About this Event
In this 3-hour workshop, we will take a walk through the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, read and discuss poems about nature ('ecopoetry'), and practice writing some of our own. We will introduce creative writing tools that harness our ability to notice and bear witness, help us unearth the beauty and strangeness of nature, and ultimately imagine new futures into being.🌱
As always, you don't need to be a writer or a nature expert to take part! Nature and poetry is for everyone, so just bring your enthusiasm 🌟
📅 Date: Saturday 2nd May 2026
⏰ Time: 12.00 – 15.00
📍 Meeting Point: Centre for Wildlife Gardening, SE15 4EE (What 3 Words left.tags.image)
🙋Who can come: Young people ages 16-30
What to expect on the day?
🚶 Explore this rewilded council depot now turned wildlife oasis as it starts to bloom
📖Read and discuss ecopoems in a supportive environment
✍️Craft your own ecopoem with expert guidance and wirting prompts
📢Discover how poetry can be a tool for ecoactivism
🧑 Have fun with like-minded young people out in nature
🌈 Leave with renewed energy and hope for the future!
Why join us?
🍽️FREE lunch for all attendees - this will be a light picninc lunch such as sausage rolls (vegan and halal options included!), snack bars and fruit
🧑🤝🧑Bring someone new to nature and get a free coffee voucher to use at London Wildlife Trust cafes!
🌟Meet our Facilitators🌟
This workshop is facilitated by Rooted Resistance, a poetry collective founded by Martha Aroha and Tadhg Kwasi, writers who are active in the climate justice movement.
Rooted Resistance is a project which teaches poetry as an empowering art form to engage with nature – not so that we can escape the reality of ecosystem loss and climate injustice, but so that we are tooled to resist it.
We believe that by tapping into our creative instincts, we can unlock new possibilities for transformation, and regain a sense of agency to build a better planet.
How to get there
🚆 London Overground: Peckham Rye – 15-minute walk
🚆 National Rail: East Dulwich – 5-minute walk (For trains from London Bridge)
🚏 Bus: Elsie Road (Route 40, 42, 176, 185, 484) – Just 6 minutes’ walk away Copleston Road (Route P13) – 10 minute walk away
🚗 Car: There is no parking at the Centre, there may be on street parking available, but it is subject to availability. Using public transport is advised.
Accessibility
There are paved pathways around the Centre for Wildlife Gardening and a ramp to the visitor centre, which has accessible toilets. The site is flat with gentle slopes and occasional small steps. Seating is found throughout.
We want to make sure everyone can be part of the Collective, if travel costs were a barrier to you attending we can reimburse you for travel within the GLA (what is the GLA), just get in touch with your travel receipt after the event.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please get in touch with us at [email protected]
The delivery of the Keeping it Wild Collective is made possible by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
London Wildlife Trust Centre For Wildlife Gardening, 28 Marsden Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
