Mobile Apothecary — call for fundraiser pledges!

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Sun 10 May 2026
Since 2018, the Mobile Apothecary has been creating homemade herbal remedies for free distribution to local community members in Bethnal Green who face barriers to health, food, and shelter.Due to...

Misery in Residence - Autumn & Winter 2024

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Misery in Residence at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve Autumn & Winter 2024 Misery is a mental health collective focused on healing for queer, trans, and non-binary Black people and people...

Caretakers Project

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Stories, guides and offerings for London’s green & blue spaces. The Caretakers Project was set up to capture and archive valuable local knowledge on community-led land stewardship. The project aims...

Misery Party - 2nd September 2023

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Sat 2 September 2023 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Misery Party in residence at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve this summer. Misery Party is a mental health collective centring healing for queer / trans / non-binary black people and people...

OPENING TIMES

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10.00pm Sat 7 May 2022 — 12.00am Sun 11 December 2022
The Bethnal Green Nature Reserve will be open each Saturday; 2pm - 4pm 7th May till 10th December Come and explore this small but mighty urban Nature Reserve, an oasis...

The Gardening Drawing Club Vol.2 Autumn 2022

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Sat 26 November 2022 10.00pm – 11.30pm
Founded in 2021, The Gardening Drawing Club is a series of unique events with a holistic approach offering free access to arts and horticulture in Britain. With monthly happenings, The...

Experimental Wetland Ecology Survey: Herbarium Workshop with Mila

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10.00pm Sat 24 September 2022 — 1.00am Sun 25 September 2022
Herbaria are collections of dried plants that can be stored, catalogued and arranged by family, genus and species, capturing the community of a time and place. As part of the...

Herbal Uprising Part 4: Herbal Community Care Toolkit for BPoC

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Join us for Herbal Uprising Part 4 (BPOC only). About this event In collaboration with Herbal Blessing Clinic’s Rabiah Mali & Healing Justice LDN, ‘Herbal Uprising’ is a series...

Herbal Uprising Part 3: Herbal Community Care Toolkit for BPoC

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Join us for Herbal Uprising Parts 3 (BPOC only). About this event In collaboration with Herbal Blessing Clinic’s Rabiah Mali & Healing Justice LDN, ‘Herbal Uprising’ is a series...

Learning from herbs: tea tasting and plant observation with Mila.

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As part of the ongoing experimental ecology survey at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, this workshop will be looking at the physical and emotional responses that plants generate within us...

The Gardening Drawing Club: VOL. 1 Summer

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Founded in 2021, The Gardening Drawing Club is a series of unique events with a holistic approach offering free access to arts and horticulture in Britain. With monthly happenings, The...

Herbal Uprising Part 2: Herbal Allies for Speaking into Truth

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Join us for Herbal Uprising Part 2 (women and trans femme people only). About this event In collaboration with Herbal Blessing Clinic’s Rabiah Mali & Healing Justice LDN, ‘Herbal...

Experimental Ecology Survey Workshop; 'What’s your herb culture'?

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Mixing our medicine ways and sharing our plant love. As part of the experimental Ecology Survey at the Bethnal Green Natural Reserve, we are gathering with community herbalist Rasheeqa Ahmad...

Herbal Uprising Part 1: Plant Medicine As a Guide to Deep Rest

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In collaboration with Herbal Blessing Clinic’s Rabiah Mali & Healing Justice LDN, ‘Herbal Uprising’ is a series of 3 sessions that will explore the potential of plant medicine to deepen...

A celebration of the Eid holiday!

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Bethnal Green Nature Reserve wishes you a peaceful and joyous end of Ramadan and Eid Mubarak, and invite you to join us at our site for a celebration. We welcome...

George Chakravarthi

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George Chakravarthi has always been his own muse. In life, and professionally as an artist since the mid 1990s, Chakravarthi has been creating provocations around historical, contemporary and emerging notions...

Volunteer Sessions – November 2021

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We are holding monthly volunteer sessions at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve across the winter months. The next session will take place 11am - 1pm Saturday, 27th November 2021. You’ll...

DIY Biochar & Bacterial Cultures for Soil Workshop pt.2

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Biochar originates from an indigenous Amazonian technique to give nutrition and health to the soil. Scientifically the term biochar is meant to describe the process of using charcoal as a...

DIY Biochar & Bacterial Cultures for Soil Workshop

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Biochar originates from an indigenous Amazonian technique to give nutrition and health to the soil. Scientifically the term biochar is meant to describe the process of using charcoal as a...

Create Conscious Community Presents Healing Herbalism! 

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Create Conscious Community & Rebecca Lazerou will be hosting a special online event featuring Rasheeqa Ahmad & Shumaisa Khan. The online event will be broadcast live from the Phytology...

Mobile Apothecary

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About us The Mobile Apothecary is a growing network of volunteers spanning the areas of herbalism, horticulture and the arts. Since April 2019, we have been bringing people together to...

Compost Toilet Co-design Workshop at Phytology pt.3

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Come and help design a new accessible compost toilet for Bethnal Green Nature Reserve! This is the third and final co-design workshop and opportunity to have your say about how...

Phytology Evening Bat Walk with Ecologist Olly Edmonds

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Phytology will extend our successful bat habitat project across East London this Summer, in collaboration with several housing estates and community groups. Join us for our second session this June...

Phytology 2018 Launch

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5pm -10pm ALL WELCOME! We will preview new works from last year’s resident artists DJ Simpson, Kathrin Böhm & Ellie Doney, with live music from The Nest Collective. Our resident...

Phytology Project Launch

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The Phytology project will be officially launch at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve between 12pm and 5pm. This event will mark the official opening of our medicinal field. Phytology Bethnal...

Phytology Medicinal Garden

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Phytology is an urban physic garden established in 2014. The 30+ species of plants that we grow here are known for their historical and ongoing use in phytotherapy*, as...

Talya Baldwin

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Talya Baldwin is a British illustrator based in West Yorkshire. Much of her work focuses on the unseen or disregarded, aiming to promote public engagement with contemporary ecological issues. Her...

Vhils

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An avid experimentalist, Vhils has been developing his notion of the aesthetics of vandalism in the form of stencil painting, wall carving and pyrotechnic explosion-drawings since 2001. His work often...

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overhead view of Bethnal Green Nature reserve and the Ecology Garden