Events on Friday 21st May

Guided Forest Bathing in Beckenham Place Park

08:00 Join Andrew Jenkins from the London Borough of Lewisham Council as he guides through the woodlands of Beckenham Place Park, to experience forest bathing. On-the-ground event. While forest bathing usually takes place in larger, wild woodland or forest, Andrew is keen to show you how some of the techniques can be used in our urban green spaces, which sometimes, is all we have available to us.

Meditation with Trees

Each Slow Morning starts with 10 minutes of meditation. Book once for every morning.

09:00 Daily Festival Meditation with Trees with Mel Sutton. Join us for 9 days and establish a daily meditation practice. The start of the day is a great time for contemplation and self enquiry.

Birmingham at the Urban Tree Festival

9:30 A whole page of activities from Birmingham Tree People. The best of Brum!

Making Walnut Ink

10:00 Artist Fiona McIntyre explains the process of making walnut ink, and tells us why artists paint trees.

Journaling With The Inner and Outer Nature Self Discovery Card Deck

10:30 An hour’s slow meandering in nature on the page. Led by Jackee Holder. The Inner and Outer Nature Self Discovery card deck launched in 2021 are a series 49 nature and tree inspired writing prompts. The writing prompts are a gentle way of reconnecting with nature both on the outside and the inside. Each question in the card deck draws from the rich metaphors and rhythms of nature.

Midday Modern Conversation on Mulberry Trees with Hogarth House

12:00 Mulberry expert Dr Peter Coles will talk about mulberry trees and in particular Hogarth House’s historic mulberry tree in the garden, which is the last living remnant of the garden’s origin as a 17th century orchard. In this special live edition of Midday Modern Conversations, mulberry expert Dr Peter Coles will speak to Hogarth’s House John Collins about mulberry trees. A Q+A will follow.

Tree Rings Webinar

13:00 Tree Rings, a live discussion and Q&A on an urban tree topic hosted by CPRE London.
Ancient Urban Trees. Chaired by Greg Packman, Festival co-producer & Co-chair of the London branch of the Ancient Tree Forum, with panelists David Humphries, City for London - Hampstead Heath. 

Guided Forest Bathing in Beckenham Place Park

14:00 Join Andrew Jenkins from the London Borough of Lewisham Council as he guides through the woodlands of Beckenham Place Park, to experience forest bathing. On-the-ground event. Forest Bathing helps you take some time to slow down – to really slow down – to enhance your senses and use them to feel nature in a deeper way. While forest bathing usually takes place in larger, wild woodland or forest, Andrew is keen to show you how some of the techniques can be used in our urban green spaces, which sometimes, is all we have available to us

Writing Wood Words

15:00 A creative nature writing on-line workshop with author and poet, Electra Rhodes. Come and write about the things that inspire you in nature - whether it’s trees, the urban or rural landscape, or your relationship to either. No previous writing experience is necessary.

Belfast and its Streets of Trees

15:30 Join renowned street tree expert Mark Johnston and Alan McHaffie of Belfast City Council to hear the fascinating story of Belfast’s street trees past, present and future. Introduced by Landscape Architect James Hennessey.