Central and Regional Government

Directgov

www.direct.gov.uk

Info 4 local - access to information from 60+ government departments

www.info4local.gov.uk

Department for Communities and Local Government

www.communities.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

www.defra.gov.uk

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

www.dcms.gov.uk

I&DeA

www.idea.gov.uk

West Midlands Regional Assembly

www.wmra.gov.uk

National Agencies & Organisations

Design Council

www.designcouncil.org.uk

English Heritage

www.english-heritage.org.uk

Natural England

www.naturalengland.org.uk

National & International Organisations

International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration

www.ifpra.org

The Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

www.imspa.co.uk

GreenSpace

www.green-space.org.uk

Landscape Institute

www.landscapeinstitute.org

Garden History Society

www.gardenhistorysociety.org

Countryside Management Association

www.countrysidemanagement.org.uk

Countryside Recreation Network

www.countrysiderecreation.org.uk

Fields in Trust (formerly NPFA)

www.fieldsintrust.org

RoSPA

www.rospa.org.uk

The Sensory Trust

www.sensorytrust.org.uk

Black Environment Network

www.ben-network.org.uk

Funding and Awards

Green Flag Award

www.greenflagaward.org.uk

Heritage Lottery Fund

www.hlf.org.uk

The Big Lottery Fund

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Other Fora

London Parks and Green Spaces Forum

www.green-space.org.uk/lpgsf

North West Parks Forum

www.gsnw.org.uk

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

www.bosf.org.uk

Other resources

Library of Local Performance Indicators

www.audit-commission.gov.uk

Association For Public Sector Excellence

www.apse.org.uk

HELM - Historic Environment Local Management

www.helm.org.uk

NetRegs Environmental Legislation information Service

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs

Visitor Safety in the Countryside Group

www.vscg.co.uk

Magic - interactive environmental mapping

www.magic.gov.uk

Open Space - inclusive access to outdoor environments

www.openspace.eca.ac.uk

The Centre for Universal Design

www.design.ncsu.edu

Warley Woods Community Trust

www.warleywoods.org.uk

The Woodland Trust

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

The Tree Council

www.treecouncil.org.uk

Birmingham Community Foundation

www.bhamfoundation.co.uk