Wood mouse in a plastic container by Amy Lewis

Wild in the Meadows (Trumpington Meadows): Small mammal trapping

Location:

Trumpington Meadows,

Grantchester Road Trumpington
Cambridge
CB2 9LH

Join Wildlife Adventurer Becca Badger for some sociable outdoor family fun on Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve

Event details

Meeting point

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

Date

Thursday 20 August 2026

Time

7.45-9.45am (with option to join the evening before at 6pm to set out the traps)

About the event

This is part of a series of activities for families throughout the year on Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve.

In this session, join the Cambridgeshire Mammal Group and Becca Badger to investigate the small mammals that live on Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve. If you wish to join us the evening before (at 6pm, this is optional), we will be setting out humane small mammal traps, and then early morning we will check to see what we have caught. After we have recorded and released all of the animals, we will go for a short walk.

This session is perfect for ages 7-11 but older children will also enjoy it. It is not appropriate for children under 5 for health and safety reasons.

These are family sessions so children need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. The sessions are designed for everyone to enjoy.

Additional information

Please refer to our event terms and conditions webpage for details on refunds and cancellations, as well as general information about how we run our events.
The benefits of joining the Wildlife Trust BCN include a reduced rate for events. Family membership is from £5 a month.
Toilet facilities will not be available for this session.

Booking

Email

rebecca.neal@wildlifebcn.org

Price

£6 (plus booking fee) per child for members
£9 (plus booking fee) per child for non-members
Accompanying adults are free
Limited early-bird tickets are available

Additional booking information

Booking is essential to manage group size
Please use the online booking link below

Suitable for

Families, Children

Know before you go

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. We will need to go off the path into rougher ground in order to set and collect the traps.

What to bring

To avoid bites, stings, sunburn, and scratches, long sleeves and long trousers are suggested for all participants. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting muddy, and sturdy shoes. 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 and refund your money.

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.