Your local charity protecting the beauty of Cambridge and its environment

Save the Leper Chapel

Without action, we risk losing this unique piece of our local heritage forever

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Author: Camila Iturra

Wandlebury 70th Birthday Appeal

Give Wandlebury a birthday present to keep it just as wonderful for the next 70 years !

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Author: Camila Iturra

A Wilder Coton

Support our appeal to transform 20+ acres of arable farmland west of Cambridge into species-rich habitat for nature, to benefit wildlife and people.

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Author: Louise Palmer

"The open green spaces of Cambridge need protection…Cambridge Past, Present & Future is doing its best to look after them. Do help, do join!"

Sir David Attenborough

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Be a part of your local nature and heritage

Cambridge Past, Present & Future is an independent charity with no statutory funding. That means that we are reliant on donations from members, donors and supporters to care for nature and protect heritage in Cambridge. If this is important to you, please support our work with a gift.

Visitor Information Coton Countryside Reserve

Opening times, directions and facilities with map of walking trails

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A Vision for Coton Reserve

Learn about our vision for Coton Nature Reserve

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Author: James Littlewood

Butterfly Plaques

Dedicate a butterfly plaque to someone special in our new pollinator garden at Wandlebury

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Author: Louise Palmer

Visitor Information Wandlebury

Find out about opening hours and onsite facilities

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Location: Wandlebury Ring,Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge

Visitor Information Leper Chapel

Opening times, directions and facilities.

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Author: James Littlewood

Location: Barnwell Junction,Newmarket Road, Cambridge

River Cam CAN Project launched

A new climate and nature project aims to engage and support communities near the River Cam to work on initiatives that will benefit them and the environment.

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Author: Camila Iturra

Activities & events

  • In place of loss: Landscapes of memory and repair

    Sat 14 & Sun 15 Sept, 11am-6pm, Leper Chapel. Artists from Japan explore how the traces of the past can be animated in places of loss in this new exhibition. Read more

  • Bourn Windmill - East Anglian Mills Society Open Day

    Sunday 15 September, 2pm-4.30pm Guided tours, have a go at turning the mill and teas/cakes. Read more

  • Volunteer Work Party - Wandlebury

    Tuesday 1 October, 10.30am-1.30pm Help care for green spaces and their wildlife - get active, meet others and enjoy learning rural practices at the same time. Read more

Latest news

  • Richarda Morrow-Tait

    A Blue Plaque has been unveiled as a tribute to the extraordinary life of Richarda Morrow-Tait (1923-1982), the pioneering aviator who etched her name in history as the first woman to fly around the world. Read more

  • Black Mulberry for Wandlebury's 70th Anniversary

    To mark the occasion of the Wandlebury Country Park 70th birthday Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Julie Spence paid Wandlebury a visit and planted a Black Mulberry tree in our orchard. Read more

  • Rediscovering the  Art of Scything:

    Rediscovering the  Art of Scything: A Timeless Tradition for Modern Times - and a solution to all that grass after No Mow May! Read more