Schools across Watford have joined forces with Watford Borough Council’s staff to raise children’s awareness of the environment.

Kerrie Barrett, environmental crime officer, and Hayley Page, recycling officer, have been giving environmental workshops in a number of primary schools in Watford.

Focusing on years three and four, the duo have talked about the negative effects of litter; litter enforcement, street cleansing and how rubbish can be recycled.

Each session ended with a litter picking and recycling activity, to put what the pupils had learnt into practice.

Staff and pupils from Holy Rood Catholic Primary School in particular have been working towards becoming part of the Eco-Schools programme, an international scheme aimed at tackling attitudes towards the environment.

Rhona Valvano, from Holy Rood School, said: "Our children really enjoyed and responded well to the interactive sessions. They particularly liked the litter picking and recycling activity at the end of the session."

Pupils in years five and six also took part in an energy workshop and were tasked with identifying different forms of energy sources, where they come from, their uses; looked at carbon emissions and sustainability, and took part in an experiment looking at the effects of insulation.