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Great Gaddesden, near Hemel Hempstead, is to see a 70 acre site become a refuge for nature as part of ... Read more

Christmas is a wonderful time of year, especially for children. Opening brightly wrapped, new toys, has really become the essence ... Read more

Ever wondered why you bother with recycling? Or perhaps thought about what happens to the stuff you put in your ... Read more

This year’s record high summer temperatures and prolonged drought has been a challenge for so many of the plants surrounding ... Read more

This year’s summer has left our gardens scorched and sad so in this week’s Environment Matters podcast we get some ... Read more

This summer has been many things – unusually hot, unusually dry, and very good for solar panels. And on Environment ... Read more

When we think about locally produced food, there’s little that gets more local than local honey, which is, of course, ... Read more

Threatened by drought, disease and even just wilful damage, our trees have never needed our help more. So it’s good ... Read more

Earlier this year we heard from 3 local artists who had decided to come together to use their considerable and ... Read more

Whilst here in the UK we moan about the cost of electricity, there are lots of good things to say ... Read more

Launched back in the spring, the Peoples’ National Emergency Briefing is a film narrated by Chris Packham, consisting of experts ... Read more

For so much of our wildlife here in Hertfordshire, prolonged hot, dry weather is a real challenge, and one of ... Read more

Whether you drive a car, cycle, or simply walk or wheel, we’re all affected by the speed of traffic on ... Read more

There’s some good news for Hertfordshire’s ancient woodland, the species that rely on it and the people that enjoy it. ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Jessica Beare, Business Development Manager for Severn Trent Green Power, gives us an insight ... Read more

At this time of year, with our windows open in the evenings, we’re suddenly aware of moths. They don’t get ... Read more

Water Voles are now endangered and are classed as a Red List species. Their populations have plummeted by roughly 90% ... Read more

We’ve heard so much recently about making our food more sustainable, resilient and fair. Well, it turns out that St ... Read more

Energy prices are soaring and, with the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, our energy future feels insecure. We’re looking ... Read more

Yes, in this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Amanda Yorwerth ia talking rubbish with Louise Palmer, Waste and Recycling Officer at ... Read more

It’s half term and it’s a hot one. So how about a fun, educational, and free water based activity that ... Read more

There are many ways in which doing food better would help both people and the environment – and earlier in ... Read more

The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is coordinating the second only Herts Rivers Week, coming up during the schools May ... Read more

Running since 2019, the Sakura Cherry Tree Project hopes to foster friendship between the Japanese and British people with the ... Read more

On 2nd May 1996, the grounds of the former Hill End and Cell Barnes Hospitals started a journey to become ... Read more