Coton Country Reserve

Coton Country Reserve is 300 acres of attractive countryside on the west of Cambridge, that is managed for people, nature and farming.

The Reserve is owned and managed by local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future, who need your help to care for it.

Visitor Information Coton Countryside Reserve

Opening times, directions, downloadable map, facilities and what to do. Read more

Its history, restoration and conservation Read more

Find out about our innovative project to create a new wetland and improve water quality in the Bin Brook Read more

Find out what nature you can discover in the reserve through the seasons Read more

Stourbridge Fair at the Leper Chapel - a talk

Join us for an illustrated talk on the medieval Stourbridge Fair with local historian Honor Ridout. For centuries the Fair, hosted at the Cambridge Leper Chapel, was the high spot of the Cambridge year until it's decline and it's last proclamation in 1933. Find out more and get your questions answered.
Coton Spring Clean Litter Pick

Sun 21 March, 2pm at Coton Countryside Reserve. Help us pick up litter in the reserve, village and roadsides.
Winter Tree Walk at Wandlebury

Tue 30 Mar, 10am – 12noon. Wandlebury Country Park. Guided walk to learn how to identify tree species in winter.
Blue Plaque for Rev W Awdry

A blue plaque has been installed in Elsworth village to commemorate the children's author, Rev W Awdry, who wrote the Railway Series books, including Thomas the Tank Engine