2025 Lammas Land Haystack
In 2025 we met again on the Walthamstow Marshes to be close to the land, honour Lammas and common land, learn how to scythe, find and meet medicinal plants, make hay and a haystack, and generally celebrate late June on this public land which holds many layers and histories beyond the current public park use.
The Lammas Land Community Haystack in east London where Kathrin is at home is an annual low-key event on the Walthamstow Marshes co-organised with master scyther and nature connecting hero Ida Fabrizio.
The land was a commons and used for feeding and grazing the cattle of local commoners. The gap between histories of land ownership and usership, and current reading and use of the land are enormous: it's mainly used for running and walking your dog.
The one day Community Haystack offers a digging deeper and looking closer at the land we call public. Thanks to and the park rangers for sharing your plant and land knowledge!
