Nature - Resources and links

These websites provide various levels of general information and resources that may be useful for gardeners.

Please note that wildchicken is not responsible for content of other websites.

Associations and research

The Royal Horticulture Society	The UK's leading gardening charity. 2004 was its bicentenary.
The Henry Double Research Association	HDRA is a registered charity, and Europe's largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Cheltenham Horticultural Society	Society for the keen gardeners of Cheltenham, with meetings, talks, outings and holidays, advice and discounts at local nurseries.
The UK Phenology Network	Part of the Woodland Trust, its aim is to collate and store all data on the UK's nature calendar.

Contractor Resources: Websites4Contractors	A web design and marketing firm specializing in providing lead resources and business solutions for all building and construction professionals.

The Garden Planner	An extensive library of UK gardening information
Garden Guides	Seed shop, books, gardening tips and tricks and shopping resources
The Gardener's Directory	A links directory of gardener's websites and commercial gardening sites.
Garden Web Europe	Forums, web directory, seed exchange, and other horticultural information.
Grow.co.uk	UK based directory for links to info on gardening, horticulture and landscaping; for keen gardeners smallholders and commercial operations.

Find out about the law and your garden. Join the discussion forum to find answers and share experiences.

Online gardening magazine - specifically designed for the starter gardener.

Seedfest	Heirloom vegetable seeds. Currently has 400 varieties of vegetables. Ships worldwide.
Halcyon Plants	Halcyon Plants is a small privately owned nursery in Carmarthenshire, providing a fine range of shrubs, herbaceous perennials and herbs, with guides to the plants and how to grow them. They also supply a variety of useful gardening equipment.

Get Digging with alternative tools for the allotment and garden. Faster, easier and with a lot less backache.

Allotments UK and other related allotment links

BBC Weather Centre	Up to date forecasts.
The Meteorological Office	Another source of weather forecasts, just in case you want a second opinion.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds	The RSPB is the leading UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife.
Garden birds	A UK site with all the information you need to know who that is hopping about in your garden.