Elephant & Castle is a fast-adapting cultural and social landscape. The Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability Research group at LCC have devised an intervention which addresses social isolation while celebrating nature and community. On the morning of ‪Thursday 21st September, The Morris Folk Choir lead by Michelle Woolfenden will celebrate Dawn ‪at 6:14am with an uplifting selection of music with a bird theme: The Wood Thrush Song, The Magpie and Follow the Heron will feature along with other popular songs.

London songbirds start their day as early as possible, and the trees, bushes and rooftops teem with songs and calls. For humans, singing at any time of day can be as valuable and stimulating as exercise. The event will encourage participation and offer passers-by an opportunity to join in. The intervention, part of the London Design Festival, will also raise awareness of the plight of the British songbird. The official ‘State of the UK’s Birds 2016 Survey' found that more than a quarter of the UK’s bird species are now recognized as threatened species, at risk of global extinction.