Bow Beasties.

SPACES ARE LIMITED TO 30 people and will only go ahead if a minimum of 10 people book.

Bow Beasties is our monthly wildlife club for families!

Join Ken for an exciting range of environmental and outdoor activities that celebrate the seasons and the wildlife that can be found here within London’s most urban woodland.

Bow Beasties happens every 3rd Sunday of the month (except for August) and is led by experienced and DBS checked staff and volunteers.

October is pumpkin carving.  Please bring your own pumpkin, we'll provide tools.

It’s FREE! Please donate if you can.

• Time: Doors open at 10:15am for a prompt start at 10.30am. The session will finish at approx. 12.30pm.
• Ages: Activities are suitable for children aged 3 to 12. Parents/carers must accompany their children for the duration: maximum 4 children per adult.
• Clothing: Please remember to dress for the weather as we will be outside come rain or shine.
• Meeting point: The Cemetery Park Lodge, Southern Grove E3 4PX (brick building by the main entrance)
• Booking: We offer this free activity on a first come first served basis with a maximum and minimum number of places dependent on a safe limit for the activity.

2024 Programme

This is a guide and activities may change on the day.

Feb - Egg box hunt (please bring your own eggbox) and making plaster casts of animal prints

March - Campfire and toasting marshmallows - making charcoal to make a pencil

April - Wild food walk - make a mighty wild green smoothie

May - Bird watching/bird bingo/best nest competition

June - Bug Safari

July - Pond dipping

September - Spring bulb planting

October - Pumpkin carving - please bring your own pumpkin, we supply the cutting tools.

November - Make a bird feeder

December - Festive wreath making

January 2025 - signs of spring walk

Please note that the Cemetery Park Lodge will be open for toilet facilities, there will be no space to store your belongings.  Don't bring anything too valuable or that you aren't willing to carry.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BOOK: -

Do not attend if you or a member of your household have COVID-19 symptoms or have had a positive test result recently.  Please check your symptoms and whether it’s suitable for you to attend.

ON THE DAY

1) Please arrive on time and go to the meeting area: the Cemetery Park Lodge, the brick building straight ahead of you enter via our main gates on Southern Grove E3.

2) Wrap up warm, it could be cold and please wear appropriate footwear.

3) There are no parking restrictions at the weekend on Southern Grove.  Please park on Southern Grove.  There's no parking available inside the Cemetery Park.

4) The Friends will collect contact information on attendees and we will treat your data in accordance with our data protection policies.

Click here for more information and to view our full COVID-19 policy and data protection policy.

Access statement

• This is an accessible and inclusive activity. The maximum number of participants is 30.

• We will cover a distance of less than 1.5km. The paths are approx. 1-2m wide. The surface is crushed concrete fines, a type of hard-packed fine gravel (which doesn't turn to mud in rain). We will not be using steps on this tour but there may be areas where the path narrows and may be difficult for wheelchairs to traverse. If arranged in advance a motorised vehicle could drive onto the site. There is restriction free on-street parking on Southern Grove during the weekend.

• Please contact us with at least 2 weeks’ notice if you’d like BSL or other interpretation/translation and we will do our best to facilitate. Sadly we have no interpreters or translators available in-house.

• Toilets will be available in the Cemetery Park Lodge. There is a toilet that is deemed accessible.  It is approx. 1.6m x 2m and there is a fixed support bar on the left of the toilet, with a movable bar on the right. There is no adult changing table or hoist.

• We are able to offer baby changing facilities and we can provide a private space for breastfeeding on request.

• We aim to make our events as accessible as possible and are learning constantly how to do this better. If you would like to let us know about any specific requirements or access needs that you would like us to meet, or offer feedback on our accessibility arrangements, please email contact@fothcp.org. We want you to feel safe in nature.

Refund policy: If you tell us that you want to cancel your ticket, please give a minimum of 48 hours notice before the start of the event.