Creative Walk: Walthamstow Wetlands & Marshes

Join artist Alisa Ruzavina for a guided walk through Walthamstow Marshes and Wetlands, exploring urban ecology through creative practices, storytelling and playful observation. Discover new connections between human history, our bodies and local wildlife.

Step into an imaginative exploration of Walthamstow's wild spaces with Earthkinology Studio on this unique walking tour that reveals the marshes through a creative lens. Investigate how the industrial and wild histories intertwine throughout this unique for London site.

Starting on the edges of Argall Industrial Area, we'll wander through the grassland and wetland landscapes, pausing to share stories of human and non-human residents, notice the beautiful collisions between wildness and urban design, and explore what ecological kinship might look like in our city.

You'll leave with fresh perspectives on local ecology, a deeper connection to urban wildlife, and playful ideas for coexisting with our non-human neighbours.

More about your guide:

Alisa Ruzavina is the artist behind Earthkinology, a socially-engaged ecological art studio working in public art, community projects and creative experiences for collective joy. We create playful spaces and conversations for ecological and social dreaming, weaving together stories of pace-based kinship and ways of relating, being and belonging that rewild the urban mind.

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Further details:

The walk will start at the sculpture at the corner of St James’ Park, South Access Road, E17 8AN and will take a route through the Argall Industrial Area, Walthamstow Marshes and Walthamstow Wetlands. It will finish at Engine House Cafe on Walthamstow Wetlands territory, 2 Forest Road, N17 9NH, which has a lovely café.

The route is approximately 2.5 miles so please wear appropriate footwear and clothing. There are benches to rest along the route.

We will start moving along our walk at 10:30 am sharp, so please arrive on time or a bit beforehand.

Concession and free ticket options are available due to generous support from London National Park City.