23/07/2026
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM,
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
£7.70 per child
Event information
Time
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM,
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price
£7.70 per child

Logan's Meadow

Logan's Way

Cambridge

CB5

Who

Join Cambridge Museum of Technology for a practical session, dipping to find all sorts of creatures that live in the River Cam.  

Learn about the impact of pollution and become a real citizen scientist, testing the water for river health.

Meet on Logan's Meadow (look for the Cambridge Museum of Technology banner!) and explore what lives in the River Cam.  

Dip for invertebrates and maybe the odd fish or newt!  

Identify living creatures that demonstrate good river health.  

Test the water quality for dissolved oxygen levels and nitrates.

Cost: £7.70 per child.  Booking essential.

For more information, visit Cambridge Museum of Technology website.

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