IMPORTANT UPDATE Threat to Broadwater Lake SSSI
Director of Nature Recovery, Chloe Edwards, shares the latest on the threat to Broadwater Lake SSSI, and what we can all do to help protect this vital national wetland.
Director of Nature Recovery, Chloe Edwards, shares the latest on the threat to Broadwater Lake SSSI, and what we can all do to help protect this vital national wetland.
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust regretfully announce that Panshanger Park Forest School will close in July.
Lakes come in many forms: some are splendid and clear, while others are more reminiscent of a murky swamp. Each lake is strongly influenced by the underlying lakebed and the surrounding landscape…
The Broad centurion, or 'Green soldier fly', is one of our most common soldier flies, and is often found in gardens. It has hairy eyes and a metallic blue or bronze body. It is an…
The Broad-bodied chaser is a common dragonfly that can be seen in summer around ponds and lakes, and even in gardens. It lives up to its name: its flattened body gives it a fat, broad look.
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
Conservation Manager, Tim Hill, takes a closer look at the essential role Broadwater Lake plays in the Colne Valley, recognised nationally for its importance to nature.
Broad-leaved dock is well-known to most of us as the remedy for Stinging nettle irritations. Often considered a 'weed', it can be found next to water or on disturbed ground almost…
A tall orchid of woodland and scrub, the broad-leaved helleborine has greenish, purple-tinged flowers that look a little 'drooping'. Strongly veined, oval leaves spiral around its stem…