Environment

Members of the public are being asked for their thoughts on new planning guidelines aimed at helping increase hedgehog numbers across East Cambridgeshire.

As sleepy hedgehogs emerge from hibernation this spring, residents are being asked to record their sightings on an interactive map.

East Cambridgeshire’s first vegetable powered vehicle is now collecting recycling from homes across the district.

A grand total of 75 oak trees are in the process of being planted across 20 locations in East Cambridgeshire, thanks to support from parish councils, schools, nurseries and landowners.

Birds, butterflies bees and bats are among the wildlife set to benefit from more than £18,000 in funding from East Cambridgeshire District Council.

A competition is being launched to name a new fleet of 10 waste and recycling vehicles.

East Cambridgeshire District Council is trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in one of its new recycling vehicles.

The number of illegal fires across the district has fallen 58% in a year according to East Cambridgeshire District Council.

East Cambridgeshire District Council has achieved silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme.

The number of fly-tips in East Cambridgeshire has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, thanks to a multi-agency campaign.