Whilst social distancing and possibly finding it difficult to enjoy the countryside we have produced this guide to help you to connect with the countryside within your garden. This is another look at my garden and its wonderfull wildlife. 

Whilst social distancing and possibly finding it difficult to enjoy the countryside we have produced this guide to help you to connect with the countryside within your garden. 

Please find attached an aricle written by our planning manager Tim Hagyard 

We are pleased to publish our latest newsletter "Spring 2020" available as a download. Please enjoy reading our latest news and we would appreciate any feedback to enable us to improve this newsletter. Read the newsletter here:

CPRE Hertfordshire is committed to the protection, promotion and enhancement of the environment within Hertfordshire, to make it a better place to live, work, go to school or enjoy for today and tomorrow.  As part of this, we run a Children’s Art Competition.  We invite all the primary schools within Hertfordshire to enter and to encourage the children to express themselves through art. 

“CPRE Hertfordshire regrets that it has closed its office and its staff and volunteers are working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Speculative Development – Little Gaddesden

We at CPRE Hertfordshire became aware last year of an advertisement for the sale of plots of land at Little Gaddesden, in Dacorum Borough.

The site is within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We have seen similar plots of land for sale in other parts of the county.

The landowner or agent sells with the suggestion that, with getting planning permission for a house on one of these plots, the buyer will make a fortune.

To date, not one has gained planning permission. Someone has applied to Dacorum Borough Council for planning permission for a house on one of the Little Gaddesden plots. Not only have we objected to this application, we have pointed out the very poor quality of the application. We are sure as we can be that Dacorum’s planners will turn it down.

You can see our letter to Dacorum Borough Council here

This walk is a linear route linking stations on the Abbey railway line between Watford and St Albans, following the River Ver Trail. The shorter route between St Albans Abbey station and either Park Street station or How Wood station is 3 miles. The entire route to Bricket Wood station from St Albans is just under 7 miles.

Map and directions

View all CPRE Herts walks here

Sadiq Khan voices support for London's Green Belt,

Please read the letter here:

CPRE Hertfordshire Awards 2020 Nominations now open
Closing date: 31 May 2020