Dig 4: Mobile phone microscopy & ‘stained glass’ collage
11am – 1pm, 19th August 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Urban Mudlarking at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Phytology’s Artist in Residence: Ellie Doney. Over the summer months Ellie will lead a series of public ‘digs’, urban mudlarking, excavating, analysing & archiving found materials. 11am till 1pm – followed by a shared lunch Using a clip-on microscope and mobile phones will enable us to closely look…
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Bat Workshop pt.4 – Bat detecting & monitoring in Hampstead Heath
8pm till 10pm, 12th August
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Phytology takes a field trip in August, with resident ecologist Olly Edmonds, looking at a variety of bats within Hampstead Heath. Using bats detectors, we have a good chance of encountering up to four species including Britain’s biggest bat the noctule. We will discuss novel techniques for monitoring biodiversity in urban environments and how this can…
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VOICED – James Nixon
29th July - 5th August 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
In the summer of 2015, artists Lucía Montero and Duncan Robertson commissioned six writers to develop original text inspired by this wild piece of land called the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. The Voiced project took the form of a traditional artist residency, providing a space for writers to explore the cultural heritage of this part of East London through song and spoken…
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The Growth
4pm - 6pm, 5th August 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Culture Device present The Growth, an afternoon of performance poetry by UK’s leading artists with Down Syndrome. Tickets £5 Book here! Featured artists include Sarah Gordy, Tommy Jessop, Holly Risebough, Sam Bernard, Rishard Smith, Otto Bexter.
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Herbal Medicine Workshop Pt.3 – Herbs to CLEANSE
11am - 1pm, 29th July 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Phytology’s Herbal Medicine summer workshops offer an introduction to the native plants growing in the medicinal meadow at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, alongside practical information about how to use these herbs safely and effectively in the home for many different ailments. Following on from the second Herbal Workshop on Herbs for skin, the following workshops…
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This is the garden and the garden is many things
1pm - 2:30pm - July 29th, 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
with Kim Trogal, Ana Vilencia & Kathrin Böhm Phytology is described by its users and keepers as a cultural institute, a bat paradise, a garden, a medicinal field, a community space, and much more. Existing without a purpose built architecture (except the fence) Phytology is a great example for how users of a place construct and develop spaces which…
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VOICED – Lucy Cash
1st - 22nd July, 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
In the summer of 2015, artists Lucía Montero and Duncan Robertson commissioned six writers to develop original text inspired by this wild piece of land called the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. The Voiced project took the form of a traditional artist residency, providing a space for writers to explore the cultural heritage of this part…
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Dig 3: Found object collage & mouldable plastic badge-making
11am - 1pm, 22nd July 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Urban Mudlarking at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Phytology’s Artist in Residence: Ellie Doney. Over the summer months Ellie will lead a series of public ‘digs’, urban mudlarking, excavating, analysing & archiving found materials. 11am till 1pm – followed by a shared lunch Book here! Inspired by medieval pilgrim badges, this workshop begins with a guided dig…
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Bat Workshop pt.3 – Bat detecting along the canal (the basics in echolocation)
8:30pm - 11:00pm, 15th July 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Join us for an evening of bat detecting along a walk from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park to the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve taking in Mile End Park and the Regents Canal. The walk will take us through a variety of different habitats which bats like to use for feeding and commuting and we may encounter…
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Ivana Kupala – Solstice Festival
6pm - 11pm, July 6th 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Join us for Ivana Kupala celebration, an Eastern European & Scandinavia summer solstice festival dating back to pagan times. The evening will include a Ukrainian tea ceremony by artist Olha Pryymak, a performance by folk singer Svitlana Pyrkalo, astronomy talk by Paul Hill, and an installation by Phytology resident artist’s Ellie Doney and Lumen. Join us for a Ukrainian…
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Let’s Get Lost
7.00pm - 10.00pm, 1st July 2017
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Come and join us for an evening of outdoor readings from contemporary writers & poets, including specially commissioned work exploring themes of urban wilderness. Contributors include.. Music by Helen Bailey and Wiryjack Kate Richards on Beginnings Daphne Walker – city life with a country soul Rym Kechacha – poem Baobab Marika Thorogood – story Raw/Den…
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Dig Workshop pt.2 – Pewter casting and silicone mould making
11am till 1pm, June 24th
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Urban Mudlarking at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with Phytology’s Artist in Residence: Ellie Doney. Over the summer months Ellie will lead a series of public ‘digs’, urban mudlarking, excavating, analysing & archiving found materials. 11am till 1pm – followed by a shared lunch Inspired by traditional gold weights from Ghana, this workshop involves casting found objects…
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VOICED – David Nash
3rd - 17th June
Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
In the summer of 2015, artists Lucía Montero and Duncan Robertson commissioned six writers to develop original text inspired by this wild piece of land called the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. The Voiced project took the form of a traditional artist residency, providing a space for writers to explore the cultural heritage of this part…
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Herbal Medicine Workshop Pt.2 – Herbs to PROTECT
11am - 1pm, 17th June 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Phytology’s Herbal Medicine summer workshops offer an introduction to the native plants growing in the medicinal meadow at the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, alongside practical information about how to use these herbs safely and effectively in the home for many different ailments. Following on from the first Herbal Workshop on Balance, the following workshops will…
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Bat Workshop pt.2 – How To Construct A Bat Habitat
11am - 1pm, 10th June 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Phytology is launching a new bat sanctuary project – extending the natural resources of the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve to accommodate an urban bat population. The development of the bat sanctuary is the natural next step in our ongoing biodiversity improvement programme. Over the spring and summer months our resident ecologist Olly Edmonds is hosting…
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Botanical Drawing Classes
2pm - 4pm, 10th June 2017
Phytology - Bethnal Green Nature Reserve
Drop in botanical drawing classes with artist and illustrator and teacher Jo Fisher Roberts. Phytology, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve 2-4pm, 10th June No previous experience required (donation payment). “To draw an object in nature is to stop and consider it, to try and work out how it fits together.”
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