Zoöpcamp at Tump 39

Join us over the May Bank Holiday for a weekend of wild sounds at Tump 39!

      When: 2 - 3 May
      Where: Tump 39, Watersmeet Way, Thamesmead SE28 8PU
      Who: All events are FREE and open to everyone. Under 16's must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

      Join us for two days of shared listening and broadcasting at Tump 39 - a rewilded former Victorian munitions depot hidden in a Thamesmead housing estate and the UK's first Zoöp!

      As part of Soundcamp London, and in parallel with connected camping and listening sites in Glasgow, Berlin, Yorkshire, Crete, and The Netherlands, we will tune in to the dawn chorus - the polyphonic swell of early morning birdlife - and livestream it for listeners around the world.

      A temporary acoustic commons. A distributed ear. Across geographies, microphones open at daybreak. Sound travels. Attention gathers. The earth speaks in overlapping frequencies.

      We invite you to arrive slowly and let your senses recalibrate to the hum of grass and insects, wind currents, birdsong, and the low murmur of urban edges returning to soil, because sometimes the most interesting sounds are underground.

      Programme

      Saturday 2 May 

      3:00pm – 6:00pm: Soil Signals with Compost Mentis

      Explore the ground beneath our feet with soil and alternative sanitation co-op, Compost Mentis. At this session we’ll be learning how to test and monitor soil health, structure, and microbial activity at Tump 39 using techniques ranging from acoustic vibrations, chemical changes, and sensor data and worm movements  in an effort to co-design a DIY soil-monitoring toolkit for the site.

      Book your Free Eventbrite tickets HERE

      6:00pm – 9:00pm: Flittermouse Frequencies with JD Swann

      Join Thamesmead's maverick ornithologist investigator J D Swann for an evening of bat detecting. We'll begin with a shared vegetarian meal cooked around the campfire - marshmallows included - before settling into the dusk and tuning into the more-than-human frequencies of the flittermouse - an old-fashioned term for a bat.

      Book your Free Eventbrite tickets HERE

      9:00pm - 7:00am (Overnight): Zoöpcamp at Tump 39

      Settle into your sleeping bag and enjoy the unique soundtrack of the Dawn Chorus at this special sleepover and breakfast exclusively for Friends of Tump 39.

      This is an option for Friends of TUMP 39 only and you can reserve a place by emailing chiara@threeriversbexley.org.

      You can join the Friends of Tump 39 for free by completing the online form HERE.

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      Sunday 3 May

      5:00am – 7:00am: Broadcasting Through the Branches (Livestream)

      Wake up with the early birds and tune-in to a live Dawn Chorus Broadcast from Tump39. Ornithological investigator and our Speaker for the Living, J D Swann, will be transmitting the wild-life sounds of birds, bats, foxes and frogs to create a shared sonic space as part of Soundcamp's International Dawn Chorus Day.

      You can listen locally and connect globally HERE

      Important Information

      1. Limited spaces available for certain activities - when booking required check our eventbrite page. 
      2. In case of rain, the event might be postponed - checked your email and our social media to keep you informed
      3. Please note, there is no on-site parking. We encourage arriving on foot, by bike or using public transport.

      Nearest Transport Links:

      1. Train: Abbey Wood Station
      2. Bus: Eastgate Close (Stop NG) and Manordene Way (stop NC) - Routes 117, 229, 401, 472, 601, 602, 669, N1.

      Accessibility Notice:

      1. The event is wheelchair accessible, but the terrain consists mostly of flat ground with some stony paths, small inclines, and uneven grassland.
      2. The site is outdoors with limited shelter and may become muddy after rain. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing.
      3. A compost toilet is available on site.

      SoundCamp (2013–) are an arts cooperative based at Stave Hill Ecological Park in Rotherhithe and Work Shop 1 in Loughborough Junction, with members in Glasgow, Berlin, Yorkshire, Crete and The Netherlands. We are interested in diy infrastructures that can move live sounds between places and situations, and give attention to less heard human and non-human communities. Our work appears as live transmissions, workshops, sound devices and events.

      Compost Mentis is a soil and alternative sanitation co-op advancing ecological and social justice in urban spaces. We support community composting, soil care, and food growing initiatives. We design and build community infrastructure collaboratively. Our work includes workshops, research, arts, and nature connection projects. We explore solutions on the ground, fostering relationships, networks, and hands-on learning.

      The Zoönomic Institute tends to the roots of the Zoöp movement. It supports organisations in becoming Zoöps, providing tools, methods, guidance, and training as they work toward becoming regenerative organisations. The Institute facilitates the sharing of knowledge both among Zoöps and between Zoöps and the wider world, focusing on ecological regeneration and the development of a regenerative economy. It develops and disseminates methods, tools, and training covering all aspects of operating as a Zoöp. Organisations are certified as Zoöps by the Zoönomic Institute once they have installed a Speaker for the Living and committed to the Zoönomic Annual Cycle.

      J D Swann is an ornithological investigator often working with communities in Bexley and Greenwich, London. J D organised walks and events with Estuary Festival, Stephen Turner’s Exbury Egg, Bow Arts, Three Rivers, InspiralLondon, Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park and RSPB Rainham, Essex, with Kinetika. He has live-streamed with InspiralSE2 (Calum F Kerr & Miyuki Kasahara) in various locations in South-East London and the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

      Friends of Tump 39 are a team of local volunteers who act on behalf of the communities that use and care for Tump 39. They are the natural starting point for cultural work where people and places meet and work closely with the Three Rivers team to develop a site-sensitive creative programme that recognises both human and more-than-human ‘beings’ in the co-creation process.