Why not join one of our regular work parties (third Tuesday of the month). These work parties will focus on the Park Lane hedge, watering and weeding the two sections of young hedge saplings. We will also be tending the young tree saplings in the avenue and the commemorative oak.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools, watering can, etc to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear, sun hat and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy. Suntan lotion and some water are also a good idea if it is a hot day.

Our friends at HI Trees are looking for help on Sunday afternoon 19th April.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Please join them for as long or as little as you like. Even if you can only spare 10mins they would appreciate it.

Where: Roundabout Wood on Chivers’ field next to Holiday Inn, first right off the A14 (please note that there’s no parking on site.)

What: Give our trees the best chance to grow & thrive - we will show you how on the day

Some equipment provided; ideally please bring gloves & a drink, and if possible spades, trowels, wheelbarrows and/or buckets.

Watch out for rabbit holes on the field; the ground is uneven, so please wear suitable shoes.

Children are always very welcome, under supervision of their adult companions.

The mulch-o-meter is back to track our progress; we’re hoping to top last year’s 374 trees!

See you there!

Download the poster here.

Bring the family to our children’s April Nature Hunt at Long Meadow and have fun doing our nature quiz.

Pop along any time between 10:00am and 12:30pm and join us.

Entry for the nature hunt is £3 per child and every entrant will receive a prize when they finish. We will have a FREE Activity Tent with something for younger children.

Cakes, hot drinks and squash will be on sale.

We will also have volunteers on hand to tell you more about what the charity is doing to look after both Long Meadow and Croft Close Nature Reserve.

All proceeds from this event will go to Histon & Impington Green Spaces.

Long Meadow is located off Park Lane, Histon. Enter through the hedge where you see the Abbey Fields flag. Regrettably, there is no car parking here. Please come dressed for the weather and the rough ground.

Help clear grass cuttings after the annual Spring cut at Long Meadow

Weather permitting, Long Meadow is due to have its annual March cut on Thursday, 26th March 2026.

It’s important to clear the arisings so that the wildflowers can grow without having to battle their way through a layer of mown grass!

We need help with the raking. Last year there was not much grass growth, so the arisings were fairly quickly raked up. This year the grass is relatively long and lush so we have planned for four sessions:

• Friday 27th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Friday 27th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

If possible, please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online. This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be moved to another date.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Please bring a rake (wooden or spring-tined best) if you can.

Please remember the weather may dictate changes in these arrangements!

Help clear grass cuttings after the annual Spring cut at Long Meadow

Weather permitting, Long Meadow is due to have its annual March cut on Thursday, 26th March 2026.

It’s important to clear the arisings so that the wildflowers can grow without having to battle their way through a layer of mown grass!

We need help with the raking. Last year there was not much grass growth, so the arisings were fairly quickly raked up. This year the grass is relatively long and lush so we have planned for four sessions:

• Friday 27th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Friday 27th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

If possible, please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online. This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be moved to another date.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Please bring a rake (wooden or spring-tined best) if you can.

Please remember the weather may dictate changes in these arrangements!

Help clear grass cuttings after the annual Spring cut at Long Meadow

Weather permitting, Long Meadow is due to have its annual March cut on Thursday, 26th March 2026.

It’s important to clear the arisings so that the wildflowers can grow without having to battle their way through a layer of mown grass!

We need help with the raking. Last year there was not much grass growth, so the arisings were fairly quickly raked up. This year the grass is relatively long and lush so we have planned for four sessions:

• Friday 27th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Friday 27th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

If possible, please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online. This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be moved to another date.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Please bring a rake (wooden or spring-tined best) if you can.

Please remember the weather may dictate changes in these arrangements!

Help clear grass cuttings after the annual Spring cut at Long Meadow

Weather permitting, Long Meadow is due to have its annual March cut on Thursday, 26th March 2026.

It’s important to clear the arisings so that the wildflowers can grow without having to battle their way through a layer of mown grass!

We need help with the raking. Last year there was not much grass growth, so the arisings were fairly quickly raked up. This year the grass is relatively long and lush so we have planned for four sessions:

• Friday 27th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Friday 27th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 10:30am-12:30pm

• Saturday 28th March 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

If possible, please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online. This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be moved to another date.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Please bring a rake (wooden or spring-tined best) if you can.

Please remember the weather may dictate changes in these arrangements!

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

The WI Wood – also known as Histon Wood – sits beside the Busway opposite Manor Field and the Histon & Impington Community Orchard.

In recent years this woodland has been invaded by evergreen oaks, an alien species: for more information see here.

The Parish Council have been granted permission by Cambridgeshire County Council (who own the wood) to remove these alien oaks. 

There are several hundred saplings to remove! We are inviting volunteers to come and assist on:

• Saturday 10th January 10:30am to 12:30pm

• Saturday 31st January 10:30am to 12:30pm

Please meet beside the Busway access track by the entrance to the wood near the stables at the public footpath crossing from the St Audrey's Close.

Please wear suitable footwear and clothes and bring work gloves. We hope many of the saplings can be pulled out by hand, but some digging may be needed – so spades, trowels and forks might be useful.

Children are welcome where under the supervision and responsibility of a parent or carer but are not covered by the volunteers insurance for this activity.

The work is being done under the auspices of the Parish Council and is being supported by Histon & Impington Green Spaces.

All are welcome

It is not necessary to register in advance but it will help with our planning if you can drop a line to sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online to say you hope to join.

In the depths of January our friends at HICOP hold a Wassail at the Community Orchard. What is a Wassail? It’s a time to visit the orchard and sing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.  And there is a tradition to make a noise, a hullaballoo, by banging pots and pans.  And of course cider plays it's part – there’ll be a toast to the trees and cider is sprinkled over the roots. 

This year, the HICOP Wassail is on Saturday 24th January at 4:30pm at the Community Orchard.  So bring lanterns and torches to find your way, and bring pots, pans and spoons to bang to make a hullaballoo and wake the trees.  Our toast master will make the traditional toast to the trees.  And then join in singing some traditional Wassail songs around the HICOP flaming beacon.

There'll be hot and cold cider and apple juice available too, and cakes too. Bring your own mug if you can.

Wassailing is a tradition dating back a thousand years. Let's keep the tradition alive this year at the Community Orchard.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Cancelled

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

The WI Wood – also known as Histon Wood – sits beside the Busway opposite Manor Field and the Histon & Impington Community Orchard.

In recent years this woodland has been invaded by evergreen oaks, an alien species: for more information see here.

The Parish Council have been granted permission by Cambridgeshire County Council (who own the wood) to remove these alien oaks. 

There are several hundred saplings to remove! We are inviting volunteers to come and assist on:

• Saturday 10th January 10:30am to 12:30pm

• Saturday 31st January 10:30am to 12:30pm

Please meet beside the Busway access track by the entrance to the wood near the stables at the public footpath crossing from the St Audrey's Close.

Please wear suitable footwear and clothes and bring work gloves. We hope many of the saplings can be pulled out by hand, but some digging may be needed – so spades, trowels and forks might be useful.

Children are welcome where under the supervision and responsibility of a parent or carer but are not covered by the volunteers insurance for this activity.

The work is being done under the auspices of the Parish Council and is being supported by Histon & Impington Green Spaces.

All are welcome

It is not necessary to register in advance but it will help with our planning if you can drop a line to sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online to say you hope to join.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Why not join one of our regular work parties (second Saturday and third Tuesday of the month over the autumn and winter). All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.

We are finally ready for some more planting! Our small bare root plants (“whips”) are coming, and we are looking for families to come and help us plant up the next section of the hedge.

We will be planting a mix of species to restore the hedge and make it more wildlife-friendly.

We will also have some fun and creative activities, and hot drinks available.

Just pop along any time between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm to join in the fun.

Enter Long Meadow by our flag – the planting section is towards the west end of the field opposite Melvin Way.

Please come dressed for the weather and the rough grass and muddy ground.  Note, there is no car parking here.

Fancy some outdoor activity? Why not join one of our work parties. All work parties will have a mix of activities, from light trimming to heavier manual work so there should be something for most.

We start at the Croft Close entrance to the Nature Reserve.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves. Secateurs will always be handy.