One of the areas of urban pesticide-use we at Pesticide-Free Cambridge are currently focusing on is the use of insecticides, herbicides...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environment "The...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/30/poisoned-oaks-slain-sycamores-whos-behind-britains-tree-murders More insiduous uses...

https://www.perrysanderslaw.com/fliers-fume-over-planes-treated-with-pesticides/ "Disinsection" spraying rules out flying from certain...

Lovely piece on the beautiful meadows at Kings College and Jesus College that replace the sterile lawns that have sadly come to epitomize...

Are you being affected by drift from your neighbour's pesticide applications? Some interesting discussion in this piece. Whilst there are...

https://veganfta.com/2022/07/13/the-thing-about-wasps/ Wonderful article on wasps. We need wasps as much as we need bees and other...

Although much of the pesticide-free towns movement focuses on plant-protection chemicals, urban pesticides are found in many more...

Cambridge City Council is taking fantastic steps to reduce its own pesticide use for the benefits of nature and human health, including...

On 1 July 2022, France extended its 2019 restriction of "plant-protection chemicals" to a wider range of environments including private...

On Saturday 25 June, Pesticide-Free Cambridge, together with More Than Weeds, celebrated Cambridge’s pavement plants. Often dismissed as...

On Tuesday 21 June 2022, to mark Midsummer's day, Friends of the Cam held their second Declaration of the Rights of the Cam event, a year...

Happy Bee Street signs appearing across Cambridge to indicate those community-adopted streets now being managed without the use of toxic...

Herbicide spraying in Cambridge at 8.17 am this morning, in the middle of the busiest school commute time, despite commitments...

Perhaps you don't pay them much notice, but Cambridge is full of spectacular hedges that not only look great but are host to an array of...

Irresponsible use of urban pesticides - in public street/pavements, private gardens, schools or hospitals- should be reported to the...

"Political row over herbicide spraying in Cambridge deepens", Cambridge Independent, By Paul Brackley Updated version of print article...

Pesticide-Free Cambridge presentation and Q&A to Congleton Climate Action Group, 20 April 2022 (6.30-8.00 pm). Many thanks to the...

Piece on Pesticide-Free Cambridge presentation and Q&A to Congleton Climate Action Group See also see: https://www.facebook.com/permalink...

"What has caused grass to die in city's 'herbicide-free' ward?", Cambridge Independent, by Alex Spencer. Many thanks to Cambridge...