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SUMMARY:Walking with Water in Common
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to notice a stream that is sometimes visible\, sometimes hidden\, yet shapes where and how we live? \nbook tickets: https://luma.com/78mjmtzz \n​This walking workshop invites you to get to know Hobson’s Brook from a new perspective\, both its visible presence and hidden absence in Cambridge. Together\, we will engage creatively with the river\, discover ways that water connects us\, and explore how we might care for water collectively. \n​Along the route we uncover and engage with historic and contemporary hydro-realities\, and investigate practical\, solution-oriented approaches to living with and as bodies of water. \n​Thinking with community-led design and research practices we ask: How can collective making on-the-move be a methodology for knowing\, caring\, relating and prefiguring worlds with/as more-than-human agencies and communities? \n​We start our walk at the north entrance of Nine Wells Woods—home to the chalk springs of both Hobson’s Brook and Vicar’s Brook—and end at the fountain in Market Square in Cambridge city centre. The walk will take approximately five hours including stops for discussions\, creative activities\, and lunch at Empty Common Community Garden (roughly halfway). \n​The workshop is co-led by Gustav Nielsen and Violeta Tsenova of the Community Design Research Lab (CDRL)\, and Clara Todd of Water Sensitive Cambridge (WSC)\, with support from the Centre for Research in the Arts\, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/walking-with-water-in-common/
LOCATION:Nine Wells LNR\, Great Shelford\, Cambridge\, CB22 5JY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Community Day at East Barnwell Health Centre Garden
DESCRIPTION:Earth & Mind and East Barnwell Health Centre have partnered to bring the community a new garden project! \nWe have been working with the patients and the staff to co-create the garden\, to make the new space a place for everyone to enjoy.  \nJoin us from 11am on Tuesday 26th May\, in the garden as part of the Cambridge Nature Festival. This will be an opportunity to discover the garden co-design results\, whilst engaging in some nature-based activities and discovering more about your local community. There will be hot and cold drinks available\, with some other refreshments. At 2pm\, we are planning to plant a seed and set an intention… \nThe activities are free and will be suitable for children\, so please bring the whole family along! \nWhat to expect on the day: \n\nNature-based craft activity\nGarden design workshop\n2pm seed planting and intention setting\nRefreshments\nOpportunity to meet local organisations\n\nFor more information or any questions\, please email us: contact@earthandmind.co.uk \n 
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/community-day-at-east-barnwell-health-centre-garden/
LOCATION:East Barnwell Health Centre\, East Barnwell Health Centre\, Ditton Lane\, Cambridge\, CB5 8SP
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211341Z
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SUMMARY:Willow Weaving\, Story Gathering & Creative Fabric
DESCRIPTION:Join in with creative preparations for the Arbury Carnival!
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/willow-weaving-story-gathering-creative-fabric/
LOCATION:Arbury Court Library\, 1 Arbury Rd\, Cambridge\, CB4 2JQ
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T165958Z
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SUMMARY:The Kite Nature Project: Play with Ecosystem Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Across three connected sessions\, we’ll explore how ecosystems work\, and how we can apply ecosystem thinking to create change that sticks. \n\n\n\n\nOnce a heritage market garden that fed Cambridge\, the Kite Nature Project at Brandon Court is now being reimagined by residents and Together Culture as a shared permaculture space.\nAs the seasons change\, we’ll gather in the Kite Nature Project to learn from nature\, think in ecosystems\, and grow a deeper sense of nature-relatedness. And yes\, we’ll also get our hands in the dirt. \nAcross three connected sessions\, we’ll use the garden as both classroom and metaphor: exploring how ecosystems work\, how change really happens\, and what it means to cultivate capacity in ourselves\, our work\, and our communities. \nYou’ll: \n\nSpend time in the Kite Nature Project learning practical permaculture principles\nExplore social science frameworks that unlock new ways of seeing your life and work\nChoose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. This could be in a team at work\, a community you belong to\, or wider society. You’ll work with this across all three sessions.\nConnect with others who care about nature\, systems\, and doing things differently\n\nEach session stands alone\, but they’re designed as a journey. Session 1 widens your lens\, Session 2 explores how change actually happens\, and Session 3 looks at how we cultivate long-term capacity to create societal change. \nIf you’re interested in developing your ecosystem thinking skills for making change at work or in wider society\, this series is for you. Book the full series for the biggest impact. \n\n\nMore information and book tickets \nSession 1: Widening Your Lens – Ecosystem Perspective\nIn this first session\, we’ll slow down\, step into the Kite Nature Project\, and practice seeing the world through an ecosystem lens. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll start by exploring the permaculture zones in our nature project on Prospect Row. You’ll learn how permaculture designers think about space\, energy\, and relationships – and how that shapes where things are planted and how they’re cared for. \nIn social science \nWe’ll introduce Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model – a way of understanding how different “zones” of your life (you\, your family\, your work\, your community\, governance and culture) shape who you are and what you believe. You’ll map your own ecosystem so you can literally see the layers that influence you. \nIn your community \nYou’ll then choose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. We’ll use Brofenbrenner’s model to develop an idea of where an opportunity for evolution might sit. \n  \nSession 2: Understanding Change – The Purpose of Tension in Ecosystems\nChange is rarely neat. Ecosystems – and humans – rely on tension\, uncertainty and difference to adapt and evolve. In Session 2\, we’ll explore how that plays out in nature and in our own ways of thinking about change. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll spend time observing the blossoms. Blossoms are about possibility and transition – beautiful\, temporary\, a little uncertain. We’ll use them as a living prompt for noticing change\, tension\, and the “not yet”. \nIn social science \nDrawing on work from the Good Shift\, a systems thinking and change institute in Australia\, we’ll explore seven different “change worldviews”. It turns out we often assume we’re on the same page about change… when actually\, we’re thinking in totally different ways. How we think shapes what we notice\, what we believe is true\, and how we act. You’ll be invited to discover you own change worldview and notice how it shows up in your life\, work\, and relationships. \nIn your community \nWe’ll bring back the real life scenario you chose in Session 1 and look at it through different change worldviews. What happens if you approach it as something to fix? To nurture? To experiment with? To completely reimagine? \nYou’ll leave with a clearer sense of your own default worldview\, and new options for working with the societal point of tension you’re exploring across the series. \nThis session builds on Session 1\, but you’re welcome even if you missed it. If you can\, join all three for the biggest change impact. \n  \nSession 3: From Service to Cultivation – How Does an Ecosystem Evolve?\nIn our final session\, we’ll zoom out to ask: how do ecosystems – and communities – build capacity over time? What does it mean to move from “providing a service” to cultivating something more resilient and alive? \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll share the co-created “What does it mean to be a gardener?” insights from our Brandon Court community development work. Together we’ll explore how a gardener doesn’t just “do tasks”\, but builds capacity – slowly\, patiently – through skills\, deep trust\, experimentation\, and trying new (and sometimes bigger) things. \nIn social science \nWe’ll look at a simple model that contrasts “service delivery” with “capacity building”. For example\, libraries have often been framed as service places – but what would it look like if we saw them as capacity-building places\, where skills\, relationships and confidence grow? \nIn your community \nYou’ll reflect on the journey you’ve taken across the series with the real life scenario you wanted to change\, and how you might shift from “servicing” it (managing\, firefighting\, fixing) to cultivating it (building capacity in yourself\, others\, and your wider ecosystem). \nYou’ll leave with a practical sense of how to use ecosystem thinking for making change at work or in society\, and ideas for next steps in your own change journey. \nThis is the third step in a three-part journey\, and it will be richest if you’ve joined us for Sessions 1 and 2. If you’re able\, we warmly encourage you to book the full series and travel through the whole cycle of developing ecosystem thinking skills.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/the-kite-nature-project-play-with-ecosystem-thinking/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Brandon Court\, Prospect Row\, CB1 1DU\, Prospect Row\,\, Cambridge\, CB1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Weirding Sustainability Festival
DESCRIPTION:👀Something weird is happening!👀 \n✨The Weirding Sustainability Festival🌱 \nWe live in a time of global weirding\, with massive destabilisation of social-ecological worlds\, yet much policy and research on “sustainability” offers green(washed) versions of business-as-usual. \nThis Festival presents five creative\, cross-disciplinary events exploring the questions: \n👉What does global weirding mean for us as researchers/creative practitioners/citizens?\n👉How might weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? \nVarious events and various locations\, see link below to book free of charge \nFind out more about the Weirding Sustainability Festival \n🗓️ 4th – 5th June\n📍Cambridge
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/weirding-sustainability/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260606
DTSTAMP:20260514T091839Z
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SUMMARY:Weirding Sustainability Festival
DESCRIPTION:👀Something weird is happening!👀 \n✨The Weirding Sustainability Festival🌱 \nWe live in a time of global weirding\, with massive destabilisation of social-ecological worlds\, yet much policy and research on “sustainability” offers green(washed) versions of business-as-usual. \nThis Festival presents five creative\, cross-disciplinary events exploring the questions: \n👉What does global weirding mean for us as researchers/creative practitioners/citizens?\n👉How might weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? \nVarious events and various locations\, see link below to book free of charge \nFind out more about the Weirding Sustainability Festival \n🗓️ 4th – 5th June\n📍Cambridge
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/weirding-sustainability/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTAMP:20260523T145417Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Poetry Writing (Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Discover your creative voice through this poetry writing masterclass\, inspired by Cambridge University Library and Pembroke College’s exhibition\, Living Water: Poetry\, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers. \nAimed at beginners\, this short\, fun introductory workshop led by tutor Yvonne Battle-Felton\, is ideal for those wanting to take their first step into poetry. With prompts provided\, you will be given guidance in crafting a poem inspired by the Spring Summer season and the natural world. Participants are invited back for our Library Late (Thursday 18 June) where you have the opportunity to read your poem in front of a live audience. \nWalking tour opportunity – To provide you with inspiration for your writing\, we have teamed up with Water Sensitive Cambridge to offer participants a FREE space on a Deep Time Walk. Explore the watery landscapes of Cambridge and 4.6 billion years of Earth’s history on a 4.6 kilometres (2.85 miles) walk. The walk will take place on Sunday 31 May from 11am-3pm with a break for lunch (bring your own\, or purchase at a cafe). We will ask you to confirm your place on the tour when you book. Attending the tour is optional and not required in order to attend the workshop. \nEvents in the Cambridge Nature Festival in partnership with the Living Water Exhibition\nEXHIBITION: Living Water: Poetry\, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers\nOngoing (University Library and Pembroke College) \nWORKSHOP: Poetry Writing Workshop with tutor Yvonne Battle-Felton\n6 June at 10 am (University Library)\n \nFILM: ‘Rivers of Film’ Shorts Part One\n28 May at 5:30 pm (University Library)\n \nFILM: ‘Rivers of Film’ Shorts Part Two\n25 June at 5:45 pm (Pembroke College) \n 
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/introduction-to-poetry-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Cambridge University Library\, West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DR
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge University Library":MAILTO:events@lib.cam.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260607T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260607T170000
DTSTAMP:20260523T170836Z
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SUMMARY:Coton Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Skilled volunteers will help you fix a broken item at the Coton Repair Cafe! We can take a wide variety of repairs to small household and garden appliances\, whether mechanical\, electrical or electronic\, along with repairs to bicycles\, jewellery\, clothing\, textiles and ceramics. We like to show you how we repair your item\, so that you might be able to do a repair yourself next time. \nEven if you don’t have anything to repair\, please come along and buy a tea and a slice of cake – it’s a social event as well as a useful repair shop! \nBook your slot \n\n\n6-14 June 2026 \nThis event is also part of the UK-wide Great Big Green Week. \nDiscover more GBGW events in Cambridge
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/repair-cafe-coton-2026/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T170835Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260523T170835Z
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SUMMARY:Fulbourn Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to join us on June 13th\, 10am – 1pm in our school hall at Waldorf Cambridge School\, Hinton Road\, Fulbourn\, Cambridgeshire\, CB21 5DZ. \nBring your household items including electricals\, electronics\, bikes\, mechanical items\, jewellery and clothing in need of repair\, and our band of volunteer repairers will investigate with you and try to fix it; all within easy reach of a cuppa and slice of cake! \nBook your item in via Eventbrite (below) and we will get back to you with a time slot. You’re also welcome to turn up on the day\, but it helps if you book. \nBook your slot \n\n\n6-14 June 2026 \nThis event is also part of the UK-wide Great Big Green Week. \nDiscover more GBGW events in Cambridge
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/fulbourn-repair-cafe-2026/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T165958Z
CREATED:20260423T102727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T165958Z
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SUMMARY:The Kite Nature Project: Play with Ecosystem Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Across three connected sessions\, we’ll explore how ecosystems work\, and how we can apply ecosystem thinking to create change that sticks. \n\n\n\n\nOnce a heritage market garden that fed Cambridge\, the Kite Nature Project at Brandon Court is now being reimagined by residents and Together Culture as a shared permaculture space.\nAs the seasons change\, we’ll gather in the Kite Nature Project to learn from nature\, think in ecosystems\, and grow a deeper sense of nature-relatedness. And yes\, we’ll also get our hands in the dirt. \nAcross three connected sessions\, we’ll use the garden as both classroom and metaphor: exploring how ecosystems work\, how change really happens\, and what it means to cultivate capacity in ourselves\, our work\, and our communities. \nYou’ll: \n\nSpend time in the Kite Nature Project learning practical permaculture principles\nExplore social science frameworks that unlock new ways of seeing your life and work\nChoose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. This could be in a team at work\, a community you belong to\, or wider society. You’ll work with this across all three sessions.\nConnect with others who care about nature\, systems\, and doing things differently\n\nEach session stands alone\, but they’re designed as a journey. Session 1 widens your lens\, Session 2 explores how change actually happens\, and Session 3 looks at how we cultivate long-term capacity to create societal change. \nIf you’re interested in developing your ecosystem thinking skills for making change at work or in wider society\, this series is for you. Book the full series for the biggest impact. \n\n\nMore information and book tickets \nSession 1: Widening Your Lens – Ecosystem Perspective\nIn this first session\, we’ll slow down\, step into the Kite Nature Project\, and practice seeing the world through an ecosystem lens. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll start by exploring the permaculture zones in our nature project on Prospect Row. You’ll learn how permaculture designers think about space\, energy\, and relationships – and how that shapes where things are planted and how they’re cared for. \nIn social science \nWe’ll introduce Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model – a way of understanding how different “zones” of your life (you\, your family\, your work\, your community\, governance and culture) shape who you are and what you believe. You’ll map your own ecosystem so you can literally see the layers that influence you. \nIn your community \nYou’ll then choose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. We’ll use Brofenbrenner’s model to develop an idea of where an opportunity for evolution might sit. \n  \nSession 2: Understanding Change – The Purpose of Tension in Ecosystems\nChange is rarely neat. Ecosystems – and humans – rely on tension\, uncertainty and difference to adapt and evolve. In Session 2\, we’ll explore how that plays out in nature and in our own ways of thinking about change. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll spend time observing the blossoms. Blossoms are about possibility and transition – beautiful\, temporary\, a little uncertain. We’ll use them as a living prompt for noticing change\, tension\, and the “not yet”. \nIn social science \nDrawing on work from the Good Shift\, a systems thinking and change institute in Australia\, we’ll explore seven different “change worldviews”. It turns out we often assume we’re on the same page about change… when actually\, we’re thinking in totally different ways. How we think shapes what we notice\, what we believe is true\, and how we act. You’ll be invited to discover you own change worldview and notice how it shows up in your life\, work\, and relationships. \nIn your community \nWe’ll bring back the real life scenario you chose in Session 1 and look at it through different change worldviews. What happens if you approach it as something to fix? To nurture? To experiment with? To completely reimagine? \nYou’ll leave with a clearer sense of your own default worldview\, and new options for working with the societal point of tension you’re exploring across the series. \nThis session builds on Session 1\, but you’re welcome even if you missed it. If you can\, join all three for the biggest change impact. \n  \nSession 3: From Service to Cultivation – How Does an Ecosystem Evolve?\nIn our final session\, we’ll zoom out to ask: how do ecosystems – and communities – build capacity over time? What does it mean to move from “providing a service” to cultivating something more resilient and alive? \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll share the co-created “What does it mean to be a gardener?” insights from our Brandon Court community development work. Together we’ll explore how a gardener doesn’t just “do tasks”\, but builds capacity – slowly\, patiently – through skills\, deep trust\, experimentation\, and trying new (and sometimes bigger) things. \nIn social science \nWe’ll look at a simple model that contrasts “service delivery” with “capacity building”. For example\, libraries have often been framed as service places – but what would it look like if we saw them as capacity-building places\, where skills\, relationships and confidence grow? \nIn your community \nYou’ll reflect on the journey you’ve taken across the series with the real life scenario you wanted to change\, and how you might shift from “servicing” it (managing\, firefighting\, fixing) to cultivating it (building capacity in yourself\, others\, and your wider ecosystem). \nYou’ll leave with a practical sense of how to use ecosystem thinking for making change at work or in society\, and ideas for next steps in your own change journey. \nThis is the third step in a three-part journey\, and it will be richest if you’ve joined us for Sessions 1 and 2. If you’re able\, we warmly encourage you to book the full series and travel through the whole cycle of developing ecosystem thinking skills.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/the-kite-nature-project-play-with-ecosystem-thinking/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Brandon Court\, Prospect Row\, CB1 1DU\, Prospect Row\,\, Cambridge\, CB1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T160000
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SUMMARY:Cambridge Conservation Forum: Volunteering Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join members of the Cambridge Conservation Forum in the Common Room in the David Attenborough building to discover the conservation and rewilding projects around Cambridge and hear how you can get involved! If you’ve ever wandered through the local landscapes – parks\, commons\, river paths\, local nature reserves – and wanted to help them thrive\, this is your time. \nCambridge Conservation Forum (CCF) Volunteering Fair will take place 2-4pm on 17th June. \nWhy attend?\nLocal Impact: Help support biodiversity in and around Cambridge – don a pair of waders\, get your hands dirty and make new friends while doing it. \nExpert Connections: Connect with groups like the Cam Valley Forum\, Cambridge Natural History Society\, Cambridge Past\, Present & Future\, Wildlife Trusts BCN and the Cambridge City Council’s Greater Cambridge Chalkstream Project. \nDiverse Opportunities: From practical habitat restoration\, riverbank support and wildlife monitoring to community outreach and digital storytelling—there’s a role for every skill set. \n  \nIf you represent a conservation or community group that is looking volunteers\, please contact cambridgeconservationforum@gmail.com. \nFeatured image: working in waders in Coldham’s Brook – Friends of Coldham’s Brook/Abbey People and the Cambridge City Council\, 2024. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/cambridge-conservation-forum-volunteering-fair/
LOCATION:David Attenborough Building\, Pembroke Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Conservation Forum":MAILTO:cambridgeconservationforum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T133000
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SUMMARY:The Kite Nature Project: Play with Ecosystem Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Across three connected sessions\, we’ll explore how ecosystems work\, and how we can apply ecosystem thinking to create change that sticks. \n\n\n\n\nOnce a heritage market garden that fed Cambridge\, the Kite Nature Project at Brandon Court is now being reimagined by residents and Together Culture as a shared permaculture space.\nAs the seasons change\, we’ll gather in the Kite Nature Project to learn from nature\, think in ecosystems\, and grow a deeper sense of nature-relatedness. And yes\, we’ll also get our hands in the dirt. \nAcross three connected sessions\, we’ll use the garden as both classroom and metaphor: exploring how ecosystems work\, how change really happens\, and what it means to cultivate capacity in ourselves\, our work\, and our communities. \nYou’ll: \n\nSpend time in the Kite Nature Project learning practical permaculture principles\nExplore social science frameworks that unlock new ways of seeing your life and work\nChoose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. This could be in a team at work\, a community you belong to\, or wider society. You’ll work with this across all three sessions.\nConnect with others who care about nature\, systems\, and doing things differently\n\nEach session stands alone\, but they’re designed as a journey. Session 1 widens your lens\, Session 2 explores how change actually happens\, and Session 3 looks at how we cultivate long-term capacity to create societal change. \nIf you’re interested in developing your ecosystem thinking skills for making change at work or in wider society\, this series is for you. Book the full series for the biggest impact. \n\n\nMore information and book tickets \nSession 1: Widening Your Lens – Ecosystem Perspective\nIn this first session\, we’ll slow down\, step into the Kite Nature Project\, and practice seeing the world through an ecosystem lens. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll start by exploring the permaculture zones in our nature project on Prospect Row. You’ll learn how permaculture designers think about space\, energy\, and relationships – and how that shapes where things are planted and how they’re cared for. \nIn social science \nWe’ll introduce Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model – a way of understanding how different “zones” of your life (you\, your family\, your work\, your community\, governance and culture) shape who you are and what you believe. You’ll map your own ecosystem so you can literally see the layers that influence you. \nIn your community \nYou’ll then choose something in society that is causing some tension – something you’re interested in changing. We’ll use Brofenbrenner’s model to develop an idea of where an opportunity for evolution might sit. \n  \nSession 2: Understanding Change – The Purpose of Tension in Ecosystems\nChange is rarely neat. Ecosystems – and humans – rely on tension\, uncertainty and difference to adapt and evolve. In Session 2\, we’ll explore how that plays out in nature and in our own ways of thinking about change. \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll spend time observing the blossoms. Blossoms are about possibility and transition – beautiful\, temporary\, a little uncertain. We’ll use them as a living prompt for noticing change\, tension\, and the “not yet”. \nIn social science \nDrawing on work from the Good Shift\, a systems thinking and change institute in Australia\, we’ll explore seven different “change worldviews”. It turns out we often assume we’re on the same page about change… when actually\, we’re thinking in totally different ways. How we think shapes what we notice\, what we believe is true\, and how we act. You’ll be invited to discover you own change worldview and notice how it shows up in your life\, work\, and relationships. \nIn your community \nWe’ll bring back the real life scenario you chose in Session 1 and look at it through different change worldviews. What happens if you approach it as something to fix? To nurture? To experiment with? To completely reimagine? \nYou’ll leave with a clearer sense of your own default worldview\, and new options for working with the societal point of tension you’re exploring across the series. \nThis session builds on Session 1\, but you’re welcome even if you missed it. If you can\, join all three for the biggest change impact. \n  \nSession 3: From Service to Cultivation – How Does an Ecosystem Evolve?\nIn our final session\, we’ll zoom out to ask: how do ecosystems – and communities – build capacity over time? What does it mean to move from “providing a service” to cultivating something more resilient and alive? \nIn the Kite Nature Project \nWe’ll share the co-created “What does it mean to be a gardener?” insights from our Brandon Court community development work. Together we’ll explore how a gardener doesn’t just “do tasks”\, but builds capacity – slowly\, patiently – through skills\, deep trust\, experimentation\, and trying new (and sometimes bigger) things. \nIn social science \nWe’ll look at a simple model that contrasts “service delivery” with “capacity building”. For example\, libraries have often been framed as service places – but what would it look like if we saw them as capacity-building places\, where skills\, relationships and confidence grow? \nIn your community \nYou’ll reflect on the journey you’ve taken across the series with the real life scenario you wanted to change\, and how you might shift from “servicing” it (managing\, firefighting\, fixing) to cultivating it (building capacity in yourself\, others\, and your wider ecosystem). \nYou’ll leave with a practical sense of how to use ecosystem thinking for making change at work or in society\, and ideas for next steps in your own change journey. \nThis is the third step in a three-part journey\, and it will be richest if you’ve joined us for Sessions 1 and 2. If you’re able\, we warmly encourage you to book the full series and travel through the whole cycle of developing ecosystem thinking skills.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/the-kite-nature-project-play-with-ecosystem-thinking/2026-06-27/
LOCATION:Brandon Court\, Prospect Row\, CB1 1DU\, Prospect Row\,\, Cambridge\, CB1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Workshop
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