Public Opening Hour
2pm - 5pm Saturdays, 2 May - 28 November
The Nature Reserve is open for everyone to explore the medicine garden, ponds, woodland, and mushroom farm. It’s also a good time to meet the site team and hear how to get involved as a Friend of the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve.

Weekday Schedule 2025 - The Nature Reserve is hub for learning and wellbeing throughout the week with several local organisations in residence.
Mondays: Rangers Kindergarten Forest School
Tuesdays: Rangers Kindergarten Forest School
Wednesday: Mission GP Practice Social Prescribing
Thursday: Stephen Hawking School Nature Club
Friday: Forest Friday After-school Club

Misery 12pm - 3pm, 1st Saturday of each month (except January)

Mobile Apothecary 7pm - 8pm, last Sunday of each month (except August, December) 

Community Qi Gong  3.30pm - 5pm alternate Sundays (March - May)

Volunteer Sessions
11am - 1pm Saturdays
2nd May - 28 November
A weekly activity where people can learn how to help care for the Nature Reserve.
We have ×12 places each week so please visit the volunteering page (button below) to register your availability to join.

GET INVOLVED

Address

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Middleton Street, London E2 9RR 
What3words: ///librarian.daring.hands

Please get in touch if you would like more information when planning your visit info@bethnalgreennaturereserve.org 

Facilities

We are an off-grid, out door space that host workshops, events and learning opportunities all year.

Our site is step-free and wheelchair accessible. We have a very comfortable wheelchair accessible compost toilet and baby changing facilities.

Visitors should note that we do use wood-chip on our pathways, which may be difficult for a self-aided wheelchair (when the wood-chip has been freshly laid). Aided or electric wheelchairs seem to be fine when wood-chip is freshly laid. Some areas of the Nature Reserve have small pathways and uneven ground/surfaces, so not all areas of the site are easily accessible.

Visitors are advised to always wear suitable clothing and footwear; and be mindfulness of rain, cold or hot weather.

The Nature Reserve is a dynamic and multilayered ecosystem, so insect bites/stings can happen. We advise all visitors to notify our staff of any allergic responses you may have if bitten/stung so we can all be appropriately prepared during your visit.

Please email info@bethnalgreennaturereserve.org if you have any access questions or requests in advance of your visit.

We are always eager to accommodate your needs and improve our sites accessibility.

Travel & Accessibility Guide

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve is located in a historic part of East London. While we are centrally located in Zone 2, some local infrastructure still presents challenges for visitors with limited mobility.

Car Parking

On-street parking is managed by Tower Hamlets Council within Zone A2.

• Enforcement Hours:
  • Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:30pm (Paid)
  • Saturday: Free all day
  • Sunday: 8:30am – 2pm (Paid)
  • Bank Holidays: Free all day
• Charges: Payments are made via the RingGo app. Rates are approximately £6.80/hr for standard vehicles and £10.20/hr for diesel vehicles.
• Blue Badge Holders: You may park in pay-by-phone/metered bays free of charge with no time limit. You may also park on single or double yellow lines for up to 3 hours (displaying badge and clock) if no loading restrictions apply. Use the Tower Hamlets Blue Badge Guide for full details.

Tube (London Underground)

Bethnal Green Station (Central Line)

• Distance: 0.3 miles (approx. 6-minute walk).
• Accessibility: This station does not have step-free access. It involves multiple flights of stairs.
• Accessible Alternative: We recommend Whitechapel Station (Elizabeth Line, District, and Overground), which is fully step-free and about a 15-minute bus ride or 18-minute walk away.

Overground

Cambridge Heath Station

• Distance: 0.3 miles (approx. 6-minute walk).
• Accessibility: This station does not have step-free access. Access to platforms is via steep staircases.

Bus

All London buses are low-floor and equipped with wheelchair ramps. You can plan your journey using the TfL Journey Planner.

• To Cambridge Heath Road (Stop: Bethnal Green Station):
  • Routes 106, 254, D6, 309 and Night Route N253.
• To Bethnal Green Road:
  • Routes 8, 388, D3 and Night Route N8.
• To Hackney Road:
  • Routes 26, 55 and Night Routes N26, N55.

The Bethnal Green Nature Reserve and Phytology Medicine Garden can be visited on other days by pre-arranged appointment.

Admission free.