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Richard captures country park bird life – and a squirrel with a missing paw

Richard captures country park bird life – and a squirrel with a missing paw

Richard captures country park bird life – and a squirrel with a missing paw

Wildlife lover and keen photographer Richard Stead captured some stunning images during a walk in Bishop’s Stortford’s Southern Country Park.


Back where it all began: Jono visits Thorley Wash for final Indie wander

Back where it all began: Jono visits Thorley Wash for final Indie wander

Back where it all began: Jono visits Thorley Wash for final Indie wander

Jono Forgham goes on a last Nature Notes wander for the Indie after seven years, 200 articles and over 1,000 miles as he and his wife move to Norfolk


Cap-paw-ccino anyone? Teddy the pug loves coffee twist at Stortford café

Cap-paw-ccino anyone? Teddy the pug loves coffee twist at Stortford café

Cap-paw-ccino anyone? Teddy the pug loves coffee twist at Stortford café

For his latest Indie column, Teddy the pug visits The Bull in Much Hadham and South Street Pantry in Bishop’s Stortford


Admire carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

Admire carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

Admire carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

The Historic England grade II-registered gardens near Dunmow will be open for four Snowdrop Sundays and Thursdays from February 9 to 20.


Blowing away the Christmas cobwebs with a stroll around Hatfield Forest

Blowing away the Christmas cobwebs with a stroll around Hatfield Forest

Blowing away the Christmas cobwebs with a stroll around Hatfield Forest

Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham gets some fresh air after being inside over the festive season on a six-mile wander around Hatfield Forest


More than kingfishers to marvel at on trip to Rye Meads reserve

More than kingfishers to marvel at on trip to Rye Meads reserve

More than kingfishers to marvel at on trip to Rye Meads reserve

Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham travels a little further afield than normal for a Christmas special from the RSPB Rye Meads reserve near Hoddesdon


Donkeys in jackets, a cat up a tree and a memorial to a victim of lightning

Donkeys in jackets, a cat up a tree and a memorial to a victim of lightning

Donkeys in jackets, a cat up a tree and a memorial to a victim of lightning

Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham takes a six-mile wander from Twyford Lock upstream and back to Rushy Mead Reserve and then Great Hallingbury.


Strictly star Toyah back on the bill for Stone Valley South

Strictly star Toyah back on the bill for Stone Valley South

Strictly star Toyah back on the bill for Stone Valley South

A highlight of Stone Valley South 2023 was Toyah’s performance of David Bowie’s Heroes with husband Robert Fripp.


Sawbridgeworth church to hold Grand Christmas Tree Festival

Sawbridgeworth church to hold Grand Christmas Tree Festival

Sawbridgeworth church to hold Grand Christmas Tree Festival

The event at Great St Mary’s on Saturday and Sunday (December 7-8) will feature around 40 firs and spruces on display.


Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

The Birmingham quartet’s appearance at Chelmsford City Live on Friday July 4 will be one of only two UK headline shows in 2025.


Botanic Lights brings garden to life at night

Botanic Lights brings garden to life at night

Botanic Lights brings garden to life at night

After its debut season last December, Cambridge Botanic Lights is back for a second year and is even bigger and more intricate, writes Phoebe Taplin.


Kestrel, kite and goldcrest make for pleasing treble on wander around Much Hadham

Kestrel, kite and goldcrest make for pleasing treble on wander around Much Hadham

Kestrel, kite and goldcrest make for pleasing treble on wander around Much Hadham

Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham hops on the bus to explore the wildlife in and around Much Hadham


Mum of art prodigy holds Sawbridgeworth exhibition to showcase work of local artists

Mum of art prodigy holds Sawbridgeworth exhibition to showcase work of local artists

Mum of art prodigy holds Sawbridgeworth exhibition to showcase work of local artists

Urszula Ossowska’s son Marcel Daniluk showed his artistic promise from the age of four and she has been looking for ways to showcase his work.


‘Dog-tastic ice cream for me and perfect coffee for my pawrents at park café’

‘Dog-tastic ice cream for me and perfect coffee for my pawrents at park café’

‘Dog-tastic ice cream for me and perfect coffee for my pawrents at park café’

Teddy the pug’s latest adventures in and around Bishop’s Stortford include a trip to The Terrace Park Café and Kitchen in Castle Park


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