Eco Tree Care & Conservation

By the use of modern web technology and communication we are helping to network like-minded individuals and companies involved in tree surgery, woodland managment, wood and woodland products, sustainable building and architecture, conservation, permaculture and sustainability

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Resurgence Online

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 (Caroline Tilston)
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

Hertfordshire Environmental Forum

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 Hertfordshire

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

Maelor Forest Nurseries - Wholesale nursery - Bare root trees & shrubs for hedging & native woodland planting

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

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 - The 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 - The 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 - Buy native trees from this website and support the Woodland Trust

Information of Tree Preservation Orders (TPO's) - From the AIE website

Felling Licences - Forestry Commision - Getting permission

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 - U.S. organisation promoting ecologically, economically, and socially responsible forestry

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

Why Ticks are so Tricky - www.microscopy.org.uk

Lymes 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

Plantlife - 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, management & 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 - A good supplier of many types of chickens and homes, plus a great website very informative

Financial

Unesco article about Ethical Banking

Ethical screening - Socially responsible Investment Research Analysis

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 UK Government dept to protect the public's health in relation to food

Wild Forest Foods - Wild, exotic and unusual produce for the gourmet kitchen

Hemp

Yaoh Hemp Products

Sustainable & Renewable Energy

Wire Free Direct Ltd - Kent based suppliers of solar panels, wind turbines and renewable energy products

The biofuel-uk Website - Promoting biofuels in the UK

Green Energy - Easily switch your electricity to be sourced from only renewable & sustainable sources

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 - 1/2 hr updates on current output of national grid, electricity 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 electricity suppliers in the UK
Enagri - Electronic magazine and website providing up-to-date information about green and renewable energy
Energy Portal - Discussion and news about alternative energy
GREENTIE Directory - A searchable directory of suppliers of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP) - Promoting the shift to clean low carbon vehicles and fuels in the UK.
PowerSwitch.org.uk - Raising awareness & discussion of the impending & permanent decline of cheap oil & gas
REAL Assurance Scheme - Make sure your supplier of micro generation 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 and 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

Freecycle

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

Growell Hydroponics UK - Hydroponics information & products for successful indoor growing

Woodland Trust Native Tree Shop - Buy native trees from this website and support the Woodland Trust

HydroHobby - Hydroponics

Growing Technologies - Products for professionals in Horticulture, Agriculture, Forestry and 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 - North London

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)

Difflock.com

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

Maps, 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

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