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| British
Trees |
www.british-trees.com
This
site contains a wealth of reference material for all those interested
in native british trees. So whether your interest is in conservation
or forestry, feel free to dip in! |
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| British
Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
www.btcv.org.uk
BTCV is a UK charity working with people to bring about positive
environmental change.
BTCV
have published on the internet two of their definitive conservation
handbooks about trees - Tree Planting and Aftercare and Woodlands.
http://handbooks.btcv.org.uk/pubs/home
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| Conkers |
www.visitconkers.com
Commercial
"hands-on" tree experience situated near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Offers schools tailor made programmes to suit their needs. |
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| The
Countryside Agency |
www.countryside.gov.uk
The Countryside Agency is funded by DEFRA. It
aims to make life better for people in the countryside and to
make the quality of the countryside better for everyone.
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| The
Countryside Foundation for Education |
www.countrysidefoundation.org.uk
An educational charity that
"brings the countryside into the classroom" with its educational
resources and "brings the classroom into the countryside"
with its estate day programme and countryside live events.
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| England's
CFs |
www.communityforest.org.uk
England's 12 Community Forests are the product of an exciting
partnership between the Countryside Agency, the Forestry Commission,
58 local authorities and a host of other local and national organisations.
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| The
Environment Agency |
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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| The
Environmental Resource Guide for South Yorkshire
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www.greensites.co.uk |
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| Farming
and Countryside Education |
www.face-online.org.uk
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| Farms
for Schools |
www.farmsforschools.org.uk
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| Field
to Fork |
The
Field to Fork website has been developed by the Countryside Foundation
under the Going for Green initiative Green Code Programme for
Schools and forms part of the CFE free on-line resources.
The
Green Family are taken out of their home town and into the countryside.
They stay on a farm and learn about the origins of their food.
To view the website connect via the Countryside
Foundation Home Page.
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| Forest
Education Initiative |
www.foresteducation.org.uk
Forest
Education Initiative (FEI) aims to increase the understanding
and appreciation, particularly among young people, of the environmental
social and economic potential of trees, woodlands and forests.
Offers
education resources and a teachers' enquiry link.
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| Forest
of Avon |
www.forestofavon.org
Education projects seem to be more focused on adults. Bristol area. |
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| Forest
of Leeds |
www.leeds.gov.uk/fol/forest.html
The
Forest of Leeds is a Leeds City Council initiative that is striving
to enhance the woodlands, countryside and urban green spaces of
Leeds. |
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| Forest
of Marston Vale |
www.marstonvale.org
Seem to have made a good job of engaging with schools. Staff INSET.
Education programmes:
a. A forest on the map
b. The forest past, present and future
c. Habitat focus
d. Forest discovery games
Bedford area
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| Forest
of Mercia |
www.forestofmercia.co.uk
KS2 art project "Gawain the Green Knight".
West Midlands. Site under construction.
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| The
Forestry Commission |
www.forestry.gov.uk
The Forestry Commission of Great Britain is the
government department responsible for the protection and expansion
of Britain's forests and woodlands.
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| Fueling
the Revolution |
www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk |
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| Giving
Welly |
www.giving-welly.co.uk
Hunter is celebrating 50 years of the green welly.
Help a charity and buy a coloured welly. |
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| Gordon
MacLellan, Buxton |
www.tengai.co.uk/creepingtoad
An environmental site. Offers books, courses etc.
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| Great
Western CF |
www.forestweb.org.uk
Learning Zone
a. tots
b. in betweens
c. teens
d. teachers
e. parents
Also mention FEI
Schools grounds development
Staff INSET
Eco-schools
Swindon
area.
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| The
Greenwood CF |
www.greenwoodforest.org.uk
No specific information for teachers.
Nottinghamshire.
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| International
Tree Foundation |
www.tree-foundation.org.uk
British
registered charity which aims to develop a general interest in
trees, to promote an appreciation of their value and to encourage
planting, care and protection of trees in the UK and worldwide.
A
family tree scheme enables families to contribute to future tree
planting.
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| The
Mersey Forest |
www.merseyforest.org.uk
School grounds development project.
Staff INSET.
Merseyside and North Cheshire.
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| The
National Forest Company |
www.nationalforest.org
A commercial site - family oriented.
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| National
Urban Forestry Unit |
www.nufu.org.uk
Includes a good teacher resource pack called "Trees Alive"
- cost £15 plus p&p
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| North
York Moors National Park |
www.moors.uk.net
A comprehensive site about the North York Moors. |
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| Outdoor
Classrooms |
www.outdoorclassrooms.co.uk |
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| Red
Rose Forest |
www.redroseforest.co.uk
Very pretty site. Not very user friendly.
Appears to be incomplete.
Lancashire.
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| Science
and Plants for Schools |
www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk
Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS), an initiative
lauched in 1990, works with teachers to:
- develop
new resources that support the teaching of plant science and
molecular biology in schools and colleges.
- interest
young people in plants and in molecular biology.
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| South
Yorkshire Forest |
www.syforest.co.uk
School ground development.
Get set, grow project book.
Sheffield/Barnsley area.
See also - Fuelling
the Revolution. |
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| Tees
Forest |
www.teesforest.org.uk
Lifelong learning officer. Works with schools offering tailor made
packages. Costs approx equivalent to supply costs.
Hartlepool/Darlington/Middlesborough.
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| Tees
Valley Wildlife Trust |
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/teesvalley/
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| Thames
Chase |
www.thameschase.org.uk
Website still being developed. Informative home page with plans
for further development.
East London/Romford.
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| The
Tree Council |
www.treecouncil.org.uk
Working towards:
- making
trees matter to everyone.
- more
trees, of the right kind, in the right place.
- better
care for all trees, of all ages.
- inspiring
effective action for trees.
A
good source of information and support for schools. |
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| Trees
for Health |
www.treesforhealth.org
Trees
for Health works to foster healthy communities and healthy ecosystems
through their work with trees, which involves woodland restoration,
the health and healing benefits of trees and education.
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| The
Tree Register, UK big trees |
www.tree-register.org
An informative site with good information and pictures of our ancient
trees.
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| Trees
of Time and Place |
www.totap.org.uk
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| UK
Government Sustainable Devlopment |
www.sustainable-development.gov.uk
This website reports on progress by the United
Kingdom as a whole towards sustainable development, the simple idea
of ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for
generations to come.
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| The
Woodland Trust |
www.woodland-trust.org.uk
A simple informative site. Easy to navigate.
Also see their Ancient
Tree Forum section.
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| The
Yorkshire Agricultural Society |
www.yas.co.uk
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society aims to advance,
promote and improve agriculture including forestry, horticulture,
pisciculture, the breeding of livestock, rural crafts and allied
industries.
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| Yorkshire
Wildlife Trust |
www.yorkshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk/
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| Yorkshire
Woodlands Initiative |
www.yorwoods.org.uk
Offers courses for foresters in a variety of woodland skills.
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A
World of Trees
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www.geocities.com/jezmondo/index.html
A
website created by the author to share their passion for trees.
In it you will find photographs, information, statistics and records.
Hopefully, you will also find it interesting.
The goal of this site
is twofold: first to inform and educate people about trees and
second to celebrate nature's crowning glory.
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