Our November walk

A dock turned wetland, art works, a roof park and some tech – our November walk at Canary Wharf

Eden Dock – it used to be Middle Dock, now home to wetlands, wildlife and moss sculptures and it was the starting point for our November walk. We read an interpretation board about the 'banana' wall of the dock, curved to accommodate boats with cargoes of bananas, and the darker history of the dock, paid for in part by profits from trading enslaved people. 

Following the dock round, we found the new swimming pontoons, a new sculpture, Miss, by Emma Louise Moore, and a lush green wall with bug hotels. Then inland to say hello to 'Old Flo', the Henry Moore sculpture, and Two Men on a Bench by Giles Penny.

Our walk towards Crossrail Place gave us a playful pause at the Skystation artwork by Peter Newman, designed for reclining on for a different view of the Wharf, stripes at Click Your Heels Together Three Times by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Elantica 'The Boulder' by Tom and Lien Dekyvere. Inside Crossrail Place we watched the fascinating video artwork Transitions by Michal Rovner, where transport is represented by lines of people walking.

Up, then, to the roof garden where we marvelled at the engineering that supports the now-mature trees and learned how to use our camera apps to suggest what plant and bird species might be.

Our café stop was at Ole and Steen.

For more on the Canary Wharf artworks, download a guide here.

On our chatty wander we've seen new things in a familiar place, shared stories and news and all felt the benefit of heading out and about together. If you fancy joining us, look out for our coming up blogposts and if you're a member, join our walkers' WhatsApp group.

Pictures by Alison, Brenda and Lydia