Celebrating Biodiversity in Cambridge Churchyards
Join our efforts to decipher and promote biodiversity in Cambridge through community engagement
St Clement's Church is one of the oldest churches in Cambridge, and is located on Bridge Street in central Cambridge.
We only have a small churchyard, but local botanists have identified over 130 plant species within it, and we are carefully identifying and preserving them, following the principles of Carl Linnaeus and more recent DNA-based taxonomic approaches.
We have established the Bridge Street Botany group to explore this biodiversity within our churchyard - and relate it to that of neighbouring churchyards and college gardens.
We thank the Cambridge City Council, the
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, and the
John Templeton Foundation (under their ECLAS programme) for funding these initiatives.
Bridge Street Botany
ECLAS
Articles
Every week we write a new article describing an element of our biodiversity programme.
There are over 100 articles for you to explore:
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From botanical descriptions of individual plants in our churchyard, to highlights of our recent visits to UK and European botanical gardens...
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​From descriptions of neighbouring churchyards, to those of nearby College gardens....
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From visits to UK botany science labs, to expert talks in our own Linnean Lecture Series....
Upcoming Events
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December 14th 12.30 @ St Clement's Upper Room
Kick-off Meeting for Bridge Street Botany
David will give an overview of plans for the ECLAS, CCF and EIP projects currently underway at St Clement's, to include some ideas for the new Linnean Lecture Series
Everyone welcome! Participation encouraged!
Become a Community Member
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Get Involved
Participate in our biodiversity initiatives and activities.
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Support Our Mission
Contribute to preserving our unique churchyard ecology
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Expand Your Knowledge
Learn about our biodiversity and conservation efforts
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Join Our Community
Join our open lectures and tours of neighbouring gardens
Our mission is to create awareness of the biodiversity existing within our local ecosystem
Focussing on community engagement and education