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Sex and bugs and ‘shock’ on stroll: Jono’s colourful jaunt under grey skies

07 June 2023
Sex and bugs and ‘shock’ on stroll: Jono’s colourful jaunt under grey skies

Sex and bugs and ‘shock’ on stroll: Jono’s colourful jaunt under grey skies

07 June 2023

Jono Forgham goes on a four-mile Nature Notes wander starting at St Giles’ Church in Great Hallingbury and taking in Rushy Mead Nature Reserve


Nature Notes: The country park getting better and better with each passing year

20 May 2023
Nature Notes: The country park getting better and better with each passing year

Nature Notes: The country park getting better and better with each passing year

20 May 2023

Indie columnist Jono Forgham spots plenty of wildlife on a four-hour walk around Bat Willow Hurst Country Park in Bishop’s Stortford


Nature Notes: Being serenaded by bird song is perfect birthday treat

07 May 2023
Nature Notes: Being serenaded by bird song is perfect birthday treat

Nature Notes: Being serenaded by bird song is perfect birthday treat

07 May 2023

Jono Forgham has a great 65th birthday as he enjoys a stroll along the towpath to Sawbridgeworth and on to Essex Wildlife Trust's Sawbridgeworth Marsh


Nature Notes: 38 bird species seen or heard on reserve and river stroll

21 April 2023
Nature Notes: 38 bird species seen or heard on reserve and river stroll

Nature Notes: 38 bird species seen or heard on reserve and river stroll

21 April 2023

Jono Forgham goes on a five-mile nature walk taking in Thorley Wash and Rushy Mead reserves after setting off along the Stort Navigation


Nature Notes: Walden's wildlife will lift your spirits even on a grey day

07 April 2023
Nature Notes: Walden's wildlife will lift your spirits even on a grey day

Nature Notes: Walden's wildlife will lift your spirits even on a grey day

07 April 2023

Jono Forgham ventures a bit further afield to check out the wildlife in Saffron Walden after it was named best place to live in the East of England


Nature Notes: There's lots to be seen when you mix things up a bit

25 March 2023
Nature Notes: There's lots to be seen when you mix things up a bit

Nature Notes: There's lots to be seen when you mix things up a bit

25 March 2023

Jono Forgham enjoys a seven-mile circular walk taking in Southern Country Park, town cemetery, St Michael's churchyard, The Firs and Northern Parkland


Nature Notes: Shining a light on the wildlife around Little Hadham

11 March 2023
Nature Notes: Shining a light on the wildlife around Little Hadham

Nature Notes: Shining a light on the wildlife around Little Hadham

11 March 2023

Jono Forgham decides the time is right to pen an Indie article featuring the village he calls home having often overlooked it


Nature Notes: Frozen footpaths lead to a plethora of bird sightings

12 February 2023
Nature Notes: Frozen footpaths lead to a plethora of bird sightings

Nature Notes: Frozen footpaths lead to a plethora of bird sightings

12 February 2023

Jono Forgham enjoys a seven-mile circular walk, starting from Tesco at Bishop's Park, around Hadham Lodge, Upwick Green, Hadham Hall and Stocking Wood


Nature Notes: Shining a light on wildlife despite a wander in the gloom

22 January 2023
Nature Notes: Shining a light on wildlife despite a wander in the gloom

Nature Notes: Shining a light on wildlife despite a wander in the gloom

22 January 2023

Jono Forgham goes on a circular six-mile nature walk taking in Bourne Lane, Perry Green, Green Tye, Danebridge Lane, Sidehill Wood and Mill Wood


Nature Notes: Burning off Christmas calories with stroll along Stort

07 January 2023
Nature Notes: Burning off Christmas calories with stroll along Stort

Nature Notes: Burning off Christmas calories with stroll along Stort

07 January 2023

Jono Forgham goes on a six-mile, four-hour wander along the Stort Navigation from Spellbrook to Sawbridgeworth and back


Snow turning back: Brrr-illiant winter wander at Amwell Nature Reserve

24 December 2022
Snow turning back: Brrr-illiant winter wander at Amwell Nature Reserve

Snow turning back: Brrr-illiant winter wander at Amwell Nature Reserve

24 December 2022

Jono Forgham wraps up warm for his Nature Notes Christmas special at one of Hertfordshire's premier bird spots


Nature Notes: Copping a look at some excellent tree management

10 December 2022
Nature Notes: Copping a look at some excellent tree management

Nature Notes: Copping a look at some excellent tree management

10 December 2022

Jono Forgham goes on a wildlife wander taking in Grange Paddocks, Bat Willow Hurst Country Park and Birchanger Wood


Nature Notes: A dash to the finish line after couple of false starts

26 November 2022
Nature Notes: A dash to the finish line after couple of false starts

Nature Notes: A dash to the finish line after couple of false starts

26 November 2022

The weather finally behaves itself - for a little while - as Jono Forgham gets out for a delayed wildlife wander based around Wall Wood


Nature Notes: The wildlife that's already springing onto the autumn scene

12 November 2022
Nature Notes: The wildlife that's already springing onto the autumn scene

Nature Notes: The wildlife that's already springing onto the autumn scene

12 November 2022

Jono Forgham sets off for a circular wander from Wickham Hall to Farnham and encounters several species he was not expecting to see


Nature Notes: Autumn sights food for the soul after coffee starter

29 October 2022
Nature Notes: Autumn sights food for the soul after coffee starter

Nature Notes: Autumn sights food for the soul after coffee starter

29 October 2022

Jono Forgham charges up the batteries at Thremhall Park cafe before a five-mile wander exploring the Flitch Way and Stansted Airport lagoons


Nature Notes: You too can discover why Thorley Wedge has got the edge

15 October 2022
Nature Notes: You too can discover why Thorley Wedge has got the edge

Nature Notes: You too can discover why Thorley Wedge has got the edge

15 October 2022

Jono Forgham takes a stroll around Thorley Wedge and gets some nice surprises, including a sighting of a grey wagtail


Bees have a ball when they take a ride on the tunnel of love

17 September 2022
Bees have a ball when they take a ride on the tunnel of love

Bees have a ball when they take a ride on the tunnel of love

17 September 2022

There are numerous highlights when Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham goes on a six-mile stroll from Little Hadham to Patmore Heath and back


Nature Notes: Dragonfly is a ruddy good find on stroll along the river

03 September 2022
Nature Notes: Dragonfly is a ruddy good find on stroll along the river

Nature Notes: Dragonfly is a ruddy good find on stroll along the river

03 September 2022

Jono Forgham braves the heat on a seven-mile round trip from Bat Willow Hurst Country Park to Twyford Locks with a much-needed pub stop on the way


Nature Notes: Tales of the unexpected on my latest forest foray

14 August 2022
Nature Notes: Tales of the unexpected on my latest forest foray

Nature Notes: Tales of the unexpected on my latest forest foray

14 August 2022

They were too fast to get pics and he got stung waiting for them, but Jono Forgham is thrilled to see badger cubs in broad daylight at Hatfield Forest


A host of cool things to be seen on village stroll in heatwave

30 July 2022
A host of cool things to be seen on village stroll in heatwave

A host of cool things to be seen on village stroll in heatwave

30 July 2022

Nature Notes correspondent Jono Forgham braved the scorching temperatures to spot plenty of wildlife on a wander around Much Hadham


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