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Hertfordshire County Council is encouraging people to go online to find out more about the range of services available to help you ‘go green'. The county council offers a range of environmental services through our website whether it is finding your nearest recycling centre, footpath, cycle-way, nature conservation area, buying a compost bin or finding out what you can do about climate change. We want people in Hertfordshire to know they are one click away from reducing their impact on the environment and going green.
Why not visit these pages and reduce your impact?
Walk to school
Would you like to reduce congestion around your school, cut your carbon footprint and provide a safe alternative to the car for your children or pupils? Why not start a walking bus, take part in walk to school week, ‘Walk the World' with your school or introduce a school travel plan - a cost effective and sustainable way to travel to school. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/schooltravel or www.hertsdirect.org/walkingbus
Climate change
Find out how to reduce carbon at home and in your garden or in the office, find out the causes of climate change and the possible impacts in Hertfordshire and the South East region, find out what the county council is doing alongside its partners to reduce its impact on climate change and how by 2013 we will save 25 percent of our CO2 emissions. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/climatechange or calculate your carbon footprint online www.direct.gov.uk/actonco2
Recycling
Find a recycling facility near you; where can you deposit clothes, household waste, glass, plastic and paper or cardboard - our online postcode recycling locator will help you recycle in your district. Visit http://www.wasteaware.org.uk/
Greener travel
Would you like to travel more sustainably and are you fed up of congestion? Why not get out of your car and use public transport instead? There are miles of bus and train networks in Hertfordshire and many are underused - change the way you travel today, reduce your carbon footprint and the stress of travel in the process. We have many special offers on transport and timetables online for all public transport in Hertfordshire. http://www.intalink.org.uk/
Enjoy the countryside
Do you want to get fit and enjoy the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside? Why not go on one of the many walks that take place in the county each week - online there are timetables of the regular walks that are free to attend, led by trained and insured volunteers and are of varying lengths and grades so all ages and abilities can take part. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/healthwalks or www.hertsdirect.org/whatson
Volunteer to protect the countryside
Would you like to volunteer on an environmental project - helping regenerate urban areas or conserve the countryside? Why not take part in one of the many projects organised by the Countryside Management Service and help enhance and preserve the biodiversity and natural environment of Hertfordshire. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/cms
Use your bike instead of the car
Do you want to beat congestion or get fit by using your bike more? Why not find out where the cycle paths are in Hertfordshire? Visit www.hertsdirect.org/envroads/roadstrans/transplan/travelwise/webcycle/
Make the commute easier and greener
Is your business looking to improve its green credentials? Are you employees struggling to travel to and park at work? Why not introduce a Business Travel Plan? This can make your business travel more sustainable, environmentally friendly and more cost effective - saving money and reducing your impact on climate change. www.hertsdirect.org/travelwise
Visit a nature or conservation area
Would you like to visit a nature reserve or conservation area? Why not visit Aldenham Country Park or Broxbourne Woods, both managed by the county council and home to protected species and woodland, parkland and open water for all the family to enjoy. Broxbourne Woods is Hertfordshire's only ‘National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is home to some of our scarce woodland wildlife. One of our rarest butterflies, the Purple Emperor, has found a home in Broxbourne Woods. Click here for more places to visit to enjoy countryside and wildlife Hertfordshire. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/ruralestates or www.hertsdirect.org/envroads/environment/countryside/placestovisit/13060152/
The ‘Connect To Your Council Day' is part of Communities and Local Government's Take-Up Campaign, which aims to encourage citizens to put themselves in control by accessing their local authority services online - anytime, anywhere. |
