Middlesex Trust News Today

From butterfly spotting to listening to the dawn chorus, connect with nature this June as part of 30 Days Wild challenge.

A digger working at the Smallford Pits site. - Credit: Dawn Hudson A protected wildlife site already blighted with dumped fuel has been further devastated by an industrial digger. Smallford Pits is a Local Wildlife Site, which identifies it as a crucial location for wildlife in the county and protects it from development by the planning system. The site is a breeding ground for great crested newts, a European Protected Species, and is also an important area in Herts for dragonflies. In Septembe...