Useful links

  

Some Useful web links:

(a list that is being added to...)

 

Organisations I work with regularly:

 

 Some Curious Finds, Katy Doncaster and Claire Simpson:

http://www.somecuriousfinds.org.uk/

 

Dunkirk Primary School:

http://www.dunkirkprimary.com/

 

Scarthin Books, Cromford:

http://www.scarthinbooks.com/

 

Derbyshire Eco Centre:

http://www.ecocentreexchange.org.uk/#!/

 

 

 

Organisations I belong to and / or support:

The Cloud Appreciation Society:
http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/

Bumble Bee Conservation Trust:
http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust:
http://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/

RSPB
http://www.rspb.org.uk/

The John Muir Trust:
http://www.jmt.org/home.asp

Children and Nature Network:

http://www.childrenandnature.org/

The Woodland Trust:
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx

Organisations I love to use for inspiration, information and ideas:

nature:

BBC Nature - Springwatch / Autumnwatch

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/United_Kingdom

The International Otter Survival Fund

http://www.otter.org/

The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network

http://www.opalexplorenature.org/aboutOPAL

BugLife:

http://www.buglife.org.uk/


Child development and children exploring / playing in nature:

Learning Through Landscapes

http://www.ltl.org.uk/

Archimedes Training:

http://www.forestschools.com/

Early Arts

http://www.earlyarts.co.uk/about-us


Going Wild, a website full of ideas and information from Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield
http://www.goingwild.net/


Children and Nature Network:
http://www.childrenandnature.org/


Love Outdoor Play, Play England:
http://loveoutdoorplay.net/


Nature Detectives, the Woodland Trust's website for children, packed with information sheets, activity ideas etc:

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/

 

 

Return to the Junkyard, information about play: 

http://freedomtoplay.org/id7.html

 

 

 

 

Other Artists I work with / am inspired by:


Tom Hare
http://www.tomhare.net/about-tom-hare.php

Joolz Doncaster, Wicked Willow
http://www.wickedwillow.co.uk/index.htm

Teresa Grimaldi

http://www.teresagrimaldi.co.uk/

Some other things that are inspiring:

the wonderful world of Bagpus, the Clangers and Noggin the Nog:
http://www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/

a place where interesting creatures forage in the woodland
http://www.moomin.com/eng/index.html

Suppliers for materials and resources:

Community Playthings, for resources and lots of information sheets, research and articles on childhood, play, nature and loose parts:
http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/index.html

Wingham Wool Works for felting and textile materials

http://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/


Coates Willow
http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/


Fire Wok supplier:
http://www.metalmedia.co.uk/

Wiggly Wigglers, who supply lots of things for wildlife-friendly gardening

http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/

Greenman Burshcraft, who supply lots of resources for Forest School

http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/

 Muddy Faces, who sell lots of Forest School resources and have a ideas swap page on their web site for activities

http://www.muddyfaces.co.uk/

Mindstretchers, who run training and nature kindergartens in Scotland and also have a supply of resources for sale
http://www.mindstretchers.co.uk/