We are running these free biodiversity workshops in summer and autumn 2025. They will help you to understand and record plants and wildlife.
Bird monitoring in Southwark
Learn how to identify, count and record birds to monitor their populations in the field.
When: 14 June 2025, 9am to 1pm
Where: 3 Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park, SE5 0RF
Email liam.nash@southwark.gov.uk to register.
Plant identification walk
Beginner-friendly plant walk in Burgess Park, led by author and botanist Leif Bersweden.
When: 19 June 2025, 2pm to 4pm
Where: Glengall Wharf Garden, 64 Glengall Road, Burgess Park, SE15 6NF
No need to book, just meet at Glengall Wharf Garden.
Beetle field recorder day
Join entomologist Connor Butler to help record the beetles and other invertebrates of Burgess Park.
When: 14 July 2025, 10am to 4pm
Where: Glengall Wharf Garden, 64 Glengall Road, Burgess Park, SE15 6NF
Habitats and planting for pollinators
Learn about wild pollinators and boost your wildlife gardening skillset with Benny Hawksbee.
When: 16 July 2025, 10am to 3pm
Where: Stave Hill Ecological Park, Timber Pond Road, SE16 6AX
Bumblebee field identification
Join the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to learn how to identify and monitor bumblebees in Russia Dock Woodland and the Paper Garden.
When: 9 August 2025, 10am to 4pm
Where: Paper Garden, Teredo Street, SE16 7LW
Plant field recorder day
Join botanist Dr Mark Spencer to record the plants found in Belair Park and Dulwich Park.
When: 24 September 2025, 10am to 4pm
Where: Belair Park, Gallery Road, Dulwich, SE21
Fungal foray for beginners
Beginner-friendly guided walk of the mushrooms and fungi of Nunhead Cemetery
When: 27 September 2025 (2 hours, time to be confirmed)
Where: Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, SE15 3LP
Fungus identification course
Learn how to find and identify the wild mushrooms and other fungi of One Tree Hill.
When: 12 October 2025, 12 noon to 6pm
Where: One Tree Hill, St Augustine’s Church, Honor Oak Park, SE23 3LE
Earthworm identification and recording
October 2025 in Bermondsey. More details to come.