Food plant of the day at Wandlebury #Cambridge seems to have been Knapweed aka Hardheads for Painted Lady #butterflies and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. #TeamMoth @cambridgeppf.bsky.social

School Holidays? 🌿 Discover the Wild at Wandlebury 🌳 Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury returns from Tuesday 21 July, with sessions running throughout the summer holidays. Led by the experienced instructors from Wild Thyme & Embers. 🌞 http://www.wildthymeandembers.co.uk/holiday-bushcraft-club/

🫖From today for the rest of the school holidays we have a pop up cafe at Wandlebury every day! 🍰 This week: Monday - Tilly Tuesday - Tilly Wenesday - Tilly Thursday - Coffee Station Friday - Coffee Station Saturday - Coffee Station Sunday - Coffee Station

Today, the 12th-century Leper Chapel is open. A rare chance to experience 900 years of Cambridge history. 🗓️ Sun 19 July 🕜 1.30–3.30pm Become a Guardian of the Leper Chapel - join CPPF https://cambridgeppf.org/join-us-page/

🎉 Visit Bourn Windmill tomorrow! 🌀 Experience living history 🌾 ☕ Tea & cakes available 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A perfect family day out 🎟️ CPPF Members FREE | Adults £4 | Children £1 ⏰ Last tour at 4pm 📍 Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 7PZ https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/bourn-windmill-open-day-6/

🔥 Temporary fire & BBQ ban Due to the current extreme dry conditions, we've introduced a temporary ban on fires and barbecues across our sites including Wandlebury, Coton Reserve & Grantchester. https://cambridgeppf.org/temporary-fire-bbq-ban-across-our-green-spaces/

Shop at @coopuk? 💚 Choose Cambridge Past, Present & Future as your Local Community Fund cause and support local heritage every time you shop. 👉 https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/97161 #CoopLocalCommunityFund #Cambridge

This Sunday, the 12th-century Leper Chapel is open. A rare chance to experience 900 years of Cambridge history. 🗓️ Sun 19 July 🕜 1.30–3.30pm Become a Guardian of the Leper Chapel - join CPPF https://cambridgeppf.org/join-us-page/

🎉 Visit Bourn Windmill this Sunday 19 July! 🌀 Experience living history 🌾 ☕ Tea & cakes available 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A perfect family day out 🎟️ CPPF Members FREE | Adults £4 | Children £1 ⏰ Last tour at 4pm 📍 Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 7PZ https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/bourn-windmill-open-day-6/

⛪ THREE chances to visit one of Cambridge's Hidden Treasures this July. Tucked away beside Newmarket Road lies the Leper Chapel, one of the oldest complete buildings in Cambridge. 📅 Open Days 12, 19 & 26 July 📍 Leper Chapel, Cambridge 💷 Free Visit: https://cambridgeppf.org/events-list/

THE SHOWDOWN IS ON... Team Strim ⚡ vs Team Scythe 🌾 One is loud, fast and fuelled. The other has been cutting meadows for hundreds of years. Who takes the win? Sunday 1.30pm. Wandlebury. https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/wandlebury-scything-festival-3/

🌾 Traditional scything at Wandlebury - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK Saturday – Learn to Scythe Day Just 2 places left, book here: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/learn-to-scythe-day/ Sunday – Scything Festival Join us for a free, all-day festival  https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/wandlebury-scything-festival-3/🌾

Interested in grasses? Join us TOMORROW for a guided walk to discover 30+ species of native grasses growing in Wandlebury's meadows. Perfect for beginners and nature lovers alike. 📍 Wandlebury 📅 Wednesday 8 July 🕝 10am–12pm Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/grass-id-of-wandlebury/

🌾 A weekend of traditional scything at Wandlebury Saturday – Learn to Scythe Day Just 2 places left, book here: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/learn-to-scythe-day/ Sunday – Scything Festival Join us for a free, all-day festival  https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/wandlebury-scything-festival-3/🌾

💧 Hinxton Watermill Open this Sunday Experience this beautiful 17th-century watermill beside the River Cam and learn more about one of Cambridgeshire's hidden historic gems. 📍 Hinxton Watermill 📅 Sunday 5 July 🕝 2.30pm–5pm Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/hinxton-watermill-open-day-5/

Grass ID Interested in grasses? Join us for a guided walk to discover 30+ species of native grasses growing in Wandlebury's meadows. Perfect for beginners and nature lovers alike. 📍 Wandlebury 📅 Wednesday 8 July 🕝 10am–12pm Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/grass-id-of-wandlebury/

Big Ragwort Pull Join the Warden team and other volunteers for a rewarding morning helping clear the fields of ragwort ahead of our annual hay cut. Get active and help care for our green spaces. 📍 Wandlebury 📅 Tuesday 7 July 🕝 10am–1pm Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/big-ragwort-pull/

💧 Hinxton Watermill Open Day Experience this beautiful 17th-century watermill beside the River Cam and learn more about one of Cambridgeshire's hidden historic gems. 📍 Hinxton Watermill 📅 Sunday 5 July 🕝 2.30pm–5pm Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/hinxton-watermill-open-day-5/

⛪ A Doorway to Medieval Cambridge - the Cambridge Leper Chapel 📅 Open Day, Sun 28 June 📍 Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road 💷 Free entry There is a large step into the chapel and no toilets on site. Find out more: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/leper-chapel-open-day-36/

🌿 Welcome to the fourth week of The Cambridge Nature Festival!  🌼 Films, systems, bioblitzes - explore the full programme https://f.mtr.cool/kovsafugai Pictures: TogetherCulture, H&I Biobliz and brunch, Six Inches of Soil, Litterpick, Girton Nature Recovery

This Thursday! 🍽️ Save Hinxton Watermill: Community Supper at the Red Lion in Hinxton Enjoy a subsidised menu and happy hour from 6–7pm. 📅 Thursday 25 June ⏰ From 6pm 📍 The Red Lion, Hinxton Book a table: www.redlionhinxton.co.uk https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/hinxton-watermill-community-supper/

Happy Midsummer, Cambridge! Celebrate the summer solstice and Nature 🌿 on our doorstep with the #CambridgeNatureFestival  Gardening, ten years of Trumpington Meadows, & the 6th Rights of River Cam Festival  All upcoming: https://f.mtr.cool/oxpsndmelc

🎉 Visit Bourn Windmill tomorrow - Sunday 21 june!  ✅ Try the thrilling task of turning the entire windmill on its post! 💪 ☕ Tea & cake available 🎟️ Members FREE | Adults £4 | Children £1 ⏰ Last guided tour at 4pm 📍 Bourn Windmill CB23 7PZ

A live DJ set in the foyer, with no shushing librarians in sight -  #LivingWater #LibraryLate at the Cambridge University Library, in the #CambridgeNatureFestival. Book for the Rivers of Film on 25th June at 5:45pm https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/rivers-of-film-screening-of-part-two/ @theUL

🐄🌼 Guided walk to meet our Belted Galloway cows and learn how they help improve our meadows for nature.  📅 Sat 20 June, 10:30am–12noon 📍 Wandlebury Country Park 🚗 Parking charges apply (CPPF members free) https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/meet-the-cows-7/

Meadow Crane's-bill, Geranium pratense, back lit by evening sun in Coton Countryside Reserve near #Cambridge. #WildFlowers #Botany @cambridgeppf.bsky.social

Shop at @coopuk? 💚 Choose Cambridge Past, Present & Future as your Local Community Fund cause and support local heritage every time you shop. 👉 https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/97161 #CoopLocalCommunityFund #Cambridge

🎉 Visit Bourn Windmill this Sunday 21 june! 🌀 Step back in time and experience living history 🌾 ☕ Tea & homemade cakes available 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A perfect family day out 🎟️ Members FREE | Adults £4 | Children £1 ⏰ Last guided tour at 4pm 📍 Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 7PZ

TODAY 2-4pm - Join Cambridge Conservation Forum to discover local conservation and rewilding projects and get involved https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/event/cambridge-conservation-forum-volunteering-fair/ Part of The Cambridge Nature Festival, a celebration of Nature on our doorstep.

10 Bodies Found in a Single Pit at Wandlebury. Vikings or Victims? Dr Oscar Aldred from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit explains why the discovery is raising so many questions. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/bel-Cy4dOnM