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.

RSPB Guided Walk

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Join RSPB Wardens to discover the range of birds which can be found at the site and develop your ID skills including bird call identification. *limited spaces - book now!*
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Online hedgehog training

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Join Laura, Natural Heritage & Communities Officer, to discover the world of hedgehogs and how to conduct a survey. Registration opens soon!
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Work party: Plant an orchard

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Volunteer to plant fruit trees to create a small orchard. Limited spaces. Registration not yet open for this event - check back soon!
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Work party: Plant an orchard

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Volunteer to plant fruit trees to create a small orchard. Registration not yet open for this event - check back soon!
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Work party: Woodland work

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Join us for this woodland management work party to carry out coppicing and scrub clearance.
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Work party: Hedge planting

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Come along to help plant hedge in Little Thetford. Registration not yet open for this event - check back soon!
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Orchard pruning workshop

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Training to discover how to maintain an orchard. Now fully booked - please see our other events.
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Winter Tree ID Walk

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Develop your identification skills by discovering how to recognize native UK trees and shrubs from tree form and their bark, twigs and bugs!
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Nature Volunteer Christmas Catch-up & Quiz

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A Christmas catch-up for Nature Volunteers with a quiz and refreshments. Christmas jumpers encouraged!
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Woodland work party

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Join us for this woodland management work party to carry out coppicing and scrub clearance.
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Work party: Pond creation in Cottenham

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Help create a wildlife pond at the WARG Field in Cottenham this winter.
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Work party: habitat enhancements in Wicken

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Join us to enhance local green spaces by planting wildflowers and cutting back vegetation in Wicken
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Work party: Plant a small orchard

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This event is now fully booked! Please see our other upcoming events.
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Work party: Wildflower meadow creation

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Join us in creating a wildflower meadow and planting wildflower plug plants in Haddenham. Registration not yet open for this event - check back soon!
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Family friendly walk

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A two-mile guided walk around the village of Wicken where you will be able to explore a range of habitats and discover natural heritage.
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Nature Volunteer Induction

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Join us for an introduction to the NLOW project and discover the role of a nature volunteer
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Green space management pollinator training

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An in-person training event, supplementing the online training session, to discover the practicalities of establishing habitat for pollinators including wildflower meadows.
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Reptile and amphibian workshop

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An expert-led workshop to discover which reptiles and amphibians are living in the Cambridgeshire Fens with the opportunity for in-person encounters.
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An evening bat walk

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Join us for an evening bat walk led by the Cambridgeshire Bat Group and discover the bats living in the Cambridgeshire Fens, the important role they play and their fascinating lives.
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Work party: Create a pond

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Help create a pond on a community green space in Little Thetford this Autumn.
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