Join Nina Lovelace from Hackney Outdoors CIC to identify and learn folk stories and histories associated with trees and plants around Spring Equinox - which is when many cultures celebrate the coming of true Spring, and celebrate new green growth. 

You’ll hear stories about Spring ‘tonic’ plants such as Nettles and Cleavers, meet healing trees such as Cherry, Willow, and more - and then learn how to dye Easter eggs using onion skins and leaves. We’ll also serve herbal tea so you can ‘taste’ the plants you’ve met! This seasonal walk is for adults. Every walk you attend helps Hackney Outdoors to fund its renaturing work in London schools.

Join us to find out:

• Which spring blossoming tree helped US President George Washington develop his moral compass?

• Which plant makes traditional, hard wearing fabric, if you don’t mind the pain in its making?

• Which healing tree provides substitute ‘palms’ to celebrate Palm Sunday in the northern hemisphere?

• Which plant’s common name is ‘Sticky Willy’ and is used in games of tag by nature-savvy kids?

This is part of our seasonal cycle ‘wheel of the year’ nature walks in which we invite walkers to explore how nature changes at eight points throughout the year and the stories and folklore associated with the changes. The next walk will be around May Day or Beltane at the start of May.

Please enter at the High Street entrance and follow the cobblestones to where the paths divide. This will be our meeting point. Please note our earlier start time of 10am for this event as previous Wheel of the Year walks have started at 10.30am.

Please note:
We may need to cancel at short notice if the weather is inclement - please check your emails on the morning of the walk that you have booked. 

Please wear sturdy shoes. 

There are currently no toilet facilities available.