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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:Science on Sundays - Broad ’n Mind: Broad beans for improved mental and planetary health
DESCRIPTION:Dr Nadia Mohd-Radzman\, Sainsbury Laboratory\nBroad beans or fava beans have unique properties that can tremendously benefit our mental health and promote sustainable agriculture. Beginning with a brief historical journey\, we will uncover how this ancient legume has nourished societies for centuries before exploring its renewed relevance today. We will then delve into the role of broad beans as a sustainable\, protein-rich crop and a promising functional food to improve our mental health. Finally\, the talk will highlight how plant biotechnology can unlock new possibilities for improving broad beans by enhancing their nutritional benefits while strengthening their environmental resilience in a changing climate. \nScience 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 linked to the plant collection at the Garden\, to our visitors in a 30 minute nutshell.  \n\nFree with normal Garden admission.\nPlease check the website and social media for updates.\nSuitable for adults and children aged 12+. \nMore information \n\n 
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/science-on-sundays-may26/
LOCATION:Cambridge University Botanic Garden\, 1 Brookside\, Cambridge\, CB2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Nature and Ecology Mural - Abbey-Chesterton Cycle Bridge (phase 2)
DESCRIPTION:Nature lovers\, protectors\, sprites and spirits of the Cambridge commons! Tim\, Hilary and teenagers from Red Balloon\, Abbey and Romsey Mill youth clubs launch this second phase of painting the Abbey-Chesterton Cycle Bridge of the Chisholm Trail. \nMaybe you’d like to sketch your ideas or help create stencils – drop by 23-24 May. Don’t wait for the reveal of the finished piece…come watch the grit\, the detail\, the stencils\, and the cans of spray paint\, and maybe give encouragement and ideas! \nLearn about this extraordinary art project \nThis project is commissioned by the River CamCAN (Climate Action Through Nature) partnership grant led by Cambridge Past\, Present & Future\, and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nWe thank Cambridge City Council\, Cambridge County Council\, Gonville & Caius\, and Cam Conservators for their permission and support.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/mural-phase-2-bridge/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Abbey-Chesterton Bridge\, Ditton Meadows\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Give-it-a-go Gardening at Empty Common
DESCRIPTION:Interested in gardening and growing? Want to get your hands in the earth? Or simply want to sit and enjoy a peaceful natural sanctuary? \nCome along to the beautiful Empty Common Community Garden for a morning of gentle gardening tasks\, friendly chit-chat and nature immersion. \nDrop-in for as little or long as you like. All ages and abilities welcome. No prior gardening experience required! Gloves and tools provided. \nTo find us\, follow the path through the allotments from the corner of Brooklands Avenue with Trumpington Road\, or take the footbridge over the brook to the west of Kingfisher Way. \n(Photo credit: Meg Clarke\, ECCG Hut)
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/give-it-a-go-gardening/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Empty Common Community Garden\, off Brooklands Avenue\, Cambridge\, CB2 8BL
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Nature and Ecology Mural - Abbey-Chesterton Cycle Bridge (phase 2)
DESCRIPTION:Nature lovers\, protectors\, sprites and spirits of the Cambridge commons! Tim\, Hilary and teenagers from Red Balloon\, Abbey and Romsey Mill youth clubs launch this second phase of painting the Abbey-Chesterton Cycle Bridge of the Chisholm Trail. \nMaybe you’d like to sketch your ideas or help create stencils – drop by 23-24 May. Don’t wait for the reveal of the finished piece…come watch the grit\, the detail\, the stencils\, and the cans of spray paint\, and maybe give encouragement and ideas! \nLearn about this extraordinary art project \nThis project is commissioned by the River CamCAN (Climate Action Through Nature) partnership grant led by Cambridge Past\, Present & Future\, and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nWe thank Cambridge City Council\, Cambridge County Council\, Gonville & Caius\, and Cam Conservators for their permission and support.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/mural-phase-2-bridge/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Abbey-Chesterton Bridge\, Ditton Meadows\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Meet the Cows
DESCRIPTION:Gentle guided walk to meet the Belted Galloway cows and learn how they improve the meadows at Wandlebury Country Park for nature. \nPlease wear footwear and clothing for being outdoors. \nMeet at the large noticeboard in the car park. \nFree event\, suggested donation £3.
URL:https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/meet-the-cows-3/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Wandlebury Country Park\, Wandlebury Ring\, Gog Magog Hills\, Cambridge\, CB22 3AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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