Losing a pound or 2 or doing some exercise are great ways to improve your health, but what you might not know is that avoiding burning wood at home is an easy way to reduce our risk of many diseases including heart disease, cancer and even dementia. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Matthew Clark ... Read more

When it comes to holidays, we want sun, we want culture, we want exciting places to explore – and it seems that those are only to be found at the end of a flight. But can we have a proper holiday without flying? Does it have to cost a fortune? And do we have to ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Alex Marshall of the Woodland Trust explains how you can turn your simple wildlife sightings around the changing seasons into valuable citizen science. For more about Nature’s Calendar take a look at the Woodland Trust webpages.

Tim Hill of the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has some festive picks for you to spot on your winter walks. In this Environment Matters podcast we’ll find out find out about Gull O’Clock, the Haw Finch Winter and the surprising truth about your friendly garden robin. Turn your mistletoe sightings into citizen science by ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Danielle Durrant of the Green House Eco Hub joins Amanda Yorwerth to discusses ideas for gifts that are good for the planet good for local people and might be just what your loved one would like. Plus she tells us about the latest Green House product trial, this time ... Read more

For most of us, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without chocolate. But, as with so much of what we eat, there are concerns about the sustainability and issues over human rights with the production of some chocolate. So how to make sure that our chocolate is a force for good not bad? In this week’s Environment ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Cllr John Hale of St Albans Quieter Skies gives an update on where the Luton Airport plans for expansion have got to, the effect that the plans will have locally and what you can do if you are concerned. For more information on Luton Airport expansion plans see: Luton ... Read more

In the midst of National Tree Week, tune in to this week’s Environment Matters podcast to enjoy a heart warming show where listeners share their thoughts on their favourite trees, and we find out why being among trees is the mid winter pick up we all need.

Emily Hopkins works for the National Energy Foundation, a charity focused on helping people create greener, more energy-efficient homes. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast she explains how they’re currently running a project offering free home retrofit plans to help you on your way to an efficient, warm home. There’s also information about other free ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Sonya Jefferson of Jefferson Eco CIC talks to Amanda Yorwerth about their upcoming workshops where we can make sustainable Xmas decorations and gifts using materials that would otherwise be in landfill.