Paths to Progress: Walking as a tool to reconnect us to our natural world
Join us at the Glitch in Waterloo and be inspired by three amazing speakers as they share how walking can help us reconnect with nature, boost conservation efforts, and spark communities to take positive climate action and fight for ecological justice.
Don’t miss this exciting chance to learn and get motivated!
Part of the Pint of Science Festival

Tuesday 20th May Doors 6:30 pm Event 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Walking for Good
Daniel Raven-Ellison (Founder and Chief Exploration Officer of Slow Ways, Guerrilla Geographer, National Park Cities Founder & National Geographic Explorer)

Walking as Decolonisation: Reclaiming the UK Countryside Through Activism
Bushra Schuitemaker (Zoologist, microbiologist, science writer, volunteer with Black Girls Hike UK, Former VC of British Ecological Society’s Racial and Ethnic Equality and Diversity (REED) Network )
Reflecting on her own personal experience as a zoologist and experimental biologist, as well as her work with groups like Black Girls Hike UK and the REED Network, Bushra will be exploring land ownership, colonial history, and the politics of walking in rural Britain. She will be talking about how walking can be used as an act of reclamation, resetting presumptions about who belongs outdoors, and advocating for inclusive access to land, as well as examples of walking as a form of activism and environmental justice, citizen science, and tech tools that allow individuals to contribute to environmental monitoring.
“Every walk we take is an opportunity to reclaim space, challenge exclusion, and reshape our relationship with the land. So, where will you walk next?”

Walking as a Collective to Broaden Perspectives: Flow. Walk. Drag
Hwa Young Jung (Socially engaged artist)
Hear about how they are utilising drag-walking tours to inspire a more inclusive, joyful, and biodiverse understanding of Ecological Citizenship, rooted in local histories and contemporary environmental challenges.


Events at The Glitch
134 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AEAbout festival week events
We will be hosting a run of festival weeks and events curated by our partners big and small. Each week will see workshops, talks, walks, and cultural activities taking place in and around our pop-up Visitors Centre at 80 Mortimer Street.
For an up to date list of Festival weeks, please visit: nationalparkcity.london/events
Contact Louis Rutherford on louis.rutherford@nationalparkcity.org for more details on each Festival Week or if you would like to discuss hosting your own event.
more walking festival events

A Weekend of Wildness on Screen: London Nature Films Festival
What made this festival so special wasn’t just the storytelling — it was the gathering. Filmmakers, campaigners, walkers, foragers, gardeners, policy-shapers and pavement-crack gazers all under one roof, sipping foraged tea and vegan curry, sharing questions and possibilities.

Festival Week: London Climate Action Week
Dates: 21st – 29th June
One of the world’s largest independent climate-change events.

Festival Week: Grow Urban Festival
Dates: 7th – 15th June
The grassroots festival promoting greening and growing across London.

Festival Week: Repair Week
Dates: 3rd – 9th March
The collaborative repair and reuse festival helping divert your pre-loved items from landfill.

Festival Week: Happier Outdoors
Dates: 7th – 16th April
10 days of nature, health and happiness in Greater London – back for a second year!


