'Green umbrella' sheltering the county

The Bucks Tree Mission is literally turning over a new leaf as more and more planting continues county-wide.Buckinghamshire Council aims to plant half a million new trees - one for every resident

Get set and grow

A new community site in Iver is encouraging locals to get involved in helping to grow fresh produce and support healthy lifestyles and wellbeing.The Ivers Community Growing Project launched earlie

Top parks flagged up

Six Buckinghamshire parks have received prestigious Green Flag Awards, reflecting their status as some of the best of their kind nationwide.They are: Vale Park and Bedgrove Park in Aylesbury; The

Waste dumping fine

A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,400 after garden waste was found dumped near Great Haseley, in South Oxfordshire.Karl Horwood, 60, of Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, appeared at Oxford Magi

Budding Chelsea champs?

Amy Moffett, Head Gardener at Horatio’s Garden Stoke Mandeville, has been helping bring the charity’s show garden to life at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in preparation for its opening next week.Sh

Pick of the picnics

Summer's here, the weather's set fair - what better time for a picnic? And with so many beauty spots in the region, the only problem is deciding where to go. So here's a helpful guide to the best plac

Bucks branches out

Big progress has been made in the Bucks Tree Mission, with more than 145,000 planted since October last year.The ov

Better by design

The Buckinghamshire Design Awards are running again and people are being invited to nominate their favourite new building or open space.

Bid to save woodland

A tree preservation order has been made in a bid to protect ancient woodland in Bucks from 'brutal action' by HS2.Sheephouse Wood is a 141-acre biological Site of Special S

Wing's green scene

Plans to plant a new woodland in Wing have been given the green light in a joint project between Forestry England and Buckinghamshire Council.