About our Staying Connected events programme
Staying Connected is our organised programme of monthly online discussion sessions designed to bring together learning around rural best practice including community projects, case studies, latest research findings and new innovations. We invite guest speakers who are experts in rural policy and practice, share our own experience with you and provide time for discussion about rural Cambridgeshire’s own community needs.
Read on for the details of our next event.
Details of our next event
Date: Tuesday 12 September 2023
Time: 5pm - 6.30pm
Venue: Online via Zoom - the joining link will be shared with all who book a place
Topic: Conserving nature and boosting biodiversity by greening your community spaces
About this event
Cambridgeshire ACRE is hosting a Staying Connected session exploring how communities can make use of their outdoor spaces to help boost their local wildlife, creating a more diverse, wildlife friendly local environment.
What should I expect?
During this session you will:
- Hear more about how we have successfully delivered 'New Life on the Old West', our major landscape conservation project;
- See some inspiring examples of the new habitats we have worked with communities to create and learn how they are now managing them;
- Hear some very affordable and practical ideas for increasing biodiversity on your own community green spaces;
- Pick up ideas for how you can engage your whole community in helping to conserve nature and recruit new volunteers.
When and where
This is an online event taking place by Zoom on Tuesday 12 September at 5pm. The event is scheduled to last no longer than 90 minutes.
Details on how to join the session will be sent to everyone who registers and a reminder will be sent out shortly before the session. To book your free place, please complete the registration form.
Who should attend?
This event will be of interest to:
- Town and Parish Council clerks and councillors;
- Community members involved in town/parish environmental and conservation groups;
- Anyone else with an interest in conserving nature and boosting biodiversity.
Please share details of this event with anyone else you know who may have an interest in this subject area.
Any questions?
We hope you can join us. If you have any questions or need further support to register, please contact Alison Brown at Cambridgeshire ACRE by phone on 01353 865029 or email at alison.brown@cambsacre.org.uk.