The Sinfield Nature Conservation Trust
White House Farm

Organic Farming

Articles/Reports
"The Biodiversity Benefits of Organic Farming - Executive Summary"
Soil Association 2001 report
"Organic Food and Farming, Myth and Reality, Organic vs Non-Organic"
Report published by Soil Association and Sustain, endorsed by 36 public interest groups.  NB This link opens a PDF document.

Woodland

Ancient Tree Forum website: "Ecology", "Heritage"
Offwell Woodland and Widlife Trust site. This site includes the following documents: "Types of Woodland", "Woodland Structure", "Types of Broadleaf Woodlands", "Coniferous Woodlands", "Woodlands and Biodiversity", "Ancient Woodlands", "An Introduction to the Management of Small Native Woodlands", Trees in Britain Image Gallery  .
Coppicing Information 1 Link to The Ancient Art of Coppicing website.  This site contains information about the history of coppicing and lists some of the benefits.
Coppicing Information 2 Link to "Coppicing", Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust .
Coppicing and Pollarding Information PDF document.  See pages 27 to 33
Articles/Reports
"Trees and woodland in Anglo-Saxon England: the documentary evidence" Oliver Rackham. 

Grassland

"Unimproved Grasslands"
Brief general information including status and main types of grassland provided by Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire LBAP.  Useful introduction. NB This link opens a PDF document.
"The management of unimproved lowland grassland for nature conservation"
Scottish Natural Heritage, information and advisory note

Ponds

Pond Conservation, The Water Habitats Trust website: Information and advice about conserving ponds.

Flora and Fauna

Floral Images website: Specialises in wild flowers of the British Isles.  Browse flowers by colour, family or location.  We plan to send some photographs of White House Farm flowers so the site can start a section on Suffolk!
The Mammal Society website: Link to mammal fact sheets.
UK Moths website: Guide to moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

General Nature Conservation Websites

Naturenet "National What Week" website: Guide to national wildlife dates including Bird Watch Week, National Nest Box Week, National Tree Week and World Habitat Day