Inspired by nature
Escape the screens and reconnect with nature. Immerse yourself in the beauty of your environment through our off-site, art, or writing courses. City Lit offers you the chance to let nature's serenity calm your mind, reduce stress, and restore your creative spirit by using the beauty of your surroundings as inspiration. What will you create? Book your place now to be inspired by nature.
25 courses available
Exploring Regent's Park TreesDo you want to get to know some of the fabulous trees in Regent’s Park? These 3 guided Tree Walks in Regent’s Park are ideal for the tree enthusiast with an introduction to this absorbing activity.Off Site
Sat 5 Jun 2027Letta JonesFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00- Writing eco-fiction
Are you a writer who's passionate about the environment? This one-day course will teach you how to weave environmental themes and positive climate solutions into your work, while writing entertaining, high-quality fiction.
Online
Sat 5 Jun 2027Laura BaggaleyFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Foraging for Folklore: Common Urban Plants and their Stories
Discover the stories and folklore of some common urban plants. Explore how these botanical neighbours have been revered as healers, feared as poisons, or woven into local myths and superstitions. This session will take place offsite.Meeting point:Hampstead Heath overground (Mildmay Line).
Off Site
Sun 6 Jun 2027Christopher CollierFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Art and critical theory: rethinking 'nature'Explore the role of critical theory within the field of art history, and learn new ways of thinking about art by focusing on how recent authors have been rethinking our understanding of nature.
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Wed 9 Jun 2027Irina ChkhaidzeFull fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Friday Lates: Art beyond the human - spirits, ecologies, and A.I.
To some, art is central to what makes us human, but artists have long engaged more-than-human agencies-spiritual, ecological, now digital. Surrealism appropriated spiritualist and indigenous traditions; Land Art made ecosystems co-authors. Today, as some talk of an ‘Anthropocene’, many artists turn their attention elsewhere. Did ancient hominids make art? Can birds, or even fish? And what about AI? Decentering the Human reshapes what art is-but are we ready?
Online
Fri 11 Jun 2027Christopher CollierFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Writing eco-poetryHow might poets write about the natural world today, and what is an eco-poem?
Keeley Street
Sat 19 Jun 2027Sarah WestcottFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Trees in Myth and Story
Delve into the realms of myth and story and discover the tales, folklore, and legends attached to some common trees. Meeting Point: outsideHampstead Heath overground (Mildmay Line).
Off Site
Sun 4 Jul 2027Christopher CollierFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Design your own garden intensiveTransform your garden and explore design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. Discover how to improve your garden with professional, practical garden design solutions and tips to maximise the potential of your site.
Keeley Street
Mon 19 Jul 2027Alison WorsterFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Poetry and nature workshop at Keats House, HampsteadA two-day writing workshop on poetry and nature, set in the former residence of the Romantic poet, John Keats, as well as nearby Hampstead Heath.
Off Site
Sat 24 Jul 2027Eleanor PennyFull fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Garden design: plan for SpringPlan ahead and use the dark Winter months to focus on getting your garden spring ready. Discover how to reconsider the layout and planting opportunities of your outside space and create personalised garden plans ahead of the peak Spring buying and planting season.
Keeley Street
Thu 22 Oct 2026Alison WorsterFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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