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 in with creative preparations for the Arbury Carnival!
As part of the exhibition, Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers, we are screening 10 short films commissioned for the Rivers of Film festival in 2025 across two events. Half of the 10 films will be shown at Part One at Cambridge University Library (28 May) and the other half at Part Two at Pembroke College (25 June). A ticket for both events is required if you …
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The Really Wild Jam launches the Green Trail connecting culture, community, and biodiversity. A day-long concrete jam with DJs, dance, and live installations marks the opening of a new creative nature corridor linking Cambridge North station with SIN Cru’s micro eco studio and community garden. The Green Trail is an artist-led project bringing together local …
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The ‘Old Rec’ is a meadow at the bottom of Broad Lane, Cottenham, just before the bridge over the Lode. It is so-called because it was created as the parish recreation ground in the 19th century during the Enclosures. In recent years the field has been actively managed to encourage biodiversity. To discover more about …
This 4.6-kilometre walk takes you on a journey through Earth’s deep history, from around 4.6 billion years ago to the present day. At a pace of 1 million years per metre, we will stop off at key moments to discover the evolution of landscapes and life through stories, conversation and reflection. Route details: Starts at …
Discover some of the habitats and features created at Eddington in this walking tour led by Mike Dean, the project’s ecologist. About this event: The tour will outline some of the works undertaken to enhance the area’s biodiversity, such as the lagoon, tree planting and reedbeds at Brook Leys, as well as highlighting some of …
Explore your local community greenspaces this summer and join us at the Margaret Wright Community Orchard & Fox Den Allotment for our monthly gardening session 🌳 All equipment is provided, and no gardening experience is needed, just the willingness to learn and participate in physical tasks. Session Leads will provide guidance and support on safe …
👀Something weird is happening!👀 ✨The Weirding Sustainability Festival🌱 We 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. This Festival presents five creative, cross-disciplinary events exploring the questions: 👉What does global weirding mean for us as researchers/creative practitioners/citizens? 👉How …
Tea Pots & Flower Pots is a group for adults where you can go along for a spot of gardening, sowing seeds, planting or relaxing with a cuppa and make new friends 🌻☕🌼 Tea Pots & Flower Pots runs on the first Friday of the month at the East Barnwell Community Centre from 1pm - …
Join us for a free guided bat walk around Coldham’s Brook and Coldham’s Common, led by Ben Greig a local Cambridge bat enthusiast! 🦇 This is a unique opportunity to hear and see some of the bats in your local environment. We will have special bat detectors to allow us to listen out for the …
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. Aimed 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, …