Black History 365 Thameside Migrations – Africa to Antartica
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On Wednesday 21 May Join us for Thameside Migrations 3pm to 5pm
Join us for a gentle walk workshop with an introduction to bird migration – learn about the three main visitors to the UK from Africa that use the wetlands along the river: African Terns, types of marten or swift, and reed warblers.
Why do they travel so far and where do they come from? Much of this remains a mystery but in late spring, as the leaves unfurl and insects busy themselves multiplying their activity, a variety of migrating birds come and feed and breed in the summer temperate. With longer days and an intensity of green flowering the birds take advantage of the welcome refuge at Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. For this event we take a birds’ eye perspective of travel, exchange and interaction…
This walk is a companion to one the following Saturday and to Sounds from the Ecology Park. All walks are in partnership with the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Centre TCV.
On Saturday 24 May there will be the Distant Sounds of Migration meeting at 2pm to 4:30pm at the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Centre. This includes a short walk exploring migration and other listening in the city with Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. Exploring and celebrating the migrant birds that come to feed and nest in Greenwich alongside the introduction of plants, people and customs from the Caribbean and from Africa – all parts of the rich diversity supported in the borough's multicultural networks.
You can book from 1 April 2025 by visiting https://www.inspirallondon.com/event