Hitchin Nature & Environment

07/08/2026

The sky is so quiet tonight... Looks like all the swifts have now started their journey back

01/07/2026

Free screening tomorrow at 7.30 pm of the People's Emergency Briefing at Hitchin Boys School with the Triangle Community Garden Hitchin. Book your tickets!

30/06/2026

Fancy free trees? You can now apply to get up to five free trees or a hedgerow pack 🌳🌲🎋
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/countryside-management/news-and-campaigns/tree-giveaway.aspx?fbclid=IwVERDUASwQVlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4MuT3Y_1R5J1_DOnaGL8hg4ibUxw5Avscu6wX6Miv18qVExIT1PsW-hs-93w_aem_B3IopweiHmrD7sM-ovlqOQ

We are offering a free giveaway of trees for Hertfordshire residents, as part of our plan to provide more than 100,000 trees for residents, businesses and community groups to plant across Hertfordshire over the next four years. Claim yours now.

16/06/2026

Baby buzzard Woodys wildlife rescue ❤️

12/06/2026

Trigger warning...

A few weeks ago, three of our great tit babies flew the nest! We were delighted and let them use our garden undisturbed as we watched them learn to fly. One of the fledglings seemed to be slow with his learning despite his parents cheering it all day long, and bringing food throughout the day. When we went to sleep that night, he was still hopping around in the garden flying to and from relatively low branches.

Sadly, we found his little body in the garden the next day 😭. Apparently it's a tough world out there as around 50% of juveniles die in the first few weeks after leaving the nest. The great t**s have an average lifespan of about 3 years!

A few days later we saw another one of the fledglings in a tree nearby with it's tufty feathers, it seemed to be doing well! So we are keeping our fingers crossed for the rest of the flock... 🤞🤞🤞🪶

12/06/2026

Update from Woodys wildlife rescue

04/05/2026

Upcoming wild writing session Waresley Park Estate

Last chance to join me at Waresley Park tomorrow at 10am for the first wild writing session - Celebrate and Energise

We'll focus on the beauty and abundance of wildflowers and tree blossom around us this month, exploring ways that flowers appeal to our senses and how we can capture that energy in our writing.

Sessions on birds and trees too in the upcoming weeks...

https://waresleyparkestate.co.uk/wild-writing-for-wellness