We need our dose of nature for our health and wellbeing, and nature needs us to do our bit to help it in return – however small our contribution, it’s all part of a bigger jigsaw. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Kate Sheard of the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust tells us about her ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Dr Ellen Rotheray, Associate Professor in Ecology at the University of Sussex, explains how we can all join in her Citizen Science experiment to help find out more about hoverflies. It’s messy, it’s fun, and you (and the kids) will love it!  

They’re masters of disguise, they migrate huge distances and they’re working hard in a garden near you. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Amanda Yorwerth talks to RHS Senior Wildlife Specialist, Helen Bostock, about these amazing insects and how you can help them. For a FREE ‘Be a hoverfly hero!’ guide to identify which hoverflies ... Read more

In this, their 150th year, Hertfordshire Natural History Society have teamed up with St Albans Museum and Art Gallery to create an exhibition celebrating the iconic flora, fauna and habitats of Hertfordshire. The Wild About Hertfordshire exhibition looks back at the Victorian origins of the Hertfordshire Natural History society and forward to the future: recording ... Read more

Since declaring a climate emergency in 2019, Hertfordshire County Council say that they have committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation themselves, and to work with partners and residents to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss across the county. You might have views on what they’re doing – which is great, because they want to ... Read more

If you’ve ever thought that you might like to find out whether solar panels might be a good idea for your home, then you could be interested in this year’s Hertfordshire Solar Together scheme. In its 3rd year, it’s promoted by local councils, and is described on their website as “Group-buying for solar PV and ... Read more

The fashion industry has a huge, and ever worsening impact on the environment. So wouldn’t it be great if, right from the outset, fashion designers and those in the fashion industry were aware of the issues and already had the knowledge and experience that they needed to do things differently? Well, that’s exactly what’s happening ... Read more

They’ve planted trees, protected areas for rewilding and ensured there’s plenty for pollinators, but it’s not all plain sailing for the Beaumont School Sustainability Club. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Beaumont School Sustainability Lead, Trudie Gorham, physics technician and Biodiversity Rewilding Lead Dr Lucy Bomphrey and Sustainability Club members, Tilly, Rosie, Dania, Evie, Darcy, ... Read more

Hannah is a local farmer, farming land in the Mimram Valley where, amongst other things, she grows grapes and does her best to help the wildlife of the river Mimram as a leader of the Mimram Farm Cluster. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Hannah speaks to Amanda Yorwerth about how the Government’s change to ... Read more

For a few years now, the lake in Verulamium Park in St Albans has flooded the paths and the toilet block in the winter, then in the summer, the lake is clogged up with silt and becomes green and smelly. The hunt for a solution has been decades long, not least because any works will ... Read more