Radio Verulam brings you a regular programme on issues at home and abroad which are affecting the environment, with an added focus on the local area. Tune in Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12pm on 92.6FM or stream live from http://www.radioverulam.com Any questions, comments or suggestions, get in touch! Email: environmentmatters@radioverulam.com
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 28 minutes
Lovely work on the Lea and new plans for Save Butterfly World
Hear Patrick McNeil, the HMWT living rivers champion for the upper Lea and also Wheathampstead Parish Council Ranger for the Meads telling Amanda Yorwerth how hes been working with a great team of volunteers to use traditional methods to improve the Lea
Recycling rejoicing – and plastic recycling post China
St.Albans recycling rates have soared, but how are we going to reach that magic 60% that will put us in the top 10 of local authority areas? Louise Palmer, Waste and Recycling Officer for St.Albans District Council joins Amanda Yorwerth on Environment Ma
Signs of spring
Charlotte Hussey talks about why Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust are part of the Show the Love campaign and want you care for the climate and the effect a changing spring time is having on wildlife locally, and Hollie Anderson of the Woodland Trust as
Plastic Free St.Albans and still time to share your sustainable skills
Sandy Gibb joins Amanda to share the exciting news that Plastic Free St.Albans is gathering momentum and launching soon, and Craig, one of the Know How Festival organizers explains why hes finding this volunteering so rewarding, and how its not too late
Penguin protest and photo fun for under 18s
Jem Silverstone of Greenpeace explains why he spent the weekend dressed as a penguin and Caroline Wilkins tells us about the photo competition where under 18s can win £100
Phil Richards talks to Jane Devenish about flu
Phil Richards talks to Jane Devenish about flu. Symptoms, causes and cures.
Big Garden Birdwatch and is there room for Homes for Wildlife?
Dan Fletcher from St.Albans RSPB explains how joining the Big Garden Birdwatch may be just what you need to lift the January blues, and Matt Dodds from Herts and Middz Wildlife Trusts explains how there could be homes for wildlife among the new homes for
Adding the equivalent of Harpenden to the District?
Cllr Maria Maynard explains why we must find space for 15,000 more houses and why your opinion is needed on what they will be like and where they will go.
Smart bees? and what’s coming up at Transition St.Albans
Hear about how studies of bees at Rothamsted could help robots of the future and the ambitions of Transition St.Albans in 2018
Fresh air, getting closer to nature and local super food – could bee keeping be for you?
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust bee keeper talks about the joys and trials of bee keeping, including some practical tips and how you could get started at this fascinating and ancient hobby.