A walk on the wild side
Thursday 30 April 2020
Our Lovely Essex focuses today on the wildlife that, if we allow it, will come to us – all the more welcome, of course, when own movements are so restricted. Firstly, thanks to Peter Damary-Homan, who sent in the image of a grass snake that “decided to make itself at home in my pond in […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: Gordon’s camera strikes again!
Tuesday 28 April 2020
In some ways it seems a long time ago, but it was only just over a fortnight ago that Gordon Ridgewell got Our Lovely Essex off to a handsome start (see here). And now Gordon is sharing two more of his fantastic photographs, one of Thaxted and the other of Matching Green. Thanks again, Gordon. […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex… Stansted Mountfitchet in the frame
Monday 27 April 2020
Contributions for Our Lovely Essex keep rolling in, so we thank all of you who have contributed. As ever, though, we’re always grateful for more, so keep ’em coming! The selection here is from Janet Harris, who takes up the story… These photos are from where I live, at Stansted Mountfitchet. The first two are […] Read more >
Appreciating the silent skies? Then join this survey asking how we’re affected by noise pollution
Friday 24 April 2020
It cannot have escaped the notice of many in the county that everything during the Covid-19 lockdown is so very much quieter – the constant drone (or roar) of aircraft overhead and road traffic around us is a fraction of what it was. While fully accepting of the misery caused by the situation, the lockdown […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex goes international!
Thursday 23 April 2020
We’ll keep this one brief… Our Lovely Essex has sparked contributions from across the county, but today we present to you a picture of blossom from Luxembourg. It was taken by Tim Knight, originally from Essex but now working and living on the European mainland. And, just to keep the home ties alive and kicking, […] Read more >
Today is Earth Day’s 50th birthday… let’s celebrate it!
Wednesday 22 April 2020
Today (Wednesday, April 22) is Earth Day. In fact, it’s Earth Day’s 50th birthday! With the first held in 1970, Earth Day’s mission is to “build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and planet”. Put another way, it celebrates the environmental movement and raises awareness of pollution and ways we […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: blackthorn blossom and dreams of sloe gin
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Our Lovely Essex has drawn a range of images from across the county and here we present a striking shot of blackthorn blossom from Jane Elwood. We can do no better than leave the story behind it, together with a message of hope, to Jane herself… I took this photo on my dog walk during […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: the wonder of woods
Monday 20 April 2020
Our Lovely Essex has drawn an encouraging response and of course we look forward to further contributions over the forthcoming weeks. Here we feature some images from John and Helen Bloxsome. The first is entitled View from the Woods and pictures a group of fallow deer, while the other two were taken during a woodland […] Read more >
A Tale of Two Woods
Friday 17 April 2020
Writer Anne Boileau kindly offered CPRE Essex this delightful story celebrating our glorious woodlands earlier in the year, before any of us had any idea of what was about to befall the country. Now, however, as we long to return to our favourite countryside places, is an ideal time to settle down and enjoy Anne’s […] Read more >
A hamlet whose treasures lie deep
Friday 17 April 2020
As part of Our Lovely Essex feature, we invited you to share with us the places you were most looking forward to seeing again once the coronavirus lockdown was over. Here CPRE Essex chairman David Knight celebrates somewhere that you might call a little understated… Nestled in the heartlands of some of the most productive […] Read more >