Cambridge Nature Festival 2024
25th May – 30th June
A celebration of the nature on our doorstep!
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, plant identification, examining freshwater invertebrates, guided walks along Hobson’s Brook. Register on the day. All activities free of charge. Organised by Hobson’s Conduit Trust. …
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 restoring and managing landscape-scale habitats on this walk. Our koniks (ponies) and highland cattle out on the wider reserve at Wicken Fen have become an …
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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 and people. Our Sunday Strolls are roughly 1 mile long and are across a variety of terrains, so please do take this into consideration when …
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 team and South Cambridgeshire District Council, invite you to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of World Environment Day on 5th June with an engaging panel discussion …
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 using features such as bark, leaves, flowers and fruits. Please wear footwear and clothing for being outdoors. Meet at the large noticeboard near the car …
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. Common Blue on Small Scabious at Old Sulehay -Credit. Sarah Lambert Meeting at the Laxton Way entrance to the reserve. Bramblefields Nature Reserve, Laxton Way, …
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 in a different route, varying in distance and taking in different highlights around the estate. Our Wednesday Walks are usually between 3 - 5 miles, …
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. The tours are led by knowledgeable Wildlife Trust Bat Experts and they'll make sure you get the most from your experience. The tours …
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 for everyone to enjoy: from gardeners to budding plant scientists; families to photographers or anyone looking to spend an interesting day in the Garden when …
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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 and people. Our Sunday Strolls are roughly 1 mile long and are across a variety of terrains, so please do take this into consideration when …
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 20 different plants, mushrooms and fruits, both edible and 'deadible'. We will look at key identification features then how we preserve the edibles and how …
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 continue up, unguided, onto the ridgeway (part of the Mare Way) for panoramic views of the Cam Valley. Meet on foot at the bottom of …
A gentle guided walk with a Warden to explore the wildlife and history of Wandlebury Country Park. This is also a great opportunity to see and learn about the work that the charity does to protect and improve the park for nature, heritage and people (including the Highland and Belted Galloway cattle). Please wear footwear …
Join our knowledgeable volunteers for a walk around the reserve lakes and trails, taking in the seasonal highlights and sights and sounds of the wildlife that calls Fen Drayton Lakes home. Tickets are only available online at Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for this walk. We will meet in the main car park at …
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 in a different route, varying in distance and taking in different highlights around the estate. Our Wednesday Walks are usually between 3 - 5 miles, …
A guided walk with a Local Nature Reserve Ranger to learn how to identify different grass species. Location: Wenvoe Meadow CB19HN. Meeting at the Penn Close entrance to the meadow. Head to the end of the street and look for the alley way in the righthand corner, follow that to the meadow.
In this talk, Professor Ed Tuner, Curator of Insects at the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, will discuss why insects are important and what can be done to help protect them. More on Ed's work : "In the UK, I work with the BCN Wildlife Trust to investigate the role of …
Read more "Conserving the little things that run the world – insects!"
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. The tours are led by knowledgeable Wildlife Trust Bat Experts and they'll make sure you get the most from your experience. The tours …
See, close up, moths collected overnight. See birds in the hand and find out more about the birds to be found locally. Last year we had a fantastic catch of moths, and our regular ringing team will have plenty to show you and tell you about our birds including our summer visitors. Just pop along …
Fen Edge Trail landscape heritage walk in Cambridge from Castle Hill to the Sedgwick Museum. Cambridge – ‘through the fen edge town that became one of the world’s most famous cities’ - Approx. 2.5 hours to 1 pm. For Celebrate the Fens Day, this guided walk starts on the distinctive landscape feature of Castle Hill (a …
Are you ready to go wild? Join the Wildlife Trust BCN's Wildlife Adventurers Becca Badger and Becky Ranger, to celebrate #30DaysWild and see a different side of Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve on this overnight camp-out. This event is a great opportunity to see some fantastic wildlife and experience fun activities - things you might not …
Read more "Family Wildlife Camp Out – Wildlife Trust Trumpington Meadows"
Join the Wildlife Trust and Cambridge City Council nature reserve rangers on a guided walk of the grassland restoration trials on Coldham’s, Stourbridge and Midsummer Commons and Barnwell Meadows. A collaborative project as part of the Cambridge Nature Network, including The Wildlife Trusts BCN, Cambridge City Council and Cambridge PPF. Meeting at 2pm by the …
Read more "Guided walk – learn about the grassland restoration trials around the city"
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. The tours are led by knowledgeable Wildlife Trust Bat Experts and they'll make sure you get the most from your experience. The tours …
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 and people. Our Sunday Strolls are roughly 1 mile long and are across a variety of terrains, so please do take this into consideration when …
Join David Chandler one of our expert volunteers, for a walk around the newest part of the reserve to look at all the wildlife that is starting to colonise. At this time of year, the reserve is alive with all sorts of sights and sounds which our knowledgeable volunteer will be able to show you. …