Nature at Noon

Thursday, September 11, 2025

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Take a break from your desk and reconnect with the natural world — right in the middle of your workday. Join us for Nature at Noon, a new series of accessible lunchtime nature outings in and around Center City Philadelphia.

Nature at Noon is designed to bring joy, inclusion and curiosity to your lunch hour. These one-hour outdoor gatherings center accessibility, biodiversity, safety and connection — with programming that bridges science, art and community. Inspired by the work of In Color Birding Club, Feminist Bird Club, Philly Queer Birders, PCAS Adaptive Birders and Disability Pride PA’s Outdoors for Everyone series, Nature at Noon is for everyone — no experience needed, just curiosity and a desire to step outside. 

More About Nature at Noon 

For this one-hour outing, we will meet at noon out front of LLoyd Hall public bathrooms located at 1 Boathouse Row, or you can plug this location into your map (39.968953, -75.184904). 

Everyone is welcome — come as you are! We invite people of all backgrounds and abilities to join us, including disabled and neurodivergent nature-lovers and their support people. We will move at a pace that honors the needs of the group and invite you to share any access needs in advance so we can make your experience as enjoyable as possible.

We’ll use apps like iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID to help identify the park’s biodiversity, and we encourage you to download the apps prior to the event, but it is not required. We will help you to navigate these tools if they are new for you. While we won’t explore every corner of the park or encounter every species, we will focus on some standout wildlife sure to spark your curiosity and wonder. Free Library birding backpacks and binoculars will be made available to everyone as supplies allow. 

Access Features 

• Surface/Terrain: The park surface is composed of paved path, metal boardwalk, loose brick sections and grassy areas.
• Public Bathrooms and water fountains located at Lloyd Hall. 
• The area features some tree canopy shade and offers ample benches. 
• Parking: Free two-hour parking is available along Water Works Drive. 2 Disability Parking spots are available.
• Public Transportation: Bus Routes 38 (0.3 miles from Art Museum to Lloyd Hall) 
• Weather: If it is actively raining, we will postpone or cancel the event. Please check our Facebook event listing by 11 a.m. on event day to confirm.

Next up: Thursday, September 18 at Independence Square 

Other Upcoming Destinations Include: 
Independence Square • Fairmount Water Works • Race Street Pier • Concourse Lake • Bartram’s Garden • Reading Viaduct Rail Park • and more

Please stay tuned for upcoming dates!