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Delve into nature at Thorley Wash with Wild Child project

Delve into nature at Thorley Wash with Wild Child project

Delve into nature at Thorley Wash with Wild Child project

28 July 2021

Wildlife trust's scheme aims to help families connect with their local flora and fauna through fun and easy-to-use online resources.


Sawbridgeworth's little band of litter battle heroes are pick of the pickers

Sawbridgeworth's little band of litter battle heroes are pick of the pickers

Sawbridgeworth's little band of litter battle heroes are pick of the pickers

16 July 2021

The fabulous foursome can be seen most Saturdays armed with litter pickers and bin bags supplied by the Tidy Up Sawbridgeworth group.


Park nature reserve plan 'kicked into the long grass by council'

Park nature reserve plan 'kicked into the long grass by council'

Park nature reserve plan 'kicked into the long grass by council'

03 July 2021

Cllr David Royle compared East Herts Council's inaction to the delaying tactics of Sir Humphrey in TV political comedy Yes Minister.


Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

13 May 2021

Landowner and farmer Tom Streeter furious as Indie breaks news to him of damage to wood near Rushy Mead Nature Reserve.


Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

Appeal for volunteers to help plant 'wet woodland' at Northgate End

13 May 2021

The new wildlife haven is next to the site of the council's multi-storey car park and four-storey building housing businesses and 15 flats.


Power company acts swiftly to help house African migrants at village hall

Power company acts swiftly to help house African migrants at village hall

Power company acts swiftly to help house African migrants at village hall

01 May 2021

A team from UK Power Networks used a cherry picker to position nesting boxes in Albury for six pairs of swifts returning from Africa.


Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

01 May 2021

A crew from Sawbridgeworth fire station attended the blaze in Newton Drive to find a small tree “well alight”.


Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

30 April 2021

RSPCA officers were called to the training ground at Carver Barracks, near Saffron Walden, after a deer's antlers got caught in netting.


Vote wisely on May 6 – it's the most potent lever you have to fight climate crisis

Vote wisely on May 6 – it's the most potent lever you have to fight climate crisis

Vote wisely on May 6 – it's the most potent lever you have to fight climate crisis

29 April 2021

Indie GreenWatch columnist Louise Tennekoon: "I am not arguing against development. I’m arguing for thoughtful custodianship of nature."


River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

22 April 2021

Takeaway food litterbugs blamed as Port Jackson has to close and install measures just 48 hours into post-lockdown period.


Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

17 April 2021

7-year-old Manor Fields pupil Hattie Webber held a bake sale and ran 5k after hearing of the fate of the white rhino and African elephants.


RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

30 March 2021

Figures from the animal protection charity show its officers were called to 72 litter incidents in Hertfordshire in 2020.


Action to be taken to rid Stansted pond of invasive pink weed

Action to be taken to rid Stansted pond of invasive pink weed

Action to be taken to rid Stansted pond of invasive pink weed

19 March 2021

Azolla filiculoides is "most invasive non-native weed species in UK" which can double in size every two hours if conditions are suitable.


Wading into the issue of why the weir at Grange Paddocks has to go

Wading into the issue of why the weir at Grange Paddocks has to go

Wading into the issue of why the weir at Grange Paddocks has to go

26 February 2021

With plans to remove the weir on the River Stort at Grange Paddocks concerning residents, Jono Forgham explains the reasons behind it.


'I've got a bone to ice pick with you' – your fab animal snow photos

'I've got a bone to ice pick with you' – your fab animal snow photos

'I've got a bone to ice pick with you' – your fab animal snow photos

13 February 2021

A selection of 24 pictures featuring all creatures great and small, from robins to horses and including a husky, a fluffy cat and a flying schnauzer.


Grange Paddocks weir to be removed as part of river conservation plans

Grange Paddocks weir to be removed as part of river conservation plans

Grange Paddocks weir to be removed as part of river conservation plans

13 February 2021

Removal will let river upstream return to its natural state with clear, flowing water and could see reintroduction of species like water voles.


No ducking the issue for bird's saviours

No ducking the issue for bird's saviours

No ducking the issue for bird's saviours

07 February 2021

Hedgehog rescue expert Lynne Garner spotted the female mallard stuck and injured on the lake at Southern Country Park.


Quad bikes and drones being used as police target new missile throwing menace

Quad bikes and drones being used as police target new missile throwing menace

Quad bikes and drones being used as police target new missile throwing menace

19 January 2021

Hertfordshire police say although there had been a reduction in incidents they have begun to rise again over the past couple of weeks.


Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

28 December 2020

A gallery of 18 photos taken by members of the Stortford Nature Facebook group in a five-mile radius of Bishop's Stortford over Christmas.


Nigel’s Facebook photos fans snap up Sawbo calendar idea

Nigel’s Facebook photos fans snap up Sawbo calendar idea

Nigel’s Facebook photos fans snap up Sawbo calendar idea

04 December 2020

Nigel Blake has responded to requests for his photos taken by the River Stort and in Pishiobury Park to be available in a calendar.


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