Please join us in asking our local councils to STOP USING PESTICIDES. Acting on our behalf Hertfordshire Country Council spray weed killer routinely in our community. They treat common weeds on roads and pavements in urban settlements approximately twice a year. 

Pesticides are designed to kill living creatures. There’s good reason that contractors using pesticides put out warning triangles! Strictly speaking pesticides is a name for any chemicals designed to kill plants and animals, but most people say herbicide for the types of pesticide that kills plants.

Did you know that in America the makers of the same weedkiller have paid out over $10 million to settle out of court claims for damages due to exposure to that chemical? If we were still following EU rules that weedkiller should not be sprayed in public places. And many other councils have adopted alternative, safer methods.

Since being awarded Bee Friendly Town status in 2022 Tring’s Justice & Peace Group have continued to strive to create more and better habitats for pollinators and wildlife in our local area. We invite you to sign our petition to stop the use of pesticides around Tring and throughout Hertfordshire, visit our website to find more about our reasons for calling for it to stop.