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Walk: Bumblebee Safari along the Thamesmead Ridgeway Pollinator Corridor
Saturday 22nd July 2023 , 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Follow The Bumblebee Conservation Trust staff to learn all about your local bumblebees and how to help them, and take part in a bumblebee safari along the Ridgeway and the surrounding area. Explore the rest of the Second Nature programme here.
The afternoon will begin with a short, introductory talk.
Firstly, we will introduce the three types of bees, their conservation, and decline, and how we can help them by creating habitat in our gardens throughout the year.
We will then introduce the most common and the rarest bumblebee species which you can find locally around Thamesmead.
After the talk, follow us for a serene walk around the Ridgeway and local area to search for bumblebees! We will be using nets and pots to get personal with the bumblebees, and catch the opportunity for a closer look.
This activity is suitable for beginners. Places are limited. Booking is essential.
All activities are weather dependent. Suitable for ages 12+. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come dressed for part of the activity to take place outdoors.
This event is taking place as part of the Ridgeway Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor project, generously funded by the Mayor of London’s Rewild London Fund and Bow Arts’ Second Nature: imagining climate futures.
More About The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is the only charity dedicated to saving the UK’s bumblebees. Over the past century, our bumblebee populations have crashed. Two species have become nationally extinct. Bumblebee Conservation Trust have a vision for a world where bumblebees are thriving and valued. For more information, email bex.cartwright@bumblebeeconservation.org or nikki.gammans@bumblebeeconservation.org
For more information about our work and our projects across the UK please visit the Trust website https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
Access information
The Bow Arts Trust courtyard room has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site but blue badge parking can be found 500m away on Fairfield Road.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a table near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Opening hours: Mon-Friday, 9am to 5pm
Address: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
