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Location Hertfordshire, East of England
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Hertfordshire ( HART-fərd-sheer or -⁠shər; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford.

The county has an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km2) and had a population of 1,198,800 at the 2021 census. After Watford (131,325), the largest settlements are Hemel Hempstead (95,985), Stevenage (94,470), and the city of St Albans (75,540). For local government purposes Hertfordshire is a non-metropolitan county with ten districts.

Elevations are higher in the north and west, reaching more than 800 feet (240 m) in the Chilterns near Tring. The county centres on the headwaters and upper valleys of the rivers Lea and the Colne; both flow south, and each is accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural, and much of the county is covered by the Metropolitan green belt.

Since 1903 Letchworth has served as the prototype garden city; Stevenage became the first town to expand under post-war Britain's New Towns Act 1946. Services have become the largest sector of the county's economy.

Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

Trees, woodland and forest[edit | edit source]

Hedge Planting at Woodoaks Farm[edit | edit source]

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Hedge Planting at Woodoaks Farm
Authors: The Soil Association Videos, Feb 10, 2022

Woodoaks Farm, Growing Together, added 16:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Watling Chase Community Forest[edit | edit source]

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Watling Chase Community Forest is an area of 72 square miles located in north London and south Hertfordshire around the towns of Potters Bar, Radlett, Borehamwood and Barnet. It includes Aldenham Country Park, Scratchwood, Moat Mount Open Space and the Watling Chase Timberland Trail, a waymarked walk of 16 kilometres.

It was set up in 1991 and is one of twelve community forests in England set up to regenerate the countryside in and around urban areas. They are sponsored by Natural England and the Forestry Commission which work with local authorities and voluntary bodies to manage them.

Heartwood Forest

Food activism[edit | edit source]

Woodoaks Farm, Growing Together, added 16:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Social inclusion[edit | edit source]

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Meet Local Social
Authors: Community Catalysts, Jun 22, 2022

Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]

Walking:

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  • The Ridgeway
  • Icknield Way
  • Grand Union Canal Walk
  • Harcamlow Way
  • Hertfordshire Way
  • Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Waterways: Wikipedia: Canals in Hertfordshire (category)

News and comment[edit | edit source]

2016

Second St Albans Sustainability Week proves district is keen to keep it green, Dec 2[1]

2009

Network St Albans should be copied around the country,[2] April 20

Blogs[edit | edit source]

Green St Albans, thoughts from St Albans' first Green Councillor

Resources[edit | edit source]

Video[edit | edit source]

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Maps[edit | edit source]

Honey Map, Herts Bees

Past events[edit | edit source]

2016

Nov 25 "What can we do about air pollution in St Albans?", public meeting

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February 27 Eco Fair and Seed Swap tringintransition.org.uk

2015

November 21 - 28 Sustainable St Albans Week see also: video

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia: Hertfordshire

References[edit | edit source]

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Keywords english county
Authors Phil Green
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 3 pages link here
Aliases Hertfordshire
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Created February 14, 2014 by Phil Green
Modified June 9, 2023 by Felipe Schenone
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