LEEF Winter Social + Reading group session

6-7pm: LEEF Reading Group session - open to all members and friends
See below for details.

7-10pm: LEEF Winter Social - open to all members and friends
Relax and chat with fellow environmental educators over nibbles and drinks at this beautiful London Wildlife Trust reserve. You've earned it! If we have enough energy we may even relocate to The Naturalist pub afterwards...

LEEF Reading group - session details
We will be discussing Katharine Burke's 2024 book, Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education, described as "a game changer" by Richard Louv.
No need to buy and read the whole book for this session though; if you don't have time, you can read this blog entry by Katharine Burke:
Steps Toward Transformative Ecological Education | SEEd
...or watch this 1-hour interview with the author:
Earthwards: In Conversation with Katherine Burke
Distinctive points made by the book will be summarised at the start of the discussion. We'll discuss what ideas and approaches might be applicable to our roles in environmental education, whether you run Forest School activities for toddlers or teach ecology to university students.

Location and Transport

Location: The New River Studio is located at 1 Newnton Close, London N4 2RH and accessed via Woodberry Wetlands’ East entrance at Newnton Close & Bethune Road. What3Words: ///front.moved.rift

Underground: The closest tube station is Manor House on the Piccadilly Line which is an 8 minute walk from Woodberry Wetlands main entrance. From the tube station exit, follow Seven Sisters Road in an Easterly direction to Woodberry Grove which is the next traffic light. Turn right on Woodberry Grove and the New River path and Woodberry Wetlands main entrance is on your left hand side just past the shops and high rise buildings.

Bus: The nearest bus stops are Bethune Road (Eastbound Bus Stop T and Westbound Bus Stop W served by bus routes: 253 & 254) and Amhurst Park (Eastbound Stop S served by bus routes 259 and 279).

Parking: There is no public parking at Woodberry Wetlands. The closest unrestricted street parking is on Bethune Road on the East side of the reserve. Metered street parking is available on the surrounding streets and controls are in operation 8:30am – 6:30pm. As Arsenal are playing at home on that evening, additional parking restrictions may apply!