The existing Park & Ride site on Trumpington Road is the busiest in the city due to its closeness to the M11, the city centre and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The site is often full by midday with motorists having to find alternative ways to complete their journeys. Watch the consultation video and download a…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. First off I want to make you all aware of a change to the next volunteer date. With apologies and due to unforeseen circumstances, we are going to have to change the volunteer meet-up to next Wednesday, 31st October. We understand that people may already…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Last week the volunteer team helped tackle the large number of thistles in Badgers Wood in the south and made great progress – some good team work. This is a lovely, peaceful area of the reserve which will eventually be a small woodland but the…
It has begun. Shops are *already* starting to put out their Christmas displays. I can hear many of you groaning already. Who wants to think about Christmas in October, right? Well, before you get your tinsel in a tangle, make sure you add the Trumpington Meadows Community festive drink get-together on the evening of Wednesday…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Hope you’re all enjoying the autumn weather. Last week the volunteer group spent a productive day helping rake some of the meadows from our late season cut. The areas around the pond are now looking spick and span, and the banks of the coprolite pits…
The next Trumpington Meadows Community meeting will be held on Tuesday 6 November 2018 at Trumpington Meadows Primary School in Community Room 1. Doors open at 19:30 and the meeting will start at 19:45. The meeting is expected to finish at 21:15. Agenda Tim Watkins from Greater Cambridge Partnership on the latest proposals for the…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Thanks to those who came to the last session and helped install the new bench at Trumpington Meadows – a great job done. The bench is a memorial for Janette Young and was arranged and donated by her husband Alec, daughter Andrea, and other family…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Thanks to those who came for a very productive session last week – we made a good start on the Old Mill Field area of the reserve. We’ve begun cutting back some of the vegetation there, and “popping” or coppicing some of the encroaching scrub.…
Sainsbury’s opened the doors at 7.30am on Friday 24 August. The store is located next to the Primary School in Trumpington Meadows. The store will trade from 7.30am-11pm Monday to Saturday and 7.30am-10pm on Sundays. View store information
An outdoor showing of the animated Wes Anderson film Fantastic Mr Fox, starring George Clooney and Meryl Streep. This event is free thanks to sponsorship from Grosvenor. Meeting point Trumpington Meadows near Byron’s Pool car park and the Ranger’s Office – off Grantchester Road, Trumpington, CB2 9LH. Date Saturday 1 September 2018. Doors at 7pm,…
Linda from Trumpington Meadows Community gives an overview of the special day. “We were blessed with a perfect day; not too hot and no rain. There were plenty of activities especially for children who could have their faces painted (like a tiger!) and then the opportunity to embark on a minibeast safari before settling down…
A message from Rebecca Green, Senior Ranger at Trumpington Meadows. Thanks to those who came to help clear hay from the Rainbow Reflection Garden – it was hard work but it looks great. This week we’ll be meeting on Wednesday 22nd at 10am at the Ranger’s office. We’re hopefully going to start what will be…
