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December 13 – CGS talk The Geology of the Lower Cam and Wicken Vision Area Dr Steve Boreham

December 13 – WT talk 25+ years of amazing wildlife in & around Cambridge (without really trying) Iain Webb

Abbreviations, with links to the organisations’ websites where details of events can be found: 
ARUWS – Anglia Ruskin University Wildlife Society
BDS – British Dragonfly Society
BioSoc  – CU Biological Society
BSA – British Science Association, Cambridgeshire
BSBI – Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
CBG –  Cambridge Bryological Group
CBC – Cambridgeshire Bird Club
CBKA – Cambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association
CCF – Cambridge Conservation Forum
CFG – Cambridgeshire Flora Group.  Meetings mostly start at 10am
CGS – Cambridgeshire Geological Society
CLG – Cambridge Lichen Group – contact Louise Bacon.
CNH – Cabinet of Natural History seminar
CPERC – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre
CPPF – Cambridge Past, Present & Future  Booking is usually required
CPS – Cambridge Philosophical Society
CUMS – CU Mycological Society
CUNS – CU Nature Society
CUWCS – CU Wildlife Conservation Society
CUPS – CU Physics Society  
CUSS – Cambridge University Scientific Society
CUVZS – CU Veterinary  Zoological  Society.
CVF – Cam Valley Forum
CWT – Cambridge city group of the Wildlife Trust
FoLM –Friends of Logans Meadow
FRRFD – Friends of the Roman Road and Fleam Dyke
FoCB – Friends of Cherry Hinton Brook
FoSC – Friends of Stourbridge Common
Froglife – Froglife
HFFS – Hunts Flora and Fauna Society
LNR – Local Nature Reserve.  These events may require booking..
SCFG – South Cambs Fungus Group
RC – Rivercare
RSPB – Cambridge RSPB local group
SHNH – Society for the History of Natural History
TC – Transition Cambridge
SS – Cambridge Sustainable City events
WT – other Wildlife Trust events

PAST EVENTS Diary listings for 2016 and onwards can be found here.

2021 past events
January 1 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows (New Year Plant Hunt) CANCELLED due to covid-19 restrictions
January 3 – CFG New Year Plant Hunt, Cambridge CANCELLED due to covid-19 restrictions
January 9 – CBG excursion to Pampisford Hall UNLIKELY due to covid-19 restrictions
January 14 – CNHS Council ONLINE
January 24 – CBG excursion to Whittlesey, Kings Dyke NR – UNLIKELY DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
January 25 – CWT Matt Hayes on ‘The history of wildlife: engaging audiences with museum collections’ and AGM – ONLINE
February 2 – TC talk Jeremy Purseglove ‘Working with Nature’ – ONLINE
February 4 – CNHS talk Rosie Bleet ‘Bees, bee conservation and bee roads’ – ONLINE
February 9 – Friends of the River Cam talk Kim Wilkie ‘How to save the Cam’ – ONLINE
February 11 – CNHS talk Chantal Helm ‘Monitoring bats at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden’ – ONLINE
February 18 – CNHS talk Cicely Marshall ‘King’s College Wildflower Meadow’ – ONLINE
February 21 – CBG excursion to Harlton clunch pit – CANCELLED
February 22 – CWT talk Ed Turner ‘Good crop, bad crop – can oil palm become more sustainable?’ – ONLINE
February 25 – CNHS talk Paul Hoxey ‘Botanical explorations of Haiti’ – ONLINE
March 2 – TC talk Stephen Tomkins ‘Safeguarding our local water resources’ – ONLINE
March 4 – CNHS talk Steve Head ‘Wildlife gardening: myths and realities’- ONLINE
March 6 – CBG excursion to Croxton Park – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE
March 11 – CNHS talk Joshua Harris ‘Bringing back beavers’ – ONLINE
March 14 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE
March 18 – CNHS talk Steve Boreham ‘Wild Reach – wildlife conservation at the Fen edge’ – ONLINE
March 21 – CBG excursion to Monks Wood NNR – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE
March 25 – Public Policy Exchange webinar Protecting British Pollinators: Addressing Long Term Threats to Bees and Pollinators
March 25 – CNHS talk Kevin Hand ‘Wildlife and development: is there sufficient protection?’ – ONLINE
March 25 – CVF talk and AGM A national chalk stream restoration plan
March 26 – 4 April – Cambridge Festival see www.festival.cam.ac.uk
March 27 – BDS spring conference see https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-spring-meeting-2021/
March 29 – CWT talk Stuart Newson ‘Calling in the dark – developing tools and infrastructure for large-scale acoustic monitoring of wildlife’ – ONLINE
March 30 – CFG excursion to SW Cambridgeshire churchyards – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE. NUMBERS LIMITED. Must book
March 30 – TC talk Tony Juniper ‘Nature recovery’ – ONLINE
April 10 – CBG excursion to Hayley Wood – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE
April 11 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE
April 12 – CGS talk The First Day of the Cenozoic: Insights from the Chicxulub Crater by Dr Auriol Rae ONLINE
April 14 – CBKA talk Wasps: so much to love about them – a talk by Gavin Broad ONLINE
April 15 – CNHS Council – ONLINE
April 18 – CFG excursion, Eddington – SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT ADVICE. NUMBERS LIMITED. Must book
April 21 – CBKA talk The Garden Jungle: how to save our insects – a talk by Dave Goulson ONLINE
April 26 – CWT talk 300 years of fieldwork: the plants of Cambridgeshire & the World in 1 room! by Lauren Gardiner ONLINE
May 4 – CFG excursion, Kings Dyke – NUMBERS LIMITED. Must book.
May 10 – CGS talk Geological mapping of the core-mantle boundary: Unravelling the mysteries of the deep Earth ONLINE
May 13 – Nature and mental wellbeing – Building a better chemistry culture ONLINE See www.cambridgeconservationforum.org.uk/event/nature-and-mental-wellbeing/
May 20 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows
May 20 – WT talk An Evening with Adam Frost – My Passion for Gardening ONLINE
May 22 – BSBI beginners’ meeting, Trumpington Meadows
May 23 – FoLM amphibian & reptile survey Logan’s Meadow 10 – 1
May 23 – CFG excursion, Accordia
May 24 – CWT talk Can biodiversity make children happy? by Kate Howlett ONLINE
May 25 – RC webinar Pennywort Alert ONLINE
June 2 – CBKA talk The craft of bee-hunting by Dr Tom Seeley ONLINE
June 8 – World Oceans Day
June 10 – Biomimicry Workshop SEE www.cambridgeconservationforum.org.uk/event/biomimicry-workshop/
June 14 – CGS talk Île De La Réunion: Pitons, Cirques, Ramparts and Volcanoes by Dr Sanne Cottaar ONLINE
June 15 – CFG excursion, Guided Busway
June 17 – CNHS AGM ONLINE
June 17 – WT talk The Climate: The Landscape: The Future – The Great Fen response to a changing climate ONLINE
June 24 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows
June 28 – CGS talk Arabian Adventures: geological mapping in the United Arab Emirates
June 29 – CFG excursion, TO BE CONFIRMED
July 4 – CFG excursion, Litlington Parish Pit
July 14 – CBKA talk Cornwall: changing the scene for pollinators and people by Juliet Osborne ONLINE
July 22 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows
July 24 – CGS excursion, Giant’s Grave and East Pit, Cherry Hinton
July 24 – BSBI, Elms FULLY BOOKED
July 28 – CBKA talk Wild Honeybees by Daniel du Gard ONLINE
August 1 – CNHS excursion, Wandlebury, Cambridge
August 13 – CGS excursion, Nine Wells, Cambridge
August 14 – CFG excursion, Sawston Hall
August 22 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows
September 11 – CFG excursion, Foul Anchor
September 11 – CGS excursion, Building stones of Cambridge
September 18 – BSBI Cotoneasters, Cherry Hinton
September 26 – CNHS field study, Trumpington Meadows (Lichens & galls)
October 6 – CGS excursion Fen Edge walk from Swaffham Bulbeck to Reach
October 7 – CNHS talk: The future of nature conservation and the Wildlife Trusts’ 30:30:30 vision Brian Eversham
October 9 – CFG excursion, Soham
October 9 – WT BCN AGM
October 12 – Froglife talk: Wildlife gardening for amphibians, reptiles and more
October 13 – WT Bedford group talk: Six legs good, more legs better Brian Eversham
October 14 – CNHS talk: Trees for Streets Simon Linstead
October 14 – HFFS talk: Air Pollution and its Effects on Wildlife – the Answer is Blowing in the Wind Gordon Wyatt
October 14 – WT talk: An Evening with Dave Goulson – Saving our Insects
October 16 – CNHS fungal foray: Botanic Garden (booking essential)
October 17 – CNHS field study: Trumpington Meadows (fungi)
October 21 – CNHS talk: Restoring habitat for the Iberian lynx Harriet Allen
October 24 – Pictures from the edge of the world Chris Packham; Cambridge Arts Theatre
October 23-30 Cambridge Drawing Society Annual Exhibition Details on their website
October 25 – WT talk:The natural history of the Dingy Skipper butterfly Keira Wingader
October 28 – CNHS talk: a choice of talks! Jonathan Shanklin
November 4 – CNHS talk: Biodiversity of the Hobson’s Brook Corridor by Dr Steve Boreham
November 11 – CNHS talk: Chemical warfare (and co-operation) in the garden by Gwenda Kyd
November 16 – WT talk: A Year in the Life of a Monitoring & Research Officer Henry Stanier
November 17 – Froglife webinar Transforming lives through nature, sound and vision see http://www.froglife.org/what-we-do/events/
November 18 – CNHS talk: A Trillion Trees – A trillion reasons to thrive! by April Bagwill
November 18 – CVF River Action Update

November 25 – CNHS NatHistFest ONLINE LAUNCH with talks
November 28-29 – Cathy Parker Open Studio
November 28 – CNHS field study: Trumpington Meadows (Bryophytes)
November 29 – WT talk: Stonechat research at the Great Fen Henry Stanier

December 1 – BSBI talk Charles Plumier & the cacti of Haiti by Paul Hoxey
December 2 – CNHS talk: The Convention on Biodiversity and Conservation in the Caribbean by Ellie Devenish-Nelson and Howard Nelson