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Cambridge Past, Present & Future - charity protecting the beauty of Cambridge and its environment for the past hundred years.
Join Dowsing Anglia for a day of archaeological dowsing around Wandlebury.

📅 Sat 3 Oct, 10am–4pm
🎟️ £35, or £30 for CPPF & Dowsing Society members

https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/dowsing-at-wandlebury-2/

Please pay for parking. CPPF members park for free.
Join us: https://cambridgeppf.org/guardians
September 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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
September 17, 2026 at 11:35 AM
One of Cambridge’s oldest complete buildings.

Come visit the inside on Sun 20 Sept, 1.30–3.30pm, and hear more of its history from a volunteer guide.

📍 Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

Plan your visit: https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/leper-chapel-open-day-45/
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Our free Healthy Walking group meets at Wandlebury every Thursday. Join the one-hour walk at 10am, or choose a slower 30-minute walk starting at 10.30am.
Please pay for parking. CPPF members park for free.
Join us: https://cambridgeppf.org/guardians

#Wandlebury #CambridgeWalks #Walking
September 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Broom making workshop. Saturday 19 September, 10am–2pm. Wandlebury.

Make two or three hand brooms.

Tools and materials provided. £80 per person.

Please pay for parking. CPPF members park for free.
Join us: https://cambridgeppf.org/guardians

https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/broom-making-workshop-5/
September 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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
August 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Reposted by @cambridgeppf.org
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
August 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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/
July 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
🫖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
July 20, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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/
July 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
🎉 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/
July 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
🔥 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/
July 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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
July 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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/
July 15, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🎉 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/
July 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
⛪ 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/
July 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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/
July 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
🌾 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/🌾
July 9, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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/
July 7, 2026 at 7:03 AM
🌾 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/🌾
July 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
💧 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/
July 4, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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/
July 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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/
July 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
💧 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/
July 1, 2026 at 7:04 AM
⛪ 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/
June 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM