Cambridge Nature Festival 2024
25th May – 30th June
A celebration of the nature on our doorstep!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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’ …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 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 …
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. …
Discover the secret of making paints using natural pigment rocks and learn various techniques for how to use them. You’ll also explore the creative potential of your handmade paints and …
Sweep netting in the wildflower meadows - we'll catch a variety of insects and have a chance to look at the variety of colourful flowers. Followed by a fun craft! …
Come and see some magical moths dance in the bright light of moth traps and help to identify them with an expert! Please bring a torch and sunglasses (big moth …
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 help identify the moths that were caught overnight! ID guides and expert advice will be on hand. All welcome. Children must be supervised. Meet in the reedbed corner …
Read more "Moth Trap Opening & Identification at Logan’s Meadow"
Come and have a look at the marvellous moths caught overnight at Wandlebury Country Park! With about 2,500 species in the UK, moths exhibit an extraordinary variety of form, colouration …
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 …
As part of the Cambridge Nature Festival join Julie Dore, Medicinal Herbalist, for a walk around the Madingley Garden exploring the variety of native and introduced medicinal plants growing there, and …
Read more "Native and introduced medicinal plants growing at Madingley Hall"
Want to learn more about wild flowers? Enjoy a gentle walk around the woods and meadows of Wandlebury with one of the Wardens who will help you to identify our …
Gentle guided walk to learn about summer wild flowers at Coton Countryside Reserve. Led by a knowledgeable Cambridge Past, Present & Future Warden, who will help you to identify wild …