Abney Park

A new study claims half of UK adults spend less than three hours a week outside in nature. Abney Park Trust is here to help you boost your nature fix with our guided walks.

It’s well-documented that spending time in nature significantly benefits physical and mental health. Previous research found regular access to green spaces reduces GP visits by 28% and could save the NHS £2bn a year: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/half-of-uk-adults-say-they-spend-less-than-three-hours-a-week-outside-in-nature

Check out our walks and other opportunities offered under the cooling canopies of the trees of Abney Park Cemetery - starting 5th July.

https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/7/5/introduction-to-abneys-ecology

Introduction to Abney's Ecology — Abney Park Abney Park was designated a local nature reserve in 1993, a central London woodland, a place where fungi can flourish on fallen trees and invertebrates find a home. 33 years on, as the climate emergency increases, inevitably the site’s importance and vulnerability increases and the need for suppor...

Join the Abney Landscape Volunteers, a passionate volunteer group dedicated to maintaining the wild beauty of Abney Park Cemetery.

As one of London’s most historic and biodiverse spaces, Abney is a haven for wildlife, and your help is essential in preserving its unique woodland ecology.

More info:

Landscape Volunteering Sessions at Abney Park Join us for hands-on landscaping sessions at Abney Park Cemetery

Juvenile Robin in Abney Park.

Photo by Gina Rackley of Abney Park Ecology Volunteers.

The Wildflower meadow, looking splendid, was planted in 2025 as part of Hackney Council's Local Nature Recovery Plan (LNRP).

Biodiversity and nature conservation | Hackney Council https://share.google/gVMNPiqBIxlHF8KMc

Just a few tickets left for the 12.30pm jazz gig in the chapel on 31st May.

Superb Canadian-born UK based trumpet player Jay Phelps celebrates the vast repertoire and incredible, enduring impact of Jazz’s most enduring star - Miles Davis.

This show is presented by the world's first global jazz radio station onejazz.net.

Book now: https://app.tickettailor.com/events/abneyparktrust/2121449

Buy tickets – One Jazz Presents Afternoon Jazz At The Chapel - Miles at 100. A Centenary Celebration. Jay Phelps plays Miles Davis. – Abney Park Chapel One Jazz Presents Afternoon Jazz At The Chapel - Miles at 100. A Centenary Celebration. Jay Phelps plays Miles Davis. – Abney Park Chapel, Multiple dates and times - Sunday 31st May - 12.30pm and 2.00pm Superb Canadian-born UK based trumpet player Jay Phelps celebrates the vast repertoire and inc...

New habitat for bees at the entrance to Abney Park.

These are great for mining bees, while the plants will provide a source of nectar. The sandy substrate will be perfect for solitary bees to burrow in to through the perforations in the sides.

Don't forget to get your tickets for next Thursday's screening of "How to Get on With Everybody".

This film by Elin Moe and Winstan Whitter is an intimate portrait of the unique life of Herschel Gluck, a Rabbi from the Haredi Jewish community in north London.

Herschel is one of life's true optimists, and in a time of global tension and division, he reminds us that power lies in empathy, humour and in our shared humanity.

Rabbi Gluck will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

14th May, 7.30pm, Abney Park Delph room, tickets from £6. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/abneyparktrust/1828271

Cow Parsley is blooming in Abney Park.

Did you know that it’s Abney Park’s 186th birthday this year?

On 3rd May between 11am and 1pm, join Abney Park Trust and the Tower Theatre. Pick up a free map at the High Street entrance.

Members of the Tower Theatre will bring some of the amazing residents to life. Stroll around the cemetery and you might encounter Margaret Graham and hear about her dare devil balloon flights. Or perhaps Isaac Watts might tell you about his life with Lady Abney.

Find out more: https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/abney-alive

Dawn chorus bird walks are back!

This spring, join us for exclusive early access to the park on various mornings across May, with ornithologist and friend of Abney Andrew Peel.

Dates: May 10th, 23rd, 30th.

https://abneypark.org/events

(Photo credit: Jack Ferriss)