Shared Roots - Summer Walks Talks and Workshops

Join us at the Community Growing Project this summer for 'Shared Roots', our annual series of walks, talks and workshops. Led by a fantastic line-up of speakers, the events will offer fascinating insights into growing plants, people and communities.

The Birds & The Bees: Queer Ecology of Barnes Common

Did you know that scientists often struggle to find male woodlice, that male trees can turn female, or that many of London’s birds partner up into same-sex couples?

‘Queer Ecology’ aims to challenge what we think of as being ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ and celebrates diversity in all life. Join ecologist Connor Butler on a guided nature walk through Barnes Common to explore the diverse and unusual lifecycles found in the 'unnatural' plants and animals right outside your doorstep. You’ll learn how to use a hand lens to identify common species of plants and invertebrates and gain a new fascination with the natural world.

This gentle tour around the Common invites all curious minds (aged 16+) interested in meeting others, learning identification skills, and seeing nature from a new perspective.

Meet us for this walk outside the polytunnel in our growing area at Vine Road Rec.

Please note, dogs will not be admitted at this event except guide dogs. All our events are dog free unless specifically mentioned in the event listing.

Thank you to Kew Village Market for the funding which enables us to offer tickets to our Shared Roots events at a subsidised cost.

Concessions: All proceeds from ticket sales will support our conservation work and future learning events and we would encourage you, if you can, to pay full price. We do not want cost to be a barrier to our activities, as such we have a limited number of free and discounted concession tickets available, please email [email protected] for details.

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