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EcoSchools international here
Wildlife
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| The Wild Ones - a great US site here |
| English Nature here |
| The Wildlife Trusts (UK) here |
| Hampshire Wildlife Trust here |
| Dorset Wildlife Trust here. |
| Woodland Trust here. This Trust is supplying us with some hedging plants in Spring 2005. Explore the site and there are some wonderful pictures. The wallpaper/desktop calendar pictures are recommended. |
| British Trust for Ornithology here The Trust promotes conservation through volunteer-based surveys. Why not become a volunteer? |
| How to find the age of a hedge here |
| Pictorial Meadows: buy wildflower seed mixes here |
| UK Safari. A great site for anyone interested in wildlife. Here Interesting e-mail newsletter is available monthly |
| Wildlife in the garden: part of the BBC Nature site. |
Birds
| How to build a bird box for house sparrows |
| RSPB feeding garden birds |
| Woodland Trust and BBC's BIRDWATCH |
| Listen to birdsong here |
Fair Trade and Food Miles
| Fair Trade here |
| Fair Trade webstore for on-line shopping here |
| Why M & S has switched its coffee shops to Fair Trade here |
| Fair Trade superstore here. |
| If you want to get things going .... Fair Trade campaign materials here |
| Hampshire Farmers' Markets here. |
| What are food miles? An excellent source of information here. |
| Reduce food miles by eating seasonal food. Article from the Guardian lists food month by month. |
| HDRA. Organic gardening for schools site. We are members of this |
| Learning Through Landscapes. We would like to be members of this national school grounds charity |
National and international Eco Sites
| Friends of the Earth (FoE). Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people 'The Big Ask' (about climate change) is a good example. You could sign up for 'tip of the day' |
| WWF: World Wildlife Fund. Fantastic |
| Europa: Green site for young Europeans |
Local
| Some truly inspirational images of Dorset here and more here |
| Hampshire photographs here. Don’t just look at the ones on the page displayed at the moment: look at the archives. |
| More Hampshire photographs here. |
Recycling/recycled products
| New Forest District Council recycling here |
| BBC's 'No Waste Like Home' here |
| Project Integra (recycling) here |
| Recycle zone here |
| Turning junk into something Truly remarkable |
| Green Choices - a superb site here |
| Plastic bags - what's happened in Ireland here. |
| Resource Recycling Systems A US site with useful 'kids' links |
| Recycle now. Some original ideas on this site. |
| Home recycling |
| WRAP. This excellent organisation provided us with compost bins and kitchen caddies |
| Naomi House is the children's hospice that we are collecting plastic milk bottle tops for. |
| Action Aid. This is where we send mobile phones for recycling. |
| Book your place now for the 2006 mobile phone throwing championships |
Green living/shopping
| Green Lifestyles and Shopping In The UK |
| Green Guide online here |
| Green Living here |
| BUYING recycled here. The most comprehensive listing of recycled products available in UK. Over 3300 recycled products! |
| Sustainable shopping lesson here |
| We're members of HDRA. Their excellent organic gardening catalogue is here. |
Sites for inspiration
| Young Reporters for the Environment here |
| Phenology site here. Several students at Ringwood are registered as phenologists! A lovely site. |
| Big E’s Images of Nature here |
| Earthy photos here |
| Oprah's breathing space here |
| National Geographic here |
| Jungle photos |
| Nasa - inspirational photos here. |
| Fantastic waterfalls here and here |
| Arctic ice here |
| Beautiful flower pics here |
Not so good!
| Contamination here |
| Pollution here and here. |
| A mixed bag - some pollution here |
Renewable energy
| Sundance renewables |
| Clear Skies: Grants for Renewables |
| Energy Saving Trust EST here |
| The Carbon Trust |
| Plugging into the sun: solar cars, boats and renewable energy |
Water
| Radcom. This is the firm that supplied our rugged, battery-powered water meter and remote logging equipment |
| Water for all: Excellent OXFAM pack here |
| Bournemouth and West Hants Water Company. (Suppliers of the school water) here. |
| The Environment Agency: saving water section |