Cambridge Nature Festival 2024
25th May – 30th June
A celebration of the nature on our doorstep!
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 …
An experienced mental health coach will take you on a scenic walk through beautiful natural surroundings, allowing you to immerse yourself in the beauty and tranquillity of the outdoors. As …
Read more "Wellbeing through Nature Workshop – National Trust"
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 …
Join us LIVE online as we chat to experts about urban wildlife, plus we will be showcasing the amazing work of our Young Zoologists. Get your urban wildlife questions ready …
Read more "Zoology Live! Goes Urban: The Livestream – Cambridge Museum of Zoology"
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. …
Coton Orchard Bioblitz with On the Verge, Cambridge Saturday 1 and Sunday 2nd July 2023 We will be surveying this 100 year-old orchard for bees, butterflies, bats, moths, lichen, small …
Come along to the Community Orchard in Histon and Impington between 10am and Midday on Saturday 2 July. We’ll be serving cooked breakfast, with teas, coffees, juice and croissants if …
Read more "Brunch at Histon Orchard – find out more about local wildlife"
Join us at the Museum as we discover and celebrate urban animals at this family activity day. Lots of craft activities going on in the Museum, plus a chance to …
Read more "Zoology Live! Goes Urban – Cambridge Museum of Zoology"
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 …
Harlton Woods in South Cambridgeshire is a special and unique site which was once an ancient clunch pit. In 2007 then-Harlton resident Martin Johns produced a record, created over a …
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 …
Head down to the beautiful venue that is Tall Trees for a night of fantastic live music, with proceeds going to the Cambridge Nature Network. To round off an incredible …
Read more "Tunes for Nature at Tall Trees – Live Music **Festival Finale**"
Tim Smedley, author of Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution, contacted members of the Chalk Aquifer Alliance working group back in the summer of 2020 as part of …
Read more "The Last Drop – solving the world’s water crisis: Tim Smedley"