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Happy Birthday ‘Ratty’!

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at the water vole...

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Beauty on the wing

Butterflies are amongst the most colourful and popular members of the insect world and on warm sunny days, as our skies fill with a kaleidoscope of colour, it’s easy to understand why.

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A tree-mendous opportunity

AT 55 hectares, Balls Wood, near Hertford is the Trust’s largest woodland nature reserve. This oak/hornbeam wood is rich in wildlife and supports a number of key UK Priority species including great crested newt and bats. It is for its butterflies however, that Balls Wood is probably best known.

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Circling in the park

Enjoy a summer stroll through Pishiobury Park near Sawbridgeworth

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Damsels and dragons

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust explain how to tell dragonflies and damselflies apart and work being done to give them the perfect environment

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Butterflies will have a ball

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Walk on the waterways

There’s a chance to really get some of that early summer fresh air into your lungs on a six-mile Berkhamsted Waterways Walk

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Endangered water vole makes a comeback

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Out to Oughtonhead

The Countryside Management Service shares one of its picturesque Hertfordshire walks

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Woodland walks for all

There is so much to see on a walk at Broxbourne National Nature Reserve

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Enjoy a winter wander

This walk, from the Countryside Management Service, is perfect to get you on the road to fitness this New Year

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Ribena team help at nature reserve

ONE of the Trust’s nature reserves played host to visitors from one of the country’s top food brands.

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Protecting our woodland treasures

As the Royal Forestry Society celebrates its 125th anniversary, Hertfordshire Life takes a look at the important role the group plays in protecting our woods

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Waterside wanderings

Enjoy a waterside walk at Rickmansworth Aquadrome

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Enjoy Common views

Explore the River Ver, Bricket Wood Common and
early autumn colours on an Abbey Flyer Walk

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Riverside wanderings

The Kingfisher Way walk is the perfect way to see some exceptional wildlife while following a river route

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The dragon’s den

King's Meads nature reserve is the perfect place to see damselflies and dragonflies

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Chalking up success for reserves

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Happiness re-terns

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A walk in the Park

The Countryside Management Service highlights a short walk in Cheshunt Park where it has been working closely with the Borough of Broxbourne Council

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All about otters

Did you know that river otters were extinct in Hertfordshire by the 1970s? Here are eight more facts to feed your otter knowledge.

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Circling in the park

Enjoy a summer stroll through Pishiobury Park near Sawbridgeworth

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Take a step back in time

Get out and about in the summer sun on a four or six mile Ashridge Drovers walk

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One good turn for terns

IN April common terns started to arrive back from their wintering grounds in west Africa and this spring, many will be settling to breed on artificial nesting habitat provided by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

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Avoiding obesity is a walk in the park

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A walk through history

Get out and about in Hertford with this Hartham Common and King’s Meads walk from The Countryside Management Service

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A wetland wonderland

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust explains why Amwell Nature Reserve is great for wildlife and people

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Watching out for spring

The Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust asks for readers’ help as it launches its 2008 Spring Watch

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Barn Owl Walks

Get closer to wildlife on a series of walks in the north of the county

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New look for Stocker’s Lake

VISITORS to picturesque Stocker’s Lake Local Nature Reserve, near Rickmansworth, can now find their way around much more easily and discover more about the wildlife they see along the way, thanks to some bright new information signs.

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At one with nature

Enjoy a wildlife walk surrounded by autumn colours

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Fascinating fungi

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust shares tips on the joys of searching for fungi

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From river to woods

Linking the Lee Valley Park with Broxbourne Woods, the River to Wood Trail offers walkers a chance to explore a beautiful area of the county

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At the core of orchard life

Orchards are no longer a common feature in the countryside. The Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust is working hard to preserve those that still exist

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Discovering the nature of Britain

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Amwell – a special place

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A taste of Goa

Ghalina Cafreal – Chicken Fillets marinated in fresh Herbs, Ginger, Garlic and Whole Spices
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Pollo funghi

Jason Emery at The Crown in Aston End shares his recipe for chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms, wrapped in bacon and finished with a red wine, onion and mushroom gravy
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Recipe for success

Award-winning TV chef Paul Bloxham samples the new Renault Koleos 2.0 dCi and finds it very much to his taste...
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A walk in the Park

The Countryside Management Service highlights a short walk in Cheshunt Park where it has been working closely with the Borough of Broxbourne Council
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