5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (522+ words) Funding has been secured to deliver the final phase in the plan to eradicate invasive American mink from Cambridgeshire and its neighbouring counties. The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) and Waterlife Recovery Trust will maintain a network of 175 mink traps for…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (216+ words) Grants of up to £10,000 are available for community-led environmental projects from Cambridge Water. Its PEBBLE 2026 fund is open to schools, charities, community groups, environmental organisations and local conservation projects to help protect and enhance biodiversity. More than 125 projects, with a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (175+ words) Shire horses returned to King’s College on Monday to harvest the King’s College wildflower meadow. The Waldburg Shires team of Dave Lawless, Barry, Ben, Tony and horses Cosmo and Bryn have been mowing the meadow this way since 2021. A spokesperson…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (447+ words) I saw my first peregrine falcon in the late 1960s. My friend William and I hitchhiked round Scotland and glimpsed a fleeting view of one in a quarry behind Aviemore in the Highlands. Peregrines were then breeding birds of mountains, moorlands…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) The University of Cambridge invites everyone to join the Cambridge Zero Community Day 2026, a free, family-friendly celebration of “climate action, creativity and community resilience”, taking place this Saturday (18 July). Organised by Cambridge Zero, the university’s climate change initiative, the Community…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (668+ words) Nature is there for everyone – but sometimes getting outside to enjoy it can be daunting. A group dedicated to introducing women to nature has proved so popular it is expanding, and the first Cambridgeshire event is happening in August. Megan…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (630+ words) Unlock unlimited access to all stories The Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity (SWCC) has lent its name to a new education and conservation space which was officially opened at Shepreth Wildlife Park on Monday (25 May). The SWCC Conservation Hub is a…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (424+ words) New wetland habitat stretching across 25 hectares – the equivalent of 60 football pitches – has been created at the Great Fen. Diggers have now left the site at New Decoy Farm after a year of work and the habitat, featuring a mere, channels…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (819+ words) The potential collapse of nature is a “realistic possibility” – and the results could be devastating for our society, a new report warns. It says food security is under real threat because we are being negligent in ways that would be…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (641+ words) The results are in from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, to which more than 10,000 people in Cambridgeshire contributed. They were among more than 650,000 taking part in the world’s largest garden wildlife survey, during which participants record the maximum number of…...