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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

In this week’ Environment Matters, podcast, break through the current environmental doom and gloom with uplifting news from Sonya Jefferson and Jill Watson about what the St Albans Sustainability Festival committee have planned for this year, plus some tips for a sustainable mindset to support a sustainable lifestyle from KT Life Coach, Kerry Trevett.

Are all gulls seagulls? Where do they go at night? And what do they have in common with honey bees? These and more questions will be answered in this week’s Environment Matters podcast when Josh Calms of the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust joins Amanda to discuss these beautiful, sometimes fearsome, and, sadly, declining birds. ... Read more

Vicky Gutteridge joins Amanda Yorwerth on this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain how her new Community Interest Company, The Soil Squad, would love you to join in their food waste composting pilot and help them educate everyone to the wonders of composting. To sign up for the Soil Squad food composting pilot scheme, email ... Read more

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