Cambridge Nature Festival 2024
25th May – 30th June
A celebration of the nature on our doorstep!
Join the world’s largest treasure hunt and go in search of the geocaches in the beautiful grounds of Anglesey Abbey! To get started download the free Geocaching app, sign up …
Come and prowl the gardens in search of adventure with Mog the Forgetful Cat! Leap through the giant cat flap, play in Mog's toy box, and sharper your claws-and your …
A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds of Wolfson College. Wolfson College is well known for its glorious Judas tree, but we also …
A unique opportunity for groups of up to 30 to camp overlooking the peaceful Ferry Lagoon - one of the nature reserve's most impressive lakes. As part of this unique …
Connect with the beauty of nature in Eddington! Take your time to explore our surroundings and read our ecologist’s tour with a map, download it here and for more detail about species …
Sit back, relax and watch the world go by as you explore the beautiful fenland waterways on the Mayfly. The 50-minute trips run from April to October. Our open boat …
Read more "Boat Trips on the Mayfly at Wicken Fen, National Trust"
Drop in at the Visitor Centre at Wicken Fen anytime between 10:00 and 16:00 and make a seed bomb to plant in your garden or a flower pot at home. …
Delve into the watery world of Wicken Fen to find out what is living beneath the surface. All equipment is provided, plus a helping hand to identify the creatures that …
Enjoy the estate from a different perspective and discover the best bits of the parkland and countryside by joining our volunteer guides on a Wednesday Walk. Each week takes …
Drop in at the Visitor Centre at Wicken Fen anytime between 10:00 and 16:00 and make a seed bomb to plant in your garden or a flower pot at home. …
Crafts, games and fun activities all on a GREEN theme! Join us to celebrate everything that is green at Wicken Fen - a nature reserve is nothing without plants! Booking …
Read more "Green is the Colour! Half Term fun at Wicken Fen"
Come and get involved with the fifth annual Hobson's Brook Bioblitz and join timetabled events led by enthusiastic experts including small mammal identification, bat detection, moth trapping, bird spotting, butterfly identification, …
Grab this chance to see our fantastic local bat population as they emerge from hibernation in May and follow their activities until their return to a snug hideout for winter. …
Come and get involved with the fifth annual Hobson's Brook Bioblitz and join timetabled events led by enthusiastic experts including small mammal identification, bat detection, moth trapping, bird spotting, butterfly identification, …
Join one of our ranger team to find out all about the konik ponies and highland cattle at Wicken Fen. Discover the principles behind extensive grazing as a way of …
Read more "Grazing for Landscape Conservation: a guided walk to meet the herds at Wicken Fen"
Join us on Sundays at 11am. These strolls last for around an hour. You'll be guided on a mile or so walk and talk on Wimpole, its beautiful landscape, history …
Join us on the 50th World Environment Day for an engaging panel discussion and keynote speech on solutions to plastic pollution. Wolfson College, in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council Waste Management …
Gentle guided walk around the beautiful park to learn about native trees. Led by a knowledgeable Cambridge Past, Present & Future Warden, who will help you to identify tree species …
Read more "Tree Identification Guided Walk at Wandlebury Country Park"
Walk and talk with a Local Nature Reserve Ranger explaining the new project at Bramblefields nature reserve, which has been trialling different substrates for their suitability for invertebrates and wildflowers. …
Read more "A Helping Hand to Invertebrates: Tour of new invertebrate mounds"
Enjoy the estate from a different perspective and discover the best bits of the parkland and countryside by joining our volunteer guides on a Wednesday Walk. Each week takes …
Grab this chance to see our fantastic local bat population as they emerge from hibernation in May and follow their activities until their return to a snug hideout for winter. …
Set in our beautiful landscape, the Festival of Plants celebrates the wonder of plants when the Garden is in full bloom. A fun-filled, fact-finding day out with something …
Read more "Festival of Plants – Cambridge University Botanic Garden"
Join us on Sundays at 11am. These strolls last for around an hour. You'll be guided on a mile or so walk and talk on Wimpole, its beautiful landscape, history …
Join us on our wild food tour of Cambridge.... Start off with wild food inspired gin and tonics. Then we will go on a walk around Cambridge, looking at around …
A free, short guided walk to this historic and rare chalk grassland in Haslingfield: never cultivated, it is rich in at least four orchid species and other wildflowers. Option to …