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Sunday 29 January, 1-4pm

Join us at the Curve Garden for a weekend of activities learning about and celebrating birds, to mark this month’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

Help feed the birds in Dalston in these winter months, by transforming a recycled juice carton into a decorated bird-feeder, in a free drop-in afternoon collaging session at the Garden. 

Artists Bella McEvoy and Corinne Beaty will guide you in the art of collaging before the finished bird-feeders are filled with seeds and hung up in the Garden’s trees for our resident birds to enjoy. All of the materials will be provided, but participants are also welcome to bring their own magazines with images of colourful flowers, plants or nature. 

The collaging session will take place inside the cosy Pineapple House and our Cafe will be open selling hot drinks and mulled wine and cider. 

The afternoon starts at 1pm. There is no need to book and you can drop in any time. Please note that as space is limited, there will be a maximum capacity of 10 people at any one time. 

These workshops are open to all ages, but children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at all times. 

The workshops are supported by Hackney Council’s Hackney High Street Fund.

You can take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch by spending one hour counting all the birds you see in your garden or local park. We hope you will take part here at the Curve Garden and we will have some bird identification guides and other resources for you to use.

Saturday 28 January, 12.30 – 2pm & 2.30 – 4pm

Join us at the Curve Garden for a weekend of activities learning about and celebrating birds, to mark this month’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. 

Artists Bella McEvoy and Corinne Beaty will lead two free workshops where you decorate a beautiful hanging bird.

You will be provided with your own small ‘clay’ birds to decorate, using a range of mark-making techniques, guided by the workshop artists, and taking inspiration from folk art traditions and the birds you can see in the Curve Garden.

The hanging birds will then form part of a community artwork for display in the Curve Garden this Spring. You will also be given a second ‘clay’ bird to keep which you can decorate during the workshop or at home. 

These workshops are designed for adults and for young people over 12 years of age, who must be accompanied by an adult. 

The sessions will take place inside the cosy Pineapple House and our Cafe will be open selling hot drinks and mulled wine and cider. 

Places for each workshop are free but limited, so booking is essential. You can book via the links below: 

Saturday 28 January, 12.30 – 2pm: Book here  

Saturday 28 January, 2.30 – 4pm: Book here 


The ‘Decorating Birds’ workshops are supported by Hackney Council’s Hackney High Street Fund.

You can take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch by spending one hour counting all the birds you see in your garden or local park. We hope you will take part here at the Curve Garden and we will have some bird identification guides and other resources for you to use.