Beautiful Broadwater

07/06/2026

Today’s quick pick at the back of Surestore, on London Road. The irony of the wildflowers and bug hotel is not lost on me.

07/06/2026

Friday’s pick along the bushes at Dunelm (again).

1 bag

06/06/2026

Today (5 June) is World Environment Day.
One of the most fragile environments here in Hertfordshire is our internationally-import chalk stream rivers – of the 260 in the world, 210 or more are in the south and east of England and at least 20 are in Hertfordshire. Many of these flow into the River Lea (itself a chalk river) – the Beane is one.

We'll be giving the Beane some love this weekend at the end of Volunteers' Week, removing invasive, non-native Himalayan Balsam from its banks. Want to help? See riverbeane.co.uk/balsam to find out how

05/06/2026

A bit beyond the usual subject matter, but …

👀 Those enjoying the great outdoors may have noticed new plaques and signage installed around some of our most popular walking and cycling routes, such as that shown here.

😊 These distinctive markers – with their magenta edging and heart symbol – are designed to guide individuals to different pieces of artworks. The Heart Trails signage, funded by national government’s Towns Fund through the Stevenage Development Board, features the colours of Stevenage Even Better, a partnership between the council and public and private sector partners to champion and deliver the transformation of Stevenage town centre.

❓You can find out more by visiting: https://stevenage-even-better.com/heart-trails/.

05/06/2026

England’s ‘guerilla litterpickers’ trying to save a river

23/05/2026

23/05/2026

Surfers Against Sewage: In a totally unscientific one bag opportunity sample from Roebuck Woods, the most represented brands are:

Lucozade
Coca-Cola
Costco

Then it’s Buzzball, HighlandSpri, Dr Pepper and Tesco

20/05/2026

Day three of picking Roebuck Woods. One sack of unrecyclables emptied into the bin and one sack of clean recycling to take away.

20/05/2026