News

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Moving On The Slow Non- Linear

Moving On The Slow Non-Linear

A sound installation in Garthorne Road Nature Reserve A time out to connect to nature and neighbours.

By Exit Map

Date and time

Sunday, September 3 ยท 11am – 2:30pm BST

Location

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve, Beadnell Road, London SE23 1AA, London SE23 1AA

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Eventbrite’s fee is non refundable.

Register on Eventbrite

About this event

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile eTicket

Disclaimer: The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve has NOT organised or take any responsibility for the cancellation or any claims for refunds of this event.

An immersive ambience of sounds and words, found in one of London’s hidden gem’s, Garthorne Nature Reserve. A magical and transformative experience awaits you to connect to nature for a renewed sense of navigating life through our senses.

All ages are welcome – children under 16 years of age go free!

Moving On events fine tune your attention to sensory input in nature. Feel and reconnect to your own body through audio imagery and sounds to ease movement and find dances inspired by what you see and sense. Let nature move you and connect to land and all that grows from it.

T๏ปฟhe installation is part radio installation and part transmitted through headphones. For that you need to bring your phone and headphones! We will send you the sound files a couple of days prior to the event.

It is an intergenerational project that invites all cultures, genders and abilities to join in. Should you have concerns about navigating natural terrain, please get in touch, we are happy to assist.

We want people to encounter nature and each other on common natural ground to foster a togetherness based on equality and openness that reconnects to nature as something that grows away and back into us, to remember our own nature and how to resource from it to be well.

Before and after

D๏ปฟoors will open at 11am and as soon as people have made their way in, we will gather to begin together.

After the event you are welcome to stay on and we invite you to bring food to picnic and hang out.

Disclaimer: The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve has NOT organised or take any responsibility for the cancellation or any claims for refunds of this event.

Exit Map Social Media

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Day

Saturday 21st September 2pm – 5pm

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve is opening the reserve for the last time this year as we close over the winter. Come and have a look at our six new information boards funded partly by the Kenneth White Legacy and The Worshipful Company of Gardeners and also come and explore this green quiet oasis and support us.

We will be also having the usual children’s Mini Beast hunt and also a tree trail will be available.

Suggested Donation ยฃ2

Bring a picnic and enjoy the nature listen to the birds and see the bees.

Sorry No Dogs or BBQS allowed

Please use public transport or use a bike we have limited bike secure area

Honor Oak Park Station: London Overground & Southern Rail

Entrance on Beadnell Road next to Garthorne Road alleyway.

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Day

Saturday 15th July 2pm – 5pm

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve is opening the reserve come and have a look at our six new information boards funded partly by the Kenneth White Legacy and The Worshipful Company of Gardeners and also come and explore this green quiet oasis and support us.

We will be also having the usual children’s Mini Beast hunt and also a tree trail will be available.

Suggested Donation ยฃ2

Bring a picnic and enjoy the nature listen to the birds and see the bees.

Sorry No Dogs or BBQS allowed

Please use public transport or use a bike we have limited bike secure area

Entrance on Beadnell Road next to Garthorne Road alleyway.

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Conservation Workdays September – December 2023

About this event

The Friends will be having a Conservation Workday and will be installing some wooden steps and after lunch will be doing a Butterfly transect recording the species and number on the reserve (weather depending) .

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and safety boots with steel-toe caps if possible.

Bring food and drink if you are staying all day.

If you are interested please book a place it is a first come first serve basis in joining us.

Please meet at gate on Beadnell Road near alleyway at time shown as the gate will be locked for security reasons.

Register on Eventbrite

For further details contact us

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Garthorne Road June Open Day

Saturday 17th June 2pm – 5pm

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve will be opening the site has we are holding a special event which local artists we be displaying and selling their paintings and wares. Please come along and support them as the profits will go to the reserve.

We will be also having the usual children’s Mini Beast hunt and also a tree trail will be available.

Bring a picnic and enjoy the nature listen to the birds and see the bees.

Sorry No Dogs or BBQS allowed

Please use public transport or use a bike we have limited bike secure area

Entrance on Beadnell Road next to Garthorne Road alleyway.

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Conservation Workday

One of the volunteer tamping down the gravel

Saturday 10th June

11am – 3pm

The Friends will be having a Conservation Workday and will be installing some wooden steps and after lunch will be doing a Butterfly transect recording the species and number on the reserve. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and safety boots with steel-toe caps if possible.

If you are interested in joining us please contact us below or either Ernie (Chair & Conservation Coordinator) ernestthomason@talktalk.net

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Day

Saturday 20th May 2 – 5pm

Members of the public exploring the nature reserve

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve are opening the site on Saturday. Come and explore this quiet oasis!. We have an Tree Trail as well as a Mini Beast for the younger children. Bring a picnic and watch the wildlife.

Limited Bicycle parking available

Sorry No on-site toilets

Sorry No BBQ’s, Cycling or Dogs allowed.

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Butterflies, Events, Friends Group, Great North Wood, Insects, Open Day

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Days 2026

Guided walk with a local nursery

The Reserve is now closed for winter and will reopen in March 2026

The Friends look forward to your visit, offering the public a chance to explore this quiet oasis in Forest Hill and see what has been done to improve the site during the winter shutdown. Bring along a picnic to enjoy.

Our Open Days are on the Third Saturday of each month from March – October.

March 21th

April 18th

May 16th

June 20th

July 18th

August 15th

September 19th – Annual Bake-off

October 17th

Sorry No Dogs, BBQ’S or cycling allowed on the reserve

Please contact us:

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Bake-off and Open Day Saturday 17th September 2 – 5pm

The Friends are holding their annual Bake off with prizes and also reserve Open Day come and have a look around to see the wildlife and bring a picnic along if you want. There will be some children activities such as hunting mini beasts as well a Tree Trail sheet as well.

Suggested donation ยฃ2

Please note there are no toilets on the site. Sorry No Dogs or BBQโ€™S please.

The Garthorne Road Nature Reserve is run wholly by volunteers. Any profits or donations are used to maintain or improve the Nature Reserve and provide educational events for the local community. Donations to the reserve is welcomed.

For further information please contact us:

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Friends Group, Taskday, Volunteer

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve September Conservation workdays

Saturday 10th & 24th September

11:00am – 3:30pm

The Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve are continuing their conservation workdays to maintain and preserve the nature reserve and increase the biodiversity.

About this event

As we draw into Autumn/Winter we start getting busy with important work which will involved tasks such as invasive species control, cutting the butterfly scallops to try and increase the number of butterflies species and coppicing some of the trees. Also will be doing some tree ID training for the volunteers.

If interested please go to the Volunteering workdays page to book your place.

If you have any questions please get in contact the Conservation Co-Ordinator Ernie Thomason at ernestthomason@talktalk.net or garthorne.reserve@gmail.com

Please bring lunch and drinking water and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and sturdy shoes (preferably steel toe cap boots).

Please note there are no toilets on the site you are welcome to find a bush!

Tickets will be offered on a first come first serve basis. There will be a waitlist so if you book a ticket but something comes up and you can no longer attend please cancel your ticket on Eventbrite so that it will become available for someone else.

We’ll continue to maintain the following precautions:

Volunteer numbers will be limited.

Please do not attend if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been asked to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace.

If you do have Covid-19 symptoms or need to isolate and get tested, please inform us should you test positive after recently attending a volunteer session. We will then inform other attendees (anonymously) and advise/take the necessary safety precautions.

Hand sanitiser will be available.

We will maintain distance during tasks and refreshment breaks as much as possible, unless the specific task at hand requires closer contact, in which case, the use of masks is advised, but is ultimately at individual’s discretion.

Contact with shared items (including tools) should be minimised and where possible,

Many thanks and see you soon!

Ernie (Conservation Co-ordinator)

Friends of Garthorne Road Nature Reserve workday image

Follow us on: