
The Future of Greater Cambridge
The Greater Cambridge plan is for around 50,000 new housing units and 73,000 new jobs. This would be the equivalent of building another Cambridge in 20 years. Here is how you can have your say.

The Greater Cambridge plan is for around 50,000 new housing units and 73,000 new jobs. This would be the equivalent of building another Cambridge in 20 years. Here is how you can have your say.

Growth, Griff argued, is not simply a matter of square metres or targets met. Cities live through what they choose to keep as much as what they choose to build.

It’s the most wonderful time of year to visit Wandlebury, and you can enjoy some wonderful Wandlebury related activities and gifts for all the family.

Thanks to our volunteers and a corporate team from ARM, around 600 new scrubland trees have recently been planted at Coton Reserve. This work is creating a richer green corridor beside the Bin Brook, expanding woodland first planted 15 years ago.

After a 2-month public inquiry, we reflect on the reasons to rethink the Cambourne to Cambridge busway, and why a better route is achievable.

Cambridge Past, Present & Future honours Bertrand Russell with a new Blue Plaque at his former Babraham Road home, celebrating his legacy as a writer, philosopher, and leading voice for peace.

Celebrate Tree Charter Day at Wandlebury’s Fantastical Forest, a free outdoor exhibition blending art, imagination and community under the beech trees.

What kind of city do we want to become? Our councils and government are proposing to double the population in 20 years, what could that mean for the future of our environment, heritage and communities?

At Wandlebury, mindfulness meets nature. Our mindful walks invite you to slow down, notice the season, and meet life as it is, with a little more kindness and space to breathe.

Artist, activist, and comedian Griff Rhys Jones joins us to ask how progress and preservation can work hand in hand, and what that means for Cambridge’s future.

As the woodland rests, our wardens and volunteers get to work. Discover how winter care, from coppicing to planting, helps create richer habitats for wildlife all year round.

Stories flowed like the Cam itself at our first Rivers of Film festival. Filmmakers and river-lovers came together to celebrate the lifeblood of Cambridge, and reflect on our shared duty of care.

A butterfly plaque at Wandlebury now celebrates Dr Gillian Gandy, a pioneering figure in neonatal care and a lifelong friend of Wandlebury. Her story reminds us what it means to nurture fragile beginnings

One of the oldest surviving agricultural structures in Cambridgeshire. This modest, beautiful structure tells a story that spans six centuries, two villages, and countless pairs of patient hands.

Essential maintenance is underway at Wandlebury, helping to safeguard the historic clocktower and Tadlow Granary. These quiet acts of care ensure our much-loved landmarks remain part of the landscape for generations to come.

This season, give something that lasts. A CambridgePPF membership helps protect Cambridge’s nature, heritage, and beauty, a gift that connects someone you love to the landscape and heritage we all share.

Our team is making the case for an alternative route for the Cambourne-Cambridge Busway, to avoid a new road being built through Coton Orchard wildlife site. Read more

We’re looking for a volunteer to help us update our school database so that we can continue to run our popular outdoor education programme at Wandlebury, which every year helps 2,000 children have fun learning about their local nature and history. Read more
