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2026 April - New Petition on Water

Whilst we understand the current government has ruled out taking water companies back into public ownership there is clearly strong public support for this issue. You may wish to consider signing this new parliamentary petition - Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership This petition has been started by the key individuals (and their actors) portrayed in the recent Channel 4 series DIRTY BUSINESS that tells the sad story of the decline of the Wind

Spring 2026 Seasonal Walk

Thursday 9th April 2026 at 10.30am We will be holding our fifth seasonal walk on Thursday 9th April 2026 at 10.30am . On this seasonal walk we often have good bird viewing with migrants, especially the Warblers returning to the reed beds. I am also hoping that we can use the citizen science CrowdWater app to record the river flow. The Environment agency has more information on citizen science projects you may be interested in on this link - EA CitizenScience We would

Seasonal River Walk Winter Walk (4th Walk)

Thursday 8 January 2026 at 10.30am We will be holding our fourth seasonal walk on Thursday 8 January 2026 at 10.30am. This winter walk completes our set of four seasonal walks, allowing us to observe the river and its surroundings across the full year. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE – PLEASE READ This is a winter walk and paths are very likely to be muddy, wet, and slippery in places. Some sections may be uneven, waterlogged, or churned up by livestock. Sturdy walking boots with goo

27th Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 25 th  November 2025 at 7.00pm. Great Wilbraham Memorial Hall 7.00 pm AGM of society 7.45 pm Break for drinks 8.00 pm Speaker Dr Laurie Friday and questions. 9.00 pm Finish Dr Friday is an experienced zoologist with a background in freshwater and fenland ecology; she has worked extensively with Cambridge Zero and has strong connections to stakeholders across the Fens landscape. She has recently retired as a Programme Manager of the Cambridge Centre for Landscape Regen

3rd Seasonal-Autumn-Walk

We will be holding our third seasonal walk on Thursday October 9th 2025 at 10.00am finishing approximately at 12.30pm. We will start and...

Second Seasonal Walk

We will be holding our second seasonal walk on Thursday October 9th 2025 at 10.30am. The walk in July was hot and the vegetation was...

UPDATE Seasonal Walk 10 July 2025

For those who are interested in joining the river walk on Thursday 10th July I would be grateful if you could let me ( BEX@DRCR.INFO )...

Reminder 2024 AGM & Lecture

2024 AGM & Lecture Tuesday 26 November @ 7.30pm Memorial Hall Great Wilbraham This year David Smith will talk on "The Birds & Wildlife of...

2024 AGM & Lecture

Tuesday 26 November @ 7.30pm Memorial Hall Great Wilbraham This year David Smith will talk on "The Birds & Wildlife of Wilbraham Fen" ...

2024 River Walk May 19th

This year our river walk runs from Hawk Mill Farm to Herrings House on the Wilbraham Road between Great Wilbraham and Fulbourn. The walk...

WRE PUBLISH REGIONAL WATER REOURCES PLAN

Water Resources East have published their finished Regional Plan - several years in the making. It is a comprehensive document addressing...

The 2023 Annual General Meeting

Will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday the 28th November in the Memorial Hall, Great Wilbraham. Refreshments will be available. The planned...

ANNUAL RIVER WALK 2023

JULY 16th 2pm This summerʼs river walk will be on July 16th Sunday starting at 2 pm all are welcome. It is a circular walk and will run...

WRPS AGM & ANNUAL TALK UPDATE

Around 30 people attended the meeting on Tuesday 22nd Nov where Richard Townley (Chairman) gave his 2021-2022 Annual Report which you can...

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