Forest Schools Links
Training
| Adventure Education Training | Andy Forsyth Ennerdale House,Garrigill, Alston,Cumbria CA9 3DY Tel/Fax 014343 81966 Email: andy@ad-ed-train.co.uk |
| PBS Training | Positive Behaviour Strategies - Dean Cotton 182 Psalter Lane Sheffield , SOUTH YORKSHIRE S11 8UR Phone: 0114 2660003 Mobile: 07929 486878 Fax: 0114 2678685 Email: enquiries@pbstraining.co.uk |
| The School for Environment | Environmental training and job opportunities available to everyone in Sheffield. |
| Nick Wale | Freelance Forest Schools Practitioner based in Birmingham. |
Forestry / Woodlands
| Working Woodlands Trust | The Working Woodlands Trust aims to promote the sustainable use of woodlands and their products for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Website |
| The Woodland Trust | The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to the protection of our native woodland heritage. Website |
| Tree Trader | At TreeTrader you can search our database of nurseries in the UK producing native trees to create your new native woodland. |
| Arboricultural Association | If you are a tree enthusiast or are involved in the care of trees either personally or professionally, you will find that membership of this association will provide many benefits. Website |
| Small Woods Association | The Small Woods Association is Britain’s leading organisation in supporting and promoting the work done by the owners and carers of small woodlands. The Small Woods Association is Britain’s leading organisation in supporting and promoting the work done by the owners and carers of small woodlands. |
| Woodland for Life | This web site has been set up by the Regional Woodland Strategy Steering Group, a partnership of 12 government departments and agencies. Its purpose is to introduce the Woodland for life Regional Woodland Strategy for the East of England. Website |
| The Natural History Museum | "Welcome to the Natural History Museum. We promote the discovery, understanding, enjoyment, and responsible use of the natural world. Explore our world-class collections, fantastic exhibitions and cutting-edge research online, or visit our landmark buildings."Dr Michael Dixon - Director Website |
| The South Yorkshire Forest | South Yorkshire Forest Partnership works to deliver a comprehensive package of urban, economic and social regeneration. Website |
| Steward Community Woodland | A permaculture project which aims to demonstrate the value of integrating conservation woodland management techniques with organic growing, traditional skills and crafts and low-impact sustainable living. Website |
| The Forest Education Initiative | The Forest Education Initiative provides learning resources about trees, forests and forest products. Website |
| Forestry Commission | The Forestry Commission is the Government Department responsible for forestry policy throughout Great Britain. Website |
| Heritage Woods | This website aims to provide information about the woodlands and their restoration to people of all ages, both in South Yorkshire and further afield. Website |
| The Tree Council | The Tree Council was founded in 1974 with major support from the Department of the Environment and in 1978 became an independent registered charity. Website |
| Wild About Woods | We have an exciting range of online and offline activities for primary and secondary schools available now. Website |
| Royal Forestry Society | Based in the UK the Royal Forestry Society caters for all who care about forestry, forests, woods and trees, their husbandry and their future. Website |
| Ancient Tree Forum | The British landscape once dominated by wildwood after the last ice age has since Neolithic man been subject to constant change due to the management of land and the utilisation of its resources. Website |
| Leaf International | The Learning About Forests (LeAF) programme aims to encourage school classes and teachers across Europe to use the forests in educational activities. The objective is to equip the teachers and pupils with the necessary tools to go to the forest and learn from it and with it. Website |
Other Organisations
| Learning through Landscapes | Since 1990, Learning through Landscapes (ltl) alongside its sister charity Grounds for Learning (GfL) in Scotland, has helped schools across the UK to bring lasting improvements to the environmental quality and educational use of their grounds. Website |
| Greensites | The Environmental resource guide for South Yorkshire Website |
| Green Light Trust | Green Light Trust exists to encourage people through formal and informal education to become active caretakers of the natural world. Website |
| Naturenet | Countryside Law in England and Wales Website |
| Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens | FCFCG is the representative body for city farms, community gardens and similar community-led organisations in the UK. Website |
| English Nature | English Nature champions the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places in England. It is a government agency set up by the Environment Protection Act 1990 and funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Website |
| The Soil Association | The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming. Website |
| The Groundwork Trust | Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in many of the UK’s poorest communities. Website |
| Eco - Lots | Eco-Lots is a free service designed to help the rural economy by assisting with the environmentally sensitive and sustainable management of land, trees and wildlife in the UK. It seeks to do this by providing free online advertising for sales, wants and events covering a wide range of rural products and services. Website |
| Wildlife Trust | The Wildlife Trusts partnership is the UK's leading conservation charity exclusively dedicated to wildlife. Website |
| National Trust | The National Trust was the first organisation in Britain with a statutory duty to conserve wildlife. With more than 100 years' experience of managing land for habitats and species, it is now one of Europe's leading nature conservation organisations. Website |
| RSPB | The RSPB is Europe’s largest wildlife conservation charity with more than a million members. Website |
| FACT (Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques | FACT is a partnership, convened and co-ordinated by English Nature, that operates through a series of projects and initiatives, the largest of which is the Grazing Animals Project (GAP). Website |
| British Trees | Website |
| Recycled Products Guide | UK's directoty of recycled products Website |
| BTCV | BTCV is the UK's leading charity working with people to bring about positive environmental change. Website |
| Rethink Rubbish | This site gives the low-down on the growing problem of household rubbish in the UK and some quick and easy steps to help solve the problem. Website |
| AbbotsLiving Wood | Professional pole-lathe instruction since 1985. Courses in green woodwork, pole-lathe turning and chairmaking Books, journalism and illustrations on green-wood crafts Wooden produce such as chairs, tables, baby-rattles, etc. Demonstrations and talks on green-wood skills and woodlands. Website |
| Wild About Britain | General site about wildlfie in the UK. Website |
| EnCams | The charity that runs the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. Website |
| My Angling Life | How to catch and cook trout. |
| Ladybower Reservoir | Information on Ladybower reservoir including fishing, walking and cycle hire Website |
Government / Councils / LEA's
| Health and Safety Executive | Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain. Website |
| The Countryside Agency | The Countryside Agency is the statutory champion and watchdog working to make:
the quality of life better for people in the countryside.the quality of the countryside better for everyone. Website |
| Sheffield City Council | Website |
| DEFRA | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Website |