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If you live in many parts of Hertfordshire you’ll have seen 20mph signs popping up on local roads, speed bumps ... Read more

With this summer’s holiday sadly behind you, your thoughts might be turning to plans for next year. We know that ... Read more

Lee Wood of Ember Designs joins Amanda Yorwerth in this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain about the Ember Eco ... Read more

North Herts District Council have recently amended their household waste and recycling collection regime with some bold changes, including residual ... Read more

The start of the football season wouldn’t normally be something to cover on Environment Matters, but Watford Football club are ... Read more

We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our homes to help the climate, but additionally, if our houses are ... Read more

Sadly, Hertfordshire is one of the most nature depleted counties in one of the most nature depleted countries. So, when ... Read more

It’s school summer holidays and, for a lot of us, that’s 6 weeks of trying to drag bored kids away ... Read more

It’s with a sigh of relief that we’ve seen butterflies return to our parks and gardens after their absence last ... Read more

Whilst the latest heatwave might have abated and we’ve had some rain, the Met Office long range forecast tells of ... Read more

When John O’Connor Pest Controller Karen Green got together with Grounds Maintenance Manager Gareth Towson to help bees she didn’t ... Read more

Prized by all people taking action to help the environment, the Ember Eco Awards are awarded by St Albans based ... Read more

Energy has never been more important – or more contentious. But how much do we really understand it and the ... Read more

This week it’s World Rainforest Day, and with COP30 coming up in the Amazon this November, 2025 could be a ... Read more

Bird watching is the perfect antidote to 21st century living and has so many benefits – particularly if you do ... Read more

Unearthed, the Power of Gardening, is the latest exhibition at the British Library – and their most sustainable yet. In this ... Read more

If you live in St Albans District, and have ever despaired at a public building not having solar panels, or ... Read more

Rachel Redondo, Digital and Operations Manager at Twenty-Two Business Support and Development talks to Amanda Yorwerth about how our online ... Read more

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. ... Read more

The next SustFest Seasons weekend of eco events is this time themed Local to Global. And no one epitomises Local ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, John Hale, Chair of the Campaign Group St Albans Quieter Skies, explains how the ... Read more

For some people, continuous dumping of sewage in the River Ver might inspire action like setting up a petition or ... Read more

We need our dose of nature for our health and wellbeing, and nature needs us to do our bit to ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Dr Ellen Rotheray, Associate Professor in Ecology at the University of Sussex, explains how we ... Read more

They’re masters of disguise, they migrate huge distances and they’re working hard in a garden near you. In this week’s ... Read more

In this, their 150th year, Hertfordshire Natural History Society have teamed up with St Albans Museum and Art Gallery to ... Read more

Since declaring a climate emergency in 2019, Hertfordshire County Council say that they have committed to becoming a more sustainable ... Read more

If you’ve ever thought that you might like to find out whether solar panels might be a good idea for ... Read more

The fashion industry has a huge, and ever worsening impact on the environment. So wouldn’t it be great if, right ... 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 ... Read more

Hannah is a local farmer, farming land in the Mimram Valley where, amongst other things, she grows grapes and does ... Read more

For a few years now, the lake in Verulamium Park in St Albans has flooded the paths and the toilet ... Read more

In this week’ Environment Matters, podcast, break through the current environmental doom and gloom with uplifting news from Sonya Jefferson ... Read more

Are all gulls seagulls? Where do they go at night? And what do they have in common with honey bees? ... Read more

Vicky Gutteridge joins Amanda Yorwerth on this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain how her new Community Interest Company, The ... Read more

Losing a pound or 2 or doing some exercise are great ways to improve your health, but what you might ... Read more

When it comes to holidays, we want sun, we want culture, we want exciting places to explore – and it ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Alex Marshall of the Woodland Trust explains how you can turn your simple wildlife sightings ... Read more

Tim Hill of the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has some festive picks for you to spot on your winter ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Danielle Durrant of the Green House Eco Hub joins Amanda Yorwerth to discusses ideas ... Read more

For most of us, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without chocolate. But, as with so much of what we eat, there ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Cllr John Hale of St Albans Quieter Skies gives an update on where the ... Read more

In the midst of National Tree Week, tune in to this week’s Environment Matters podcast to enjoy a heart warming ... Read more

Emily Hopkins works for the National Energy Foundation, a charity focused on helping people create greener, more energy-efficient homes. In ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Sonya Jefferson of Jefferson Eco CIC talks to Amanda Yorwerth about their upcoming workshops where ... Read more

Manager at the Cottonmill Cycle Hub, Mat Daniels, talks to Amanda Yorwerth about their initiatives to help people get on ... Read more

They’re intriguing to spot, they’re essential for ecosystems and they’re currently in wood or wild place near you – fungi. ... Read more

A chance has come up to make one of the key roads in St Albans more welcoming, more sustainable and ... Read more

In this podcast we take a trip to the treasure trove that is the Welwyn Garden City HCC Waste & ... Read more

School pick up and drop off times are the busiest and most dangerous for Hertfordshire roads. But those are precisely ... Read more

Welwyn Garden City has received a raft of awards at this year’s Anglia in Bloom Awards. In this week’s Environment ... Read more

With butterfly numbers hitting a 40 year low, why not try helping them by creating your own mini meadow? Plantlife’s ... Read more

Water voles are just one of 109 species that will benefit from work that the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust ... Read more

Clouds are amazing. They’re an essential part of the water cycle which keeps us provided with freshwater, and learning more ... Read more

According to the UK government, there is no clear evidence that there is a safe level of air pollution exposure ... Read more

Communities around the world are protesting that they’ve had enough of tourists and the environment is creaking under the strain. ... Read more

When residents of Hertfordshire responded to Helen Burridge of the HCCSP’s Survey, they said they were keen to retrofit their ... Read more

The chances are that children are learning more about the natural world whilst they’re on holiday than when they return ... Read more

With this year’s Big Butterfly Count at an end, it looks like results might be disappointing. In this week’s Environment ... Read more

Cllr Raj Visram explains the changes that he hopes the new St Albans District Tree Strategy will bring about including ... Read more

The Salvation Army’s Territorial Environmental Officer, Major Heather Poxon joins Amanda Yorwerth in this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain ... Read more

Matt Clark, Programme Manager for Air Quality at Hertfordshire County Council, explains how pupils in 31 schools in Hertfordshire will ... Read more

One of the delights of the English summer is to see those supreme aviators, swifts, once again in action above ... Read more

In the second of 3 recordings, hear candidates from the Conservative, Green, Labour and LibDem parties answer questions from a ... Read more

In the first of 3 recordings, hear candidates from the Conservative, Green, Labour and LibDem parties answer questions from a ... Read more

You might well have enjoyed an evening watching a film at the Odyssey, but perhaps what you didn’t know is ... Read more

For this week’s Environment Matters podcast, we rejoin Professor Brian Legg, to continue our tour of the Heartwood Arboretum, home ... Read more

The Heartwood Arboretum is the brainchild of Professor Brian Legg, and, in this first of two podcasts, he takes us ... Read more

The key to tackling the challenge of climate change lies in communities. So says Rupert Read, co founder of The ... Read more

Of the many hurdles we need to overcome in order to tackle big, environmental problems, perhaps the biggest is our ... Read more

It’s not often that we’re encouraged to go wild, but the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust are once again inviting ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, eco-renovator, author, TEDx speaker and now social media sensation, Judith Leary-Joyce explains how unloading ... Read more

What’s a cross between Freecycle, a car boot sale and a nice walk with a cup of tea at the ... Read more

Ensuring that there’s enough water in Hertfordshire for future generations whilst protecting our rare chalk stream rivers is a huge ... Read more

This week we’re travelling further north in Hertfordshire to hear about another of our county’s precious chalk stream rivers, the ... Read more

The brainchild of Tricia Gibbons, St Albans’ new eco hub, The Green House has just opened. In this week’s Environment ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Professor Dave Goulson of Sussex University explains why he wants all of us to ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s Tim Hill talks about 2 incredible birds that ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Amanda Yorwerth takes a tour or St Albans’ newest eco shop where access to ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Watford Borough Council’s Cllr Ian Stotesbury explains about a 10 year project to revitalise ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Chloe Edwards, the Herts and Middx Wildlife Trust’s Director of Nature Recovery explains why ... Read more

In a buzzing podcast, we hear about the mixed fortunes of Sandridge Parish Council ‘s Pollinator Paradise project and how ... Read more

Rondi Allan is the Co-founder of Sustainable X, a UK consultancy helping businesses to benefit from being more sustainable but ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Dr Sam Cusworth explains the concerning findings of his research into soil microplastic pollution ... Read more

That’s what Helen Burridge from Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership wants to know in this week’s Environment Matters podcast. ... Read more

Taking inspiration from the pupils themselves, How Wood Primary School is making big steps in its sustainability including a trip ... Read more

If you’re looking to plant many trees or a long hedge – perhaps you’re from a local church looking to ... Read more

The St Albans Sustainability Festival committee have already started working hard on a new event for this year – the ... Read more

There is something wonderfully hopeful and generous about planting a tree. It’s for future generations. It’s for wildlife. It’s for ... Read more

…but you’ll be much warmer inside with the tips that local homeowner Tony Field has following his insulation investigations using ... Read more

The UK discards 54 million platefuls of food over the Xmas – a third more than normal. So before doing ... Read more

Broadwater Lake and Potters Crouch Plantation are 2 local wildlife sites threatened by development. In this Environment Matters podcast, Chloe ... Read more

Christmas is the perfect time to buy books about the environment, about nature, about the climate and what each of ... Read more

We’ve just had Black Friday which, unsurprisingly turns out to be bad news for the planet and, on the whole, ... Read more

In this Environment Matters podcast, Astrid Biddle of the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust tells the amazing story of how ... Read more