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Community work party on Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve

Location:

Trumpington Meadows,

Grantchester Road Trumpington
Cambridge
CB2 9LH

This is a special community session where adults, and families with children aged 7+ can help keep Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve great for wildlife and people.

Event details

Meeting point

On the picnic benches outside the Ranger's Office (What3Words: woods.moon.comet)

Date

Saturday 24 January 2026

Time

9.30-12.30ish

About the event

This is part of a 2026 mini-series of community work parties in Trumpington Meadows, to support local people to take action for wildlife and help others to enjoy the wonderful nature that Trumpington has to offer. Families with children aged 7+, and adults are welcome. Older children can join our Youth Rangers group and attend unaccompanied (this needs to be arranged in advance). Task will not be suitable for younger children.

In this session, we'll be based near the Ranger's Office on Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve. We'll be dragging some cut vegetation ready for chipping, mulching some fruit trees in the community orchard, and replacing some reptile mats.

Additional information

It is essential that you book your place in advance and do not just turn up on the day. Please see contact email below.

Any children attending this event need to be accompanied by a responsible adult or be part of our Youth Ranger group for young people aged 11-17.

Toilet facilities and hand washing will be available for this session.

Booking

Email

rebecca.neal@wildlifebcn.org

Price

Free!

Additional booking information

Booking is essential to manage group size, please email in advance to start the discussion to see if the session is right for you.

Suitable for

Families, Adults

Know before you go

Dogs

Under effective control

Mobility

We aim to make our sessions as accessible as possible and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy them. Please contact us to discuss your accessibility needs.

What to bring

Gardening gloves if you have them (some will be available to borrow). To avoid bites, stings and scratches, long sleeves and long trousers are suggested for all participants. Please wear warm clothes (lots of layers) and sturdy shoes like walking boots or wellies, that you don't mind getting muddy. The sessions will go ahead even if it rains, so you may require waterproofs. It is unlikely but if it is especially windy or lightening is forecast, it may not be advisable to run the session. If this happens, we will let you know as soon as possible, so please look out for an email if the forecast looks bad.

Parking information

Parking is available at Byron's Pool which is a 5 minute walk to the Rangers Office. This is a council-owned public car park, it is not usually full, but spaces cannot be guaranteed. Trumpington Park and Ride is a 15 minute walk.