Join us for a guided visit around Gamlingay village and hear about local perspectives on nature, carbon reduction, and community energy at the Eco Hub. Tickets are free but please fill out this form Please email cathy.lin@scambs.gov.uk if you have any questions or issues with booking. Meet at the Gamlingay Eco Hub (Gamlingay Community Centre) …
Seminar Room, Fitzwilliam Museum Join Nabil Ali, an artist affiliated with Cambridge University Botanic Garden, as he introduces his new book 'Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree'. The book looks at traditions from medieval manuscripts and contemporary art to examine pigments created from nature, offering an insight into the craft behind historical plant-based colours.
Join Cambridge City Council’s Tree and Biodiversity Officers for a guided walk exploring the veteran and ancient willows of Coe Fen and Sheep’s Green. We will follow the willows as they weave across this special riverside landscape, looking at how these characterful trees shape the fen, frame the waterways, and provide valuable habitat for wildlife. …
Many of us are seeing the impact that the changing climate is having on our gardens, so this a great opportunity to learn how the garden team at Wimpole Estate are mitigating against some of those changes. Senior gardener Joe will lead you through the climate resilience projects underway in the walled garden, open up …
Join Clive Boase from Climate Change Gardening for an inspiring talk on how shifting weather patterns are transforming our gardens, plants, and local wildlife — and discover simple, powerful actions you can take to make a difference. Look out for green events in Cambridgeshire Libraries during Great Big Green Week, 6-14 June!
Before paper maps, commoners would make an annual circuit of the boundaries of their common land, to show children where the boundaries lay, to pass on folk memory. Join us to “Beat the Bounds” of Stourbridge Common and celebrate its history, trees, plants, and wildlife. We’ll stop at various places to hear about The history …
A public talk and discussion on designing for climate resilience through projects and practices in Cambridge. Part of the ongoing exhibition Water, Land & the City: Towards a Sponge Cambridge, this public talk brings together Daniel Lee (Teasels Design) and Yair Perry (Water Sensitive Cambridge) to explore how Cambridge’s landscapes can respond to the growing …
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What do wild verges have to do with hedgehogs? How do you make your garden more wildlife friendly? How can you use less pesticides and increase biodiversity on the land you manage? Find out the answer to these questions in this interactive webinar with On the Verge Cambridge Pesticide-Free Cambridge Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital Histon and …
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What are the key ingredients for successful large‑scale nature recovery? Professor David Coomes, Department of Plant Sciences Science on Sundays is a programme of free, informal, monthly plant science talks taking place from March to August in the Botanic Garden. The series aims to bring the latest discoveries in plant science, as well as research …
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Friends of the Cam will hold its 6th River Rights Festival and reaffirm the river's rights. Friends of the Cam River Rights Festival Date: 21st June Time 16.30 - 21.30 Where: Jesus Green, (between the kiosk and the tennis courts). River Rights Declaration: 18.00 Art Activities for Children, Choirs, Singers, Bands, dancing.
Join the Girton Local Nature Recovery Plan group to find out more about the work which has been done to encourage biodiversity around Wellbrook Way in Girton. Explore plant life with expert help and find out what you can do to encourage wildlife in the local area. Meet opposite the William Collyn centre at 6pm. …
This showing of the inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities takes place at the Stapleford Village Weekend. The film will be followed by a short talk from a panel …