Being Human, Sensing Nature: A creative walk in Durham’s Green Corridor
Join the Being Human team for a creative walk in the Durham City Green Corridor.
- Booking essential
- Free event
Throughout this walk with the Being Human team, we'll explore the natural and cultural heritage of Durham through creative methods like zines, photographs, and sound recording. As we walk from Crook Hall Gardens to Finchale Priory, and get to know the DCGC, we will write haikus, record soundscapes, and take photographs about what these spaces mean to us. We will have some refreshments after the walk.
The walk from Crook Hall Gardens to Finchale takes around 2 hours, we will return to Crook Hall Gardens by coach.
On Sunday 15 November, we’ll put together the pictures and poems from our walk into a collective zine at a “Green Zine Day” in Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, we’d love for you to come for that too!
This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 5-14 November 2026. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org
If you have any questions or special requirements, please let us know via the email address provided.
Times
The basics
- Booking number
Call Online booking
- Accessibility
The walk from Crook Hall to Finchale takes around 2 hours, we will return to Crook Hall by coach. People with small children or limited mobility are welcome to join in the activities at Crook Hall, please message the organisers for more details.
- Meeting point
Meet at the admissions hut at Crook Hall Gardens.
- Suitability for children
Children are welcome
- What to bring and wear
Please bring your own camera or phone camera, wear sturdy shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather.
- Other
If the weather is bad, the activities will take place at Crook Hall with the possibility of going to Finchale and back by coach.
Upcoming events
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