Events

Our activity programme from 2020 to 2025

We created an exciting series of events as part of the project. Here’s a look back at the range of events that took place for the New Life on the Old West project.

Summer migrant bird identification workshop

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Join us for an early morning workshop to improve your skills identifying summer migrant birds from sightings, songs and calls. Led by local writer and wildlife guide David Chandler. Concentrating upon migrant birds - such as the warbler family - we will learn to identify species both visually and by song and calls.
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Dragonfly & damselfly walk for Beginners

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Practise your dragonfly and damselfly ID skills on this free guided walk with local expert David Chandler.
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Guided walk at Holme Fen

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Join us for this free guided walk at Holme Fen led by a Natural England reserve manager.
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Cuckoo walk at Wicken Fen – with Nick Davies

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Join cuckoo expert Nick Davies for a walk around Sedge Fen to discover cuckoos and their reed warbler hosts, and chat about their trickery.
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Otter & water vole workshop

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Learn about two secretive marvellous mammals - otters and water voles - and how to spot if they're around!
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Birdwatching for Beginners – online workshop with local expert David Chandler

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Develop your bird watching skills by joining local expert and wildlife writer David Chandler for this online workshop
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Birdwatching for Beginners – outdoors – with David Chandler

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Develop your birdwatching skills with local wildlife expert David Chandler on an early morning springtime bird walk.
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FREE guided walk at BCN Wildlife Great Fen Reserve

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Join us for a FREE super springtime guided walk, led by the BCN Wildlife team at the Great Fen.
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Wildlife boat trip along the River Cam

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Discover the wildlife living along the River Cam on this free 3-hour spring boat trip!
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Walk at RSPB Ouse Fen

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Develop your bird ID skills this winter by joining us for this FREE guided walk at RSPB Ouse Fen. 9-11am.
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Walk at RSPB Ouse Fen

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Join an RSPB Warden for this guided walk. 9.30am-11.30am.
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Winter Tree ID: A guided walk

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Discover tree ID this winter with Project Manager, Howard Jones, during this guided walk in Rampton.
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Haddenham: Open for Nature Day

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Join us at Fairchild's Meadow this #CelebrateTheFens day to discover local wildlife and find out how you can support our much loved species.
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Online dragon & damselfly identification with David Chandler

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Join local wildlife expert David Chandler to learn to identify some of Cambridgeshire's wonderful dragonflies and damselflies. This online event will be followed by three outdoor identification workshop walks, led by David through the summer months, allowing you to put what you have learned into practice.
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Volunteer evening

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Join us for a volunteer catch-up! Chat to existing volunteers and find out more about how you can get involved. Tea/coffee and cake provided.
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Work party: Haddenham wildflowers

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Bookings for this work party have now closed. See our other upcoming events!
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Work party: Little Thetford wildflowers

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Discover how to manage wildflower meadows for local wildlife. Flexible volunteering opportunity.
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Work party: Rampton wildflowers

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Discover how to manage wildflower meadows for local wildlife alongside our experts!
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Work party: Over wildflowers

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Discover how to manage wildflower meadows for local wildlife. Registration opening soon!
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Online training: Wildflower meadows for wildlife

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FREE online training for wildflower management - provided by our wildflower and pollinator expert! Discover the activities for autumn within your own garden or local green space.
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