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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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 third Herbal Workshop on cleansing, the following workshops will focus…
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Come and join us throughout August for calming, meditative and balancing yoga sessions at Phytology with yoga practitioner Rosemarie St. Louis. Relax the mind and body within the Bethnal Green Nature Reserve with a slow moving yoga, and finish the session with a fresh cup of relaxing herbal tea picked from Phytology’s medicinal meadow. Dates Saturday 12th August | 4-5pm Saturday 19th August | 4-5pm Saturday 26th August | 4-5pm Book here – Eventbrite link £7.50 recommended donation…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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