The practice of Nature Journaling is a wonderful way to connect with the natural world around you; a chance to slow down, time to observe, listen, and discover. A nature journal is something you can create starting in your own backyard; a record of your local birds and wildlife that visit, the flowers that bloom each year, or a record of your vegetable garden through the seasons.
Next Nature Journaling Field Trip: Saturday 21st November 2026, 9:30am - 12noon.
Location: Bunya Park, Cherry Road Eleebana (Warners Bay Community Garden) - our focus for this field trip will be the creation of a garden journal. Book here.
You don’t need any prior experience in art to join in, just an interest in your local natural environments, plants and animals. We meet in the field at various locations around the Hunter region, with people of all ages and abilities. We aim to create a social atmosphere of fun and creativity, bringing nature, art, and our community together. These field trips are free. Instructions are provided for people who are new to nature journaling.
Keep an eye out here for details of other field trips and events coming up, or subscribe to our seasonal newsletter here.
The second edition of the Nature Journaling Educational Cards features over 25 activities with instructions on how to illustrate Australian native animals, birds, insects, trees, wildflowers, and landscapes, and how to keep a holiday journal! Purchase your copy here for $40 includes postage within Australia. For orders to the USA click here. For orders to Western Europe click here.
Also available for purchase at the following shops:
Lake Macquarie - Museum of Art & Culture, MAC yapang
Kotara - Harry Hartogs Bookstore
Nature Journaling Workshops
Workshops usually run for 2 hours if you are a school or corporate group, 3 hours for adult community workshops. Workshops are interactive and include facilitation in basic drawing techniques and painting with watercolours. The workshops can be tailored to a local environment, theme or project, or for a particular purpose such as nature connection or team building.
Please contact me if you have a special request, need a quote, or if you’d like more information.
Merriwa Pathway
As you enjoy your visit along this pathway, whether you are stopping for a rest on your journey, or enjoying your daily walk or cycle, here are a few nature journaling activities to try, whilst you uncover the wonders of this walk and the natural environments surrounding you!
Click here for more details.
For beginners to nature journaling
Check out my video tutorial to find out more, listen to the podcast with Bethan Burton of Journaling with Nature - Deep Ecology and the nature of the heart, or grab yourself a nature journaling card deck here.