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East Herts Council elections: Parties set out environmental plans

East Herts Council elections: Parties set out environmental plans

East Herts Council elections: Parties set out environmental plans

17 April 2023

The Indie pressed the four parties on key issues including recycling, waste collection, renewable energy, air pollution and travel.


A walk on the wild side to celebrate spring

A walk on the wild side to celebrate spring

A walk on the wild side to celebrate spring

15 April 2023

The Friends of Pishiobury Park are inviting nature lovers to celebrate spring with a walk in the park on Wednesday April 19.


Birchanger Wood among 11 groups to get council grants for green projects

Birchanger Wood among 11 groups to get council grants for green projects

Birchanger Wood among 11 groups to get council grants for green projects

03 April 2023

Uttlesford District Council awards £300,000 to town and parish councils and community groups for projects seeking to tackle climate change.


Nature charity's free trees offer to schools and groups in Herts and Essex

Nature charity's free trees offer to schools and groups in Herts and Essex

Nature charity's free trees offer to schools and groups in Herts and Essex

28 March 2023

Applications for the Woodland Trust's free tree-packs scheme are open now as it aims to plant five million across the UK since 2020.


Community mucks in to plant 'tiny forest' of 600 trees at St James’ Park

Community mucks in to plant 'tiny forest' of 600 trees at St James’ Park

Community mucks in to plant 'tiny forest' of 600 trees at St James’ Park

24 March 2023

Bishop’s Stortford High School and Thorley Hill pupils and Grove Cottage users at launch of native woodland that will double as outdoor classroom.


Sir David Attenborough supports Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust survey

Sir David Attenborough supports Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust survey

Sir David Attenborough supports Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust survey

20 March 2023

The great Big Nature Survey, the biggest of its kind, will paint a clearer picture of the nation’s relationship with nature.


Spring is in the air: Lamb photos that'll leave ewe smiling

Spring is in the air: Lamb photos that'll leave ewe smiling

Spring is in the air: Lamb photos that'll leave ewe smiling

13 March 2023

Nature lover Kate Hennessey, of Much Hadham, with the photographic fruits of her visit to the Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green.


Treemendous! Rifle range hits target of 3,000 hedgerows and trees

Treemendous! Rifle range hits target of 3,000 hedgerows and trees

Treemendous! Rifle range hits target of 3,000 hedgerows and trees

09 March 2023

Volunteers including from the sea cadets, police cadets and members of St James Church High Wych, helped Redricks Range hit the 3,000 target.


Wildlife lovers' horror after muntjac mauled by dog in park

Wildlife lovers' horror after muntjac mauled by dog in park

Wildlife lovers' horror after muntjac mauled by dog in park

07 March 2023

The dog flushed the deer from undergrowth in Pishiobury Park before mauling its leg and the deer was heard screaming after being followed into bushes.


Essex the driest county in February with just 8% of its average rainfall

Essex the driest county in February with just 8% of its average rainfall

Essex the driest county in February with just 8% of its average rainfall

02 March 2023

Households should continue to use water carefully, says the Environment Agency, after England saw its driest February for 30 years.


Amazing photos of Northern Lights in UK – and they're back on Monday

Amazing photos of Northern Lights in UK – and they're back on Monday

Amazing photos of Northern Lights in UK – and they're back on Monday

27 February 2023

Colourful pictures show Sunday's natural phenomenon as visible from the UK, with another chance to see them Monday evening, says Met Office.


Dog owners urged to take the lead in protecting wildlife during springtime

Dog owners urged to take the lead in protecting wildlife during springtime

Dog owners urged to take the lead in protecting wildlife during springtime

22 February 2023

A wildlife group wants to ensure dogs do not cause damage to shooting wildflowers, nesting birds and species that are emerging from hibernation.


Firefighters rescue horse in a hole lot of trouble

Firefighters rescue horse in a hole lot of trouble

Firefighters rescue horse in a hole lot of trouble

21 February 2023

Firefighters rescued the horse in High Wych with the help of machinery from a local farmer and specialist large animal rescue equipment.


Beekeeping for bee-ginners: Course for 'newbees' running in Stortford

Beekeeping for bee-ginners: Course for 'newbees' running in Stortford

Beekeeping for bee-ginners: Course for 'newbees' running in Stortford

10 February 2023

Bishop's Stortford Beekeepers Association course of theory and practical sessions runs throughout March and costs £60 plus membership.


Community orchard group's vision for Stortford starts to bear fruit

Community orchard group's vision for Stortford starts to bear fruit

Community orchard group's vision for Stortford starts to bear fruit

16 January 2023

Over 60 residents, school pupils, police cadets and Cubs and Beavers turned out to help plant 31 fruit trees in Northern Parkland on Saturday.


Hatfield Forest appeals for volunteers to join its conservation work

Hatfield Forest appeals for volunteers to join its conservation work

Hatfield Forest appeals for volunteers to join its conservation work

08 January 2023

Coppicing dates back to the Stone Age and involves the repeated cutting of trees to their base to encourage fast new growth.


January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

05 January 2023

Call for volunteers as the town’s first community orchard will be planted at the Northern Parkland on St Michael's Mead on Saturday January 14.


Ringing robin: Bird activates doorbell cam as it shelters in Christmas wreath

Ringing robin: Bird activates doorbell cam as it shelters in Christmas wreath

Ringing robin: Bird activates doorbell cam as it shelters in Christmas wreath

03 January 2023

St Michael's Mead resident Jackie Williamson wondered why her Ring doorbell kept activating - and then discovered her red-breasted lodger!


December's full 'Cold Moon' to be visible as temperatures fall

December's full 'Cold Moon' to be visible as temperatures fall

December's full 'Cold Moon' to be visible as temperatures fall

07 December 2022

The last full moon of 2022 - aptly named a Cold Moon - will be visible as temperatures plummet below freezing.


Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

04 November 2022

An application was made for transfer by Sawbridgeworth Parochial Church Council because there was no more space for burials.


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