At 6:30pm the CambridgePPF team will give a presentation outlining recent achievements at the reserve and projects in the pipeline. From 7:30pm there will be a drop in session where attendees can view and discuss emerging plans for phase three of the site’s development.
Comprising pasture and agricultural land traversed by a network of footpaths, Coton Countryside Reserve is a great example of how green belt land can be farmed and managed for public access. CambridgePPF has owned land at Coton since the 1930s and has been actively investing in the reserve for the last decade.
Philip Robson, Head of Properties at CambridgePPF, said: “Over the last ten years we’ve made lots of positive changes at Coton Countryside Reserve, creating wildlife habitats, a hilltop picnic area and routes for walkers, cyclists, runners, disabled people and horse riders that link to adjacent public footpaths and bridleways. With the site growing in popularity and gaining more visitors every year, we want to engage with thelocal community, share our plans and find out what people would like us to deliver at this special place. Like Wandlebury, our other green space, Coton Countryside Reserve is an important recreational asset that we manage for the enjoyment of everyone that lives in and around Cambridge. We hope lots of people will come along to our event to discover what it can offer them now – and in the future.”
About Cambridge Past, Present and Future (CambridgePPF)
Founded as Cambridge Preservation Society in 1928, CambridgePPF is a registered charity campaigning to keep Cambridge and its surroundings special by positively influencing planning developments, delivering environmental education and managing the green spaces and historic buildings in its care. Its diverse property portfolio includes Wandlebury Country Park and its Iron Age Ring; Coton Countryside Reserve; Barnwell Leper Chapel; Bourn Windmill plus various wildlife sites and historic buildings. Key achievements include protecting sites such as Grantchester Meadows, the Gog Magog Hills and Wandlebury Estate from development and helping to establish the Cambridge Green Belt in the 1960s. CambridgePPF has a growing membership, which makes a vital contribution to the cost of conserving, managing and developing its sites. With its HQ at Wandlebury, the charity has a mix of busy full and part-time staff and is run by a Board of Trustees together with Advisory Committees staffed by dedicated volunteers.
For more information about the charity and benefits of membership: www.cambridgeppf.org
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Cambridge Past, Present & Future, Wandlebury Ring, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AE
01223 243830
www.cambridgeppf.org
development2@cambridgeppf.org
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