National Urban Forestry Unit
The UK's National Urban Forestry Unit is a charitable organisation which works to raise awareness of the positive contribution that trees make to the quality of life in towns. It champions urban and community forestry to those tackling such issues as economic regeneration, public health, leisure and recreation, land reclamation, built development, heritage and education.

To find out more about the Unit and its work, please visit us at www.nufu.org.uk

British Trust Conservation Volunteers
BTCV is the country's leading practical conservation charity. Every year we support over 130,000 volunteers from all sections of the community in activities to promote and improve their environment. Recently we set up a new office at CONKERS.

BTCV's work in the National Forest reflects our work nationwide. Firstly we offer Midweek Practical Conservation Projects to groups of volunteers. BTCV work on a range of sites within the entire National Forest. Projects are led by trained leaders who themselves are often full time volunteers. The kind of work can include hedgelaying, dry stone-walling, fencing, tree-felling, coppicing, tree-planting, building footpaths, steps, stiles and boardwalks, waymarking, pond creation and so on.

BTCV run Training Courses. Learning is an important part of every BTCV activity. Within the National Forest we run training courses instructing in traditional crafts such as hedgelaying, dry stone-walling, hurdle-making, willow weaving, coppicing and greenwood crafts.

Tel: 01283 229096
Email: L.Ashworth@btcv.org.uk
www: www.btcv.org.uk

Wildlife Trust
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is the largest non-governmental nature conservation organisation in the two counties, with over 4000 members and more than 30 nature reserves. The reserves include some of the best remaining woodlands, wetlands, heaths and meadows, and the internationally important Rutland Water site.

The Trust helps people to enjoy and learn about wildlife through practical conservation sessions, reserve open days, member's newsletters, meetings and events such as the British Birdwatching Fair. The Trust works closely with a network of local groups and other organisations including the Leicestershire Badger and Bat Groups, local authorities, BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and the Leicestershire Biodiversity Action Plan project.

For more information please contact:
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Longfellow Road
Leicester
LE2 6BT

Tel: 0116 2702 999
E -mail: leicswt@cix.co.uk

Ecsite - UK
ECSITE-UK represents over 80 science and discovery centres in the UK. ECSITE-UK's purpose is to raise the profile of science centres, and to establish their role as a forum for dialogue between science specialists and the public and as an informal learning resource for
learners of all ages.

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