Bushey and District Footpath Association
Chris Beney: 01923 211113
Path clearance activities to suit skills and numbers. Arranges walks and talks, gate construction.
Membership £4 a year.

The Chiltern Society
Tracey Hindley, office manager: 01494 771250
Environmental society aiming to maintain the special qualities of the Chiltern Hills through practical conservation work.

Friends of Attenborough's Fields
Ian Mackay: 01923 234828
E-mail: mackayI@supanet.com
Volunteers are invited to join the conservation working parties in the Attenborough's Fields area. Meets on the first Sunday of every month, membership is £2 a year, £3 per family.

Friends of Cassiobury Park
Events and working parties throughout the year, undertaking conservation work in Cassiobury Park. Membership is £2 a year, £1 for OAPs and juniors.

Friends of Chorleywood Common
Regular talks and meetings held in Chorleywood Library, regular outings.
Telephone: 01923 284511.

Friends of the Earth (Watford)
Rod Hewson: 020 8950 8818
Tackles environmental issues in the Watford and Three Rivers area. Holds regular meetings to organise social events and campaigns. Membership is £6 a year or £10 a family.

Friends of Stockers Lake
Ian Watson: 01923 773922
Aims to preserve and develop Stockers Lake as a nature reserve. Activities include hedge planting and undergrowth clearance. Membership is £3 a year.

Hemel Hempstead Conservation Volunteers
Paul Moran: 01442 246512
Practical conservation in the Hemel Hempstead area, meets every other Sunday at Dacorum College at 9.30am. Membership Adult £5 a year and family £8.

Hertfordshire Beekeepers Association
Mrs Oonagh Gabriel: 01992 626903
E-mail: ogabriel.freeserve.co.uk
25 Winston Drive
Cheshunt
Herts
EN8 9JP
Arranges meetings to which anyone interested in bees is welcome. Runs the Herts County Honey Show in the autumn and participates in the Herts County Show. Regular meetings.

Hertfordshire Geological Society
Linda Hamling: 01279 423815
For anyone interested in geology. Monthly talks on earth science topics and field trips. Meets at Verulamium Museum, St Michael's Street, St Albans. Small membership fee: Individual £11, Family £16 and OAP £9.

Herts and Middx Wildlife Trust
Grebe House
St Michael's Street
St Albans
AL3 4SN
Telephone: 01727 858901
Wounded animal emergencies: 08705 555 999 (RSPCA)
Archie Lang: 01923 235856
Website: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/herts

National Council for Conservation of Plants and Gardens (Herts and Beds)
Mary Nelder: 01582 792907
The organisation for the national collections scheme of garden plants. Aims to save garden plants. Membership fee £10 a year.

Watford and District National Trust Association
Miss Rosemary Russell: 01923 678901
Monthly lecture meetings at St Michael's Parish Centre, Crown Rise, Garston as well as regular outings, occasional holidays and social events.

Oxhey Village Environment Group
Joanna Mackintosh: 01923 219308
Protects the environment of Oxhey village and the surrounding area. Regular public meetings and social evenings at Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church Hall, King Edward Road, Oxhey. Membership £1 a year.

Radlett Society & Green Belt Association
Robin Crosner: 01923 856993
A civic society protecting the interests of Radlett and defending the Green Belt within the parish of Aldenham. Membership is £1 a year.

Rickmansworth Waterways Trust
Telephone: 01923 778382
Batchworth Lock Canal Centre
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1JD
Canal preservation
Website: www.rwt.org.uk

RSPB (Chorleywood Branch)
Deidre Radclyffe: 01494 726489
Fundraising and information on bird protection. Regular talks and meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 8pm at Russell School, Brushwood Drive, Chorleywood.

RSPB (Watford Member's Group)
Phillip and Marilyn McGovern: 01923 243761
Regular talks and visits, fundraising and information on bird protection. Meets at St Thomas' Church Centre, Langley Road, Watford, on the second Wednesday of the month at 8pm.

Saratt Commons Volunteers
Dawn Pitts: 01923 267071
Meets every second Sunday of the month on Commonwood Green, Dawes Common and Penmans Common for general conservation work.

Watford Parish Conservation Volunteers
Phil Redshaw: 01923 447 834
Carries out practical work in the South Oxhey area, especially Pond Wood and Oxhey Wood.