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

Government Office for the West Midlands

www.go-wm.gov.uk

West Midlands Regional Assembly

www.wmra.gov.uk

National Agencies & Organisations

CABE Space

www.cabespace.org.uk

English Nature

www.english-nature.org.uk

English Heritage

www.english-heritage.org.uk

Countryside Agency

www.countryside.gov.uk

National & International Organisations

International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration

www.ifpra.org

The Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure

www.ispal.org.uk

GreenSpace

www.green-space.org.uk

Institue of Leisure and Amenity Management

www.ilam.co.uk

Civic Trust

www.civictrust.org.uk

Landscape Institute

www.l-i.org.uk

Garden History Society

www.gardenhistorysociety.org

Countryside Management Association

www.countrysidemanagement.org.uk

Countryside Recreation Network

www.countrysiderecreation.org.uk

National Playing Fields Association

www.npfa.co.uk

RoSPA

www.rospa.org.uk

The Sensory Trust

www.sensorytrust.org.uk

Black Environment Network

www.ben-network.org.uk

Country Parks Network

www.countryparks.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/london

North West Parks Forum

www.gsnw.org.uk

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

www.bosf.org.uk

Other resources

Library of Local Performance Indicators

www.local-pi-library.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

Cleaner Safer Greener Communities

www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk

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