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By the use of modern web technology and communication we are helping to network like-minded individuals and companies involved in woodland managment, tree surgery, wood and woodland products, sustainable building and architecture, conservation, permaculture and sustainability
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Join your Local Freecycle Network - Find a home for your unwanted items & find what your looking for for free
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A must read - take a look
Resurgence Carbon Dioxide Calculator
"Home Sweet Home" - Climate Change Animation
Local - Herts
Aquamaintenance
- Hertfordshire's Premier Pond Design, Construction
& Maintenance Specialists
The Oak Studio Garden
Design - Award Winning Garden Design Company based in Saffron Walden
Herts
& Middlesex Bat group
Wocko the
woodsman - Knebworth
Red
Rae Saddlery Online - Ware, Herts
Andrew Rees - Roof Thatcher
(Long Straw & Water Reed)
Tel: 01799 513743 / 07712 840496
Great
Groves - Woodland - A great example of another local sustainble woodland
project
East
Herts Council - Protection of Trees on Development sites
Capel Manor
- College or arboricultre & horticulture
Rivers
Nursery Orchard
Herts
page of UK Biodiversity
Countryside
Managment Service
Herts Herts &
Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Local Biodiversity Action
Plan - A 50 year vision for the the wildlife & natural habitats of Hert
Shiatsu
treatments and courses in Hertfordshire - Liz Welch (MRSS) Hertford
Natural Therapies Centre South
East Airport Expansion Proposals & impact on ancient woodland - Woodland
Trust Document
Stort
Valley Project - Sawbridgeworth
Concept Gardens - Garden
Designers & Landscaping
Kindred Spirits
The Tree - A resource and
meeting place for tree lovers and green activists. A site full of tree information
Planet Earth Landscapes
- Tree Surgery and Landscaping - Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell Area
Gnosis
- Woodland managment and more - Pontypridd, S.Wales - Lovely site
Prince Charles
- A link to the website of Prince Charles a supporter of the envionment and
sustainability Prince
Charles speaks on sustainable forestry Realising
Aspirations: Or Using Value for Money to Make the Public Sector More Sustainable
- The Report
Dancing with Trees - Recreational Tree Climbing and a great Ethos
Urban Forestry
Group - Tree Surgeons in Cheshire Forest Schools / The Woodland Classroom
Forest Education Initiative
Forest
Inspirations
Arboriculture
Arboricultural Association
International
Society of Arboriculture
European
Arboricultural Association
NPTC - National Proficiency
Test Council (Chainsaw Certificates)
Arborecology
- A wonderful site regarding correct arboriculture. Inspirational & a
great resource
Tree Work
Accidents - Health & Safety Executive Report
Pruning trees (University
of Florida) - An introduction to good tree surgery, what to avoid, what
to look for AlphaSearch:
Forestry, Woodland and Arboriculture Data Base for the UK
Arbjobs.com
Kevin Moore - Arbocop
- Arboricultural Training & Management
Arboricultural
Information Exchange (AIE) - A wealth of Arboricultural Information
Information
of Tree Preservation Orders (TPO's) - From the AIE website
UK Tree Care - Online
e-mail forum for discussion on all aspects of trees and their care and maintenance
East of
England Apples and Orchards Project
Hedge Line - Campaign
for Effective Legislative Control of Problem High Hedges
Trees & Subsidence -
Homepage of P.G. Biddle (Authority on Trees & Buildings Issues)
Alex Shigo & Associates
- Homepage of the late Alex Shigo - "The Tree Expert" - He will
be missed
Right Trees - The Right
Trees for a changing climate - Mayor of London
Invasive species specialist
group Tree
felling and Ground work - Nantwich & Cheshire, Shropshire area
Arboricultural Equipment
Stanton Hope
Buxtons Online
Honey
Bros
Terratree.co.uk
Small plant
breakers - Chainsaw e.t.c. used spare parts
Arboricultural Courses
Capel Manor
Shuttleworth
College
Woodlands & Forestry
Ecolots - Free
online advertising for all in involved with the sustainable management of
land, trees & wildlife Forestry
and British Timber
Woodland
Trust
British-Trees.com
- Woodland Trust - Information guide to Native Trees
Forestry Commision
Tree Council
Forest
Industries Development Council
Forestry
and Timber Association
Royal
Forestry Society
Small Woods
Association
Tree
Advice Trust
FSC - Forest Stewardship
Council
Church of the Living
tree
Michigan's
Forest Forever - Teachers guide
Woodlands.co.uk - Woodlands
for sale
John Clegg & Co
- Rural surveyors, valuers and consultants - Woodlands for sale
Treefest 2002
- Celebrating Scotland's Trees, Woods & Forests - Lists 100 Heritage trees
of Scotland SoundWood - Make
music conserve trees
Flight
Path to Destruction - Impact of UK airport expansion plans on ancient
woodland - Woodland Trust
From
Wild Wood to Concrete Jungle - The threat to ancient woodland - Woodland
Trust & WWF report
Reclaming
our forgotten inheritance - Race to save Britain's hidden woodland treasures
- Woodland Trust Planning
for sustainable woodlands - Chapter 7 submission to the forestry forum
British Trees Website
Woodland Trust
Native Tree Shop
Information
of Tree Preservation Orders (TPO's) - From the AIE website
Woodland
Management - A very good resource for woodland info - Offwell Woodland
& Wildlife Trust
East of
England Apples and Orchards Project
Continuous Cover Forestry Group
The Forest Guild
Community Woodland Network - The Woodland Trust
UK Information on Lymes Disease carried by deer and sheep ticks found in woodlands
The Deer Initiative - Fact Sheet on Lyme's Disease
Lyme Disease Action
website
Disease
- Informative article from www.netdoctor.co.uk
Ticks
- Another informative article from www.netdoctor.co.uk
Contractable
diseases passed to humans from wild animals - Manchester Metropolitan
University
Lymes disease
- Scottish Canoe Association
Woodland Crafts
Coppice
Craft Courses - Courses at the beautiful Brithdir Mawr Sustainable Community
in West Wales Humungus
Fungus - Mushroom cultivation on log piles
Dick Fine Tools GMBH - German
Fine Tool Suppliers
Woodland Craft
Supplies Old
Tool Store Lightwoods
- A website about a small woodland in Surrey. Making charcoal kilns, pole
lathe, shaving horse e.t.c Nurseries & Suppliers
Chew
Valley Trees Land Management
agregister - Directory of
fencing suppliers e.t.c.
Environmental, Education, Ethics
General
Earth
Repair Catalogue
Permaculture
Magazine
Field
Studies Council
Ethical Consumer
The Centre for Alternative
technology Greenpeace
DEFRA
UK - Environmental Protection
English Nature
Envirolink
- Web site with links to thousands of online environmental resources
Enviroreporting
- The International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site
Green Consumer Guide
The busy persons
guide to greener living
Envirospace - Environmental
Portal - Articles, views, jobs, discussion forum
Flora & Fauna
International
The Countryside
Agency
The Bat Conservation
Trust
Plant life - The Wild
Plant Charity
The Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation
- Small & Major Grants for Conservation
Natural History
Museum
The
Postcode Plants Database - Find flora & fauna native to your postcode
Log Maker - Fuel for free from
burnable household waste
Green Space -
helping those committed to the planning, design, mgmt & use of parks &
open spaces
The Green Roadshow - Britain's
first mobile eco-centre - Powered by the wind and sun
Living Ethically.co.uk
- Independant shopping and information portal into the world of ethical living
Permaculture & Smallholding
Permaculture
Design at Tir Penrhos Isaf, Snowdonia National Park
Smallholder
Magazine
Happy Hens - Good supplier
of many types of chickens & homes, plus great website very informative
Financial
Unesco
article about Ethical Banking Ethical
screening - Socially responsible Investment Research Business
in the community
Co-operative
bank
Triodos Bank UK - Ethical
savings accounts
Smile.co.uk - Ethical Internet
banking
The Ecology Building
Society - Mortgages promoting sustainable housing & communities &
woodland
Health
ASH
- Action on smoking and health
European Shiatsu
School Pukka Herbs - Ayurvedic
herb supplies
Herbsphere - Resource site
for use of plants in health
Rutland Biodynamics - Herbal
medicine supplies
Natural matters - Comprehensive
natural living directory
Eating
Food and
Water Watch
The Meatrix - Award winning
animation movie about factory farming
The Vegetarian Society
The Soil
Association
The Duke of
Cambridge Pub - Islington - The Worlds First Certified Organic Pub
Vegan
Straight Edge
The Vegan
Society
A lot
of Organics - The UK's organic search engine
The Ethical
Food Company
Vegan-Food.Net
Sustainable Table
- Serving up healthy food choices
Food Standards Agency - Independent
department to protect the public's health in relation to food Wild
Forest Foods - Wild, exotic and unusual produce for the gourmet kitchen
Hemp
Sustainable & Renewable Energy
Wire Free Direct Ltd
- Kent based suppliers of solar panels, wind turbines and renewable energy
The biofuel-uk Website - Promoting
biofuels in the UK
Renewable
Energy Systems UK
British Wind Energy
Association
Danish Wind Turbine
Manufacturers' Association
American
Wind Energy Authority: Wind Energy Fact Sheets
Policy
and Renewables Obligation - UK Goverment (DTI)
Yes2wind
- Information and resources for the public to support wind farm proposals
Windpower Monthly
European Wind Energy
Association
Green
Energy Centre
The Centre for Alternative
Technology
Biomass
Energy Technology
Alternative
Fuels Technology
Log Maker - Fuel for
free from burnable household waste
The Green Roadshow -
Britain's first mobile eco-centre - Powered by the wind and sun
Jolly-mec - Italian woodburning
stoves - very efficient
Solartwin... the solar water
heating system
Bioenergy Technology Ltd -
UK Suppliers of wood burning boilers and ancillary equipment
Biodiesel - www.changethis.com
Solar Energy Alliance
- Suppliers of solar, wind & hydro generators
Balancing
Mechanism Reports - 1/2hr updates on current output of nat. grid, elec.
prices & forecasts
CADDET -
The Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies
Customer Utility
Services - Website that gives advice on how to save money on domestic
energy bills
Electricity Info - This
site collects the fuel mix breakdowns from all the major UK electricity
suppliers
Enagri - E-mag and website providing
up-to-date information about green and renewable energy
Energy Portal - Discussion
and news about alternative energy
GREENTIE Directory - Searchable
directory of suppliers of tech to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
(LCVP) - Promoting the UK shift to clean low carbon vehicles & fuels
PowerSwitch.org.uk -
Raising awareness & discussion of the impending & permanent decline
of cheap oil & gas
REAL Assurance Scheme
- Ensure your supplier of micro gen equipment is REAL Assurance Listed
SEE-Stats - Monitoring
the progress of the S.E. England region towards meeting its renewable energy
targets
BioEnergy-Info
- Digital library that provides an overview of information resources
on bioenergy.
Biogas (Anaerobic
Digestion) Rutherford Renewables - FAQs, case studies & info on
Anaerobic Digestion
AEBIOM- European Biomass Association
Bio-energy West Midlands
- Facilitating knowledge transfer and best practice about bioenergy within
this region
Bioenergy East Midlands-
Increasing the use of locally grown biomass for the creation of heat
and energy
Biomass Energy Centre
- Providing advice on biomass derived fuels & associated conversion
technologies
EUBIA- European Biomass Industry Association
European Pellet Centre
- Essential information about biofuel pellets for energy purposes in Europe
IEA Bioenergy- What is Bioenergy?
- Educational site outlining the uses & benefits of biomass derived
fuels
LogPile.co.uk - National Energy
Foundation's Log Pile project. Promoting the use of wood
Nottinghamshire
County Council's Wood Energy Newsgroup
Pro-Bio Faraday - Ensuring
that the benefits of biocatalysis are available to manufacturing industry
SuperGen BioEnergy Research
Group Research into renewable energy generation from biomass
The Biomass Pyrolysis Network
- A network of active researchers and developers of fast pyrolysis of biomass
Environmental Services Association
- Biomass (Energy from Waste)
British Hydropower Association
European Small Hydropower Association
British Photovoltaic association
ENF (Energy Focus) - An industry-focused website
providing market info on solar power in Europe & China
European Wave Energy Thematic
Network
Offshore Wind
Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Wind Farm News - Windfarms
and alternatives in the British Isle
Future Energies - Dedicated
to exploring innovations in a variety of futuristic and renewable technologies
Institute of Physics 'Fuel Cell
Review'
Biomass
Energy Centre - information to anyone with an interest in biomass derived
solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and associated conversion technologies
"Sustainable Build"
Website
Nature
UK Biodiversity Action
Plans
Butterfly
Conservation
Tree book publishers -
New website of Sage Press
Eco-Building & Sustainable Living
That Roundhouse
- A loveley site about a roundhouse built at Brithdir Mawr Eco-village,
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Brithdirmawr
- Eco-village, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Straw
bale building association
Centre for Alternative
Technology
Chapter
7
Goverment's
Planning Portal
Reel furniture -
Eco-friendly wooden furniture for home, conservatory and garden
Strawbale Building
- Information & workshops
Blue Forest - Bespoke
tree houses and eco-lodges
Low Impact Living
Initative
Eco Holidays
- Infomative non-profit making website regarding Eco Holidaying
Nigel’s
Eco Store - Eco friendly garden products Architects & architecture
- Sustainable & Environmentally Responsive
Mark Kingsley
Architects
Recycling
UK Recycled products
directory
Forest
Recycling Project
Community
Recycling Network
London
Community Recycling Network
Waste Watch
- National organisation promoting & encouraging waste reduction, reuse
and recycling Community
Composting Network
LetsRecycle.com
Wastechange.com
Log Maker - Fuel for
free from burnable household waste
The Waste Book - A excellent
guide to recycling options for a wide range of waste
Gardening
Hedges online
- Hedge planting advice, species selection and sales in the South East
Concept Gardens - Garden
Designers & Landscaping
Anglian Gardener -
Garden advice and directory of services
NCCPG - The National Council for
the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
Woodland Trust
Native Tree Shop - Buy native trees from this website and support the
WT
Growing Technologies
- Products for professionals in Hort, Agri, Forestry & Landscaping
Garden Centre Online
- Jackson's online plant nursery offers an excellent mail order plant service.
Olivebay - "Gardens
to Revive your Senses" - Award winning Garden Lanscaping and Design.
N Lon
Seed Sources
Agroforestry
Research Trust
Alan Romans
Rhododendron Information
Rosebay - Rhododendrons of New
England
Blue
Planet Biomes Mushrooms / Fungi
Fungus.org.uk
Humungus
Fungus
The Association of
British Fungus Groups
Rogers Phillip -
Author of 'Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain and Europe' - Lots
of info Fungi Perfecti
- Founded by Master Mycologist Paul Stamets
Land Rovers (4x4's)
Directories
www.gardenseeker.com
- Website for all things gardening - including listings of local tree surgeons
The Log Pile
- Database of wood fuel suppliers
Anglian Gardener - Directory
of garden related services
Garden4less.co.uk
- Comprehensive gardening directory of products & services
Garden Furniture HQ
- A comprehensive resource for all garden furniture
Website Directory
UK International
Arborist
jobs in America Equipment & Plant
www.theauctioneer.co.uk
Orange plant
- Sell chippers and other plant heightMaps, mapping, local history
Old maps
Multimap - UK
aerial photo
Ordnance Survey
Streetmap.co.uk
Genuki - UK & Ireland
Genealogy
Census 1901
Tracklog.co.uk
- Digital mapping
The Great Outdoors
Walking Britain
- Great website with regularly updated walking routes and reviews
Walk Web
Visit
Britain
Go for a walk - Fantastic
Walks and Walk Ideas
Essential British Gardens
- UK Gardens & Arboretums
Utopia -
Beautiful Carp fishing Lake in Northern France
Arts & Crafts
Paintings by Fiona
- Beautiful art by a beautiful artist
Exquisite
Corpse - Rachel Cornish - Nine different sequences began with nine artists
making a short video
Axis Arts - The
only national database for artists that live and work in the UK
Charlotte Bernstein
- Artist, film, audio, live performance
Interesting
Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year
Amazing!! (But nothing to do with trees)
Chris
"Witness the Fitness" Sharma - Overhang free climbing
Chris Sharma
- Climbing wall bouldering
Dan Osman -
Speed free climb vertical ascent - Over 400ft in 4mins 25 sec
Yo-yo
man!!
Street Running
Base Jumping
Dan
Osman Again - Tribute