Autumn is a great time to explore fungi with their ‘fruiting bodies’ presenting themselves above ground in many different shapes and sizes. As well as being good on the eye, fungi have a vital…

Get inspired for the Big Wild Walk with some stories from last year’s participants.

Within Hertfordshire and Middlesex, over 600km of intertwining rivers, streams, brooks and canals flow across the landscape; connecting people, places and most importantly natural spaces for…

For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are six waders to…

Although you may be on the lookout for wildlife on our nature reserves, visit some of them at this time of year and you are likely to be met by significantly larger mammals in the form of grazing…

Looking back to the 1980s, water voles were an abundant species and a fairly common sight for those passing by our waterways. Today, the water vole is the UK’s fastest declining mammal and faces…

A new short film has been produced by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Affinity Water, in association with Groundwork South and the Colne Valley Regional Park to ask the public to “Save…

This week, 11 – 17 July, is London Rivers Week and whilst here in Hertfordshire and Middlesex we might not see the obvious relation to us, our rivers certainly do. The Lea and Colne catchments,…

When the mercury starts to rise, please spare a thought for our wild garden visitors, who need a helping hand in hot conditions. Providing wildlife with a lifeline in a heatwave takes only a…

Lakes, rivers, canals and streams are brimming with wildlife to discover!