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Stortford Nature: David Francis has a real eye for capturing wildlife and plants in all their glory

Stortford Nature: David Francis has a real eye for capturing wildlife and plants in all their glory

Stortford Nature: David Francis has a real eye for capturing wildlife and plants in all their glory

30 May 2020

David Francis is the star of this instalment of a regular series showcasing pictures taken by members of the Stortford Nature group on Facebook


Forget-me-nots, bluebells and apple blossom among the delights in Shirley's Birchanger garden

Forget-me-nots, bluebells and apple blossom among the delights in Shirley's Birchanger garden

Forget-me-nots, bluebells and apple blossom among the delights in Shirley's Birchanger garden

17 May 2020

Shirley Hoy takes centre stage in the latest part of our series showcasing photographs taken by members of the Stortford Nature group on Facebook


People picking bluebells in Birchanger Woods 'committing crime' – warning

People picking bluebells in Birchanger Woods 'committing crime' – warning

People picking bluebells in Birchanger Woods 'committing crime' – warning

02 May 2020

Trustees issue plea for criminal acts to stop and for people to stick to paths in 69-acre woodland.


VIDEO Mum and little boy watch magic scene of blackbird and her chicks

VIDEO Mum and little boy watch magic scene of blackbird and her chicks

VIDEO Mum and little boy watch magic scene of blackbird and her chicks

01 May 2020

Natalie Stokes started a video diary after pruning a tree in her Sawbridgeworth garden and discovering a blackbird nest containing eggs.


Nature Notes: Jono reaches a century of species on his Little Hadham garden safari

Nature Notes: Jono reaches a century of species on his Little Hadham garden safari

Nature Notes: Jono reaches a century of species on his Little Hadham garden safari

19 April 2020

Indie columnist Jono Forgham is studying his garden wildlife in detail during lockdown and has discovered over 100 species


Jono's Nature Notes: Lots more to see in your garden than you might think

Jono's Nature Notes: Lots more to see in your garden than you might think

Jono's Nature Notes: Lots more to see in your garden than you might think

02 April 2020

Jono Forgham doesn't let self-isolating get in the way of nature spotting as he takes a closer look at the wildlife in his own small bit of the world.


Sawbridgeworth ‘left out’ over state of River Stort towpath

Sawbridgeworth ‘left out’ over state of River Stort towpath

Sawbridgeworth ‘left out’ over state of River Stort towpath

02 February 2020

Sawbridgeworth Town Council was told the path is in poor condition compared to other sections.


How the tragedy of my father's death led me to living the life that I love

How the tragedy of my father's death led me to living the life that I love

How the tragedy of my father's death led me to living the life that I love

26 January 2020

Lian Brook-Tyler, a Stortford primary school mum who lives in Farnham, writes a new column, Wild&Happy, for the Indie. This is her story...


Get your binoculars out – it’s time for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch

Get your binoculars out – it’s time for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch

Get your binoculars out – it’s time for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch

24 January 2020

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon and her family are looking forward to the world's largest wildlife survey this weekend (January 25-27)


Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

19 January 2020

Nature Notes writer Jono Forgham strolls into Stortford town centre and spots plenty of wildlife - even if the subjects don't always pose for photos


Clean bill for pond as group aims to woo back ducks

Clean bill for pond as group aims to woo back ducks

Clean bill for pond as group aims to woo back ducks

01 January 2020

Carolyn Devonshire, of Allens Green revealed how the pond at the junction of Parsonage Lane and Spellbrook Lane West, was polluted.


New woodland garden for neuro centres

New woodland garden for neuro centres

New woodland garden for neuro centres

29 June 2019

The Friends of Sawbridgeworth Neuro Centres has transformed a bramble covered wasteland into a tranquil woodland for residents to enjoy.


The Stansted couple who mean bees-ness when it comes to saving the honeybee

The Stansted couple who mean bees-ness when it comes to saving the honeybee

The Stansted couple who mean bees-ness when it comes to saving the honeybee

01 June 2019

Customers are swarming to Kevin Hancock's Gardeners' Beehive invention, which means anyone can host a bee colony without becoming a beekeeper


Spring forward with a trip to Hatfield Forest

Spring forward with a trip to Hatfield Forest

Spring forward with a trip to Hatfield Forest

22 April 2019

Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatfield-forest for more details.


Sowing seeds with love over six decades

Sowing seeds with love over six decades

Sowing seeds with love over six decades

20 April 2019

A blooming lovely bunch of floral fanatics from the Herts & Essex Boundary Flower Club are celebrating their diamond anniversary this spring.


Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

17 January 2019

Vision includes new events area, cafe, toilets, tennis courts, recreation space for teens, castle mound improvements and new bridge over River Stort


Celebrate Hallowe'en at the Gardens of Easton Lodge

Celebrate Hallowe'en at the Gardens of Easton Lodge

Celebrate Hallowe'en at the Gardens of Easton Lodge

12 October 2017

Enjoy a Spooktacular Hallowe'en at the Gardens of Easton Lodge's activity day this weekend.


Bishop's Stortford residents emerge to find tree blown onto two cars

Bishop's Stortford residents emerge to find tree blown onto two cars

Bishop's Stortford residents emerge to find tree blown onto two cars

11 October 2017

A tree fell onto two cars parked in Benhooks Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, in the early hours of last Wednesday (October 4).


Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

09 October 2017

A £10,000 upgrade of a hidden Bishop's Stortford oasis is almost complete.


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