September. We will walk among the plants, looking at their various colours and what they might tell us. This...
Community Ecologies - Solitary Bees Hotel Workshop with Eamonn
Sat 12 July 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join us on Saturday 12th July to discover the world of Solitary Bees and help build a Solatary Bee Hotel! Europe has just one hive bee species, but hundreds of...
Community Ecologies - Unravelling the Patterns of Nature Workshop
Sat 15 November 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join us for 'Unravelling the Patterns of Nature' Workshop on Saturday, 15th November. Step into a playful, multi-sensory exploration of nature's patterns through listening, making, and seeing. Discover the living...
Community Ecologies - Creative Plant Naming Walkshop with Yaya Xi-Lin Wang
Sat 21 June 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
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...
Community Ecologies - Forage & Preserve: Wild Food Skills for Urban Ecology Led by Magdalena
Sat 20 September 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join us for a Forage & Preserve making workshop on Saturday 20th September. This is a hands-on workshop where you’ll explore the edible urban abundance growing all around us.. Learn...
Community Ecologies - Singing with the Birds of Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Catherine Clover
Sat 26 July 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Join artist Catherine Clover on 26th July for a playful, informal, and participatory workshop exploring the voices of wild birds in Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. No experience or skill is...
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