Resource Centre
Wildlife and conservation
Allotment Forestry
A really useful website created by the local woodlands initiative - a community project working with gardeners to increase the use of local woodland products in the garden and allotment. The intro to the site says: "Britain’s gardeners have for centuries used locally grown wood for all manner of uses. The Rustic Gardens they created established a style born out of necessity that is appreciated today for its naturalism and intrinsic good environmental sense. A sad fact of gardening in Britain today is that it is easier to buy a Chinese ‘twig’, in the form of bamboo, than a locally grown hazel ‘twig’ to support runner beans. Our individual actions as gardeners may seem small and insignificant but cumulatively they have a massive power to do good or harm. Britain’s woodlands can provide many products for the garden that are currently imported from places where forests and forest peoples are threatened. By using home-grown wood products we create new rural jobs, protect British woodland wildlife, at the same time as reducing damage to the rainforests." The site provides loads of resources to help plotholders and associations source or grow and use their own woodland products including peasticksand beanpoles plus lots of plans and factsheets for building all sorts of useful structures - fencing, trellis, benches etc. Well worth a visit!
113Bat conservation trust
There are 17 species of bat in the UK, all of which are protected by law because their numbers have decreased so dramatically.The Bat Conservation Trust is working towards a world where bats ...
113Froglife
A national wildlife charity concerned with the protection of Britain's amphibians and reptiles, all of which are increasingly under threat.
113Living with badgers
RSPCA leaflet giving advice about badgers, their lifestyle and habits, the law relating to their protection and how to cope with them in your garden - or on your allotment site!
113Living with foxes
RSPCA leaflet giving advice about foxes, their lifestyle and habits, and how to cope with them in your garden - or on your allotment site!
113Natural England - Wildlife on allotments leaflet
Allotments are also an increasingly important resource for wildlife. Many of the plants and animals that struggle to survive on intensively managed farmland find a refuge on allotment sites. English Nature's "Wildlife on allotments" leaflet will he ...
113Nesting birds
RSPCA leaflet with information about how birds nest and advice concerning their protection.
113RSPB
The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and all wildlife, helping to create a better world for everyone. The document link is to a wildlife gardening guide. Other publications include free booklets on garden birds ...
113The Pond Conservation Trust
The national charity dedicated to creating and protecting ponds and the wildlife they support.
113The Wildlife Trusts
The UK's leading conservation charity exclusively dedicated to wildlife. The junior branch is called "Wildlife Watch".
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