Links

BTCV

The charity was set up in 1959, and has a successful history of environmental conservation volunteering throughout the UK and around the world.

Butterfly Conservation

A website committed to the restoration of balanced countryside, with butterflies and other wildlife returned to the profusion of past times.

Chasewater Wildlife Group

Some information about the various wild flora and fauna, of the Chasewater lakeside area.

Collect Britain

Just a small part of the British Library's Collect Britain web site, this page has an interactive map of the Lichfield area created by Robert Dawson in 1834/5.

Forestry Comission

Responsible for the sustainable management of existing woods and forests, the Forestry Commission helps to provide benefits for society and the environment at large through the steady expansion of our woodland areas. This is their homepage.

Garden Organic

A website committed to the restoration of balanced countryside, with wildlife returned to the profusion of past times.

Plantlife International

The conservation charity working to protect plants and fungi in the UK and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the world.

Roman-Britain

This site is filled with information concerning the history of the local area, including that of Cannock Chase and its wildlife.

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Basic information, places to visit and some activities for children.

The Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust

An organisation dedicated to the restoration of the Lichfield Canal and Hatherton Canal.

Global Issues Locally

Diary 2008

Sep 06: Wildflower Meadow
Hammerwich Enviromental Group (HEG) is preparing a 'Wildflower Meadow' alongside the church path (from churchyard to the railway line). £300 has been secured by grants and this must be doubled to pay for wildflower seed to cover almost an acre of meadow.

Oct 11: Kingsbury Water Park
A visit to Kingsbury Water Park bird watching. 11th October