Woodland Festival

Delivery of the “Reuniting Sydenham Hill Wood and Dulwich Wood” project is underway and to celebrate we are holding our annual Woodland Festival on the 14th September.

- Take part in a nature walk, focusing on the birds, trees, insects, plants or fungi you can see in the woods.
- Show your creative side with creative writing sessions, live music, art exhibitions and nature craft stalls.
- Get the family together for storytelling, pond dipping and face painting.
- Learn about the fascinating history of the woodlands and surrounding area.

The running order for the day is shown below.  All activities are free, but some must be booked in advance.

11.00: Start
11.00-11.50: Bioblitz using iNaturalist [session 1] 
11.00-11.50: Pond-dipping [session 1] 
11.00-11.50: Local Resident Walk (book below)
11.30-12.15: Storytelling, The Forest of Stories [session 1] (book below)
12.00-12.50: Bird ID Walk  
12.00-1.00: Writing the Woods, with local poet Helen Bowell [for all ages] (book below)
1.00-1.50: Fungi Walk  
1.00-1.40: Bug-detecting Walk  
1.00-1.45: Storytelling, The Forest of Stories [session 2] (book below)
1.00-1.50: Bioblitz using iNaturalist [session 2]  
2.00-3.00: Pond-dipping [session 2]
2.00-3.00: Writing the Woods, with local poet Helen Bowell [for 16-25 year olds] (book below)
2.00-3.00: Mindfullness Wander and Wonder in the Woods (book below)

Stalls, sign in and meeting points will be by the shipping containers / old tunnel with the nearest entrance on Crescent Wood Road.

We look forward to seeing you there!