Rupert Evershed returns to the gravel pits at Tyttenhangar - whose future hangs in the balance following the announcement that neighbouring Hertsmere Borough Council's Local Plan includes this key natural habitat. Those under threat include a nationally important colony of tree sparrows.
With more people taking country walks during the pandemic, a nationwide survey shows, not surprisingly, that interest in wildlife has increased significantly.
Local nature correspondent Rupert Evershed encourages those of us with an outside space to feed the birds - not just in winter months but all year round.