North London wildlife corridor walk w/ permaculture experience

About this Experience

Join us for a walking tour through North London wildlife corridor with other eco-conscious travellers, take part in environmental action and experience a part of London most tourists don't get to see! We'll spend just over three hours and cover around four miles, moving between three extraordinary green spaces: Woodberry Wetlands, Edible Landscapes London in Finsbury Park, and the Parkland Walk nature reserve. We'll start with a guided tour of Woodberry Wetlands from a London Wildlife Trust ranger, a site that represents an important win for nature against developer, which was opened in by Sir David Attenborough. We continue on to Finsbury Park to Edible Landscapes London, a community forest garden that has been showcase the benefits of permaculture for over 10 years, supporting their seasonal work to turn fallen leaves to leafmould - natures compost. We'll take a short walk through the park to Parkland Walk, walking along the abandoned railway line turned nature reserve, with the option to pick up any plastic pollution we see along the way. After a quick look at the eerie railway tunnels, now home to a colony of bats, we'll finish at The Boogaloo in Highgate for a drink and debrief. This is a small group tour of just ten people so we can join the partner organisations' existing activities for you to see them in action, and intimate enough that you'll get to know the people you're walking with. These events are designed for eco-conscious travellers who want to meet like-minded people while they're away, learn from community environmental initiatives they wouldn't otherwise encounter, and give something back to the places they visit. The knowledge you pick up from a permaculture forest garden or a wetland saved from developers by local campaigners can all be put into action at home.

Activity Details

What you'll do

What's Included

Highlights

• Hands on environmental action
• Immerse yourself in nature
• Small group tour great for meeting other tourists
• Learn about community action and local eco initiatives

Good to know

Languages

English

Hotel pickup

No pickup

Meals

Not included

Before you book

Cancellation

Free cancellation until 48 hours before the start

Questions guests ask

Is the walking difficult?

it is an hour and 15 minutes of walking on flat, 45 minutes at the community garden with the opportunity to sit, and then another hour and 15 minutes of walking on mainly flat but with some uneven surfaces.

Are there bathroom facilities available during the walk?

There are bathrooms available at the start of the walk at The Coal House Café, there is a compost loo available at the community gardens, there are toilet facilities in Finsbury Park which we pass on the walk to the Parklands Walk Nature Reserve, and finally there are toilet facilities at The Boogaloo pub.

Is food provided?

No food or drink is provided with your ticket. You can purchase a coffee/snack at the Coal House Café before the walk starts, fill up waterbottles at the community gardens, and purchase pizza and drinks at The Boogaloo pub. Feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks along as participants have been known to get peckish towards the end of the walk in the leadup to lunch!

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