Tools & Apps

Africa

Namibia

• Atlas of Indigenous Plants

• Atlas of Alien Plants "Several species of alien plants in Namibia pose a threat to the natural vegetation. Mapping these species and obtaining basic information on them is a first step in assessing the level of threat and how best to tackle the problem."

South Africa

• Red List of South African Plants

Europe

UK

National award schemes There are a number of key organisations offering grants and advice to community based projects e.g. 

• Big Lottery Fund "Groups can apply to us for funding under £20,000, or over £20,001, depending on what they want to do."

• Heritage Fund "We fund projects of all sizes that connect people and communities to the UK’s heritage."

• Grow Wild UK "Bringing people together to value and enjoy wildflowers and fungi"

Resources

• Bracken as a Peat Alternative (PDF) "Trials using bracken harvested mainly in the autumn from the New Forest have shown that this material can be successfully composted and used as a potting medium for hardy ornamental nursery stock. The high temperatures that are attained during composting break down ptaquiloside, the carcinogen that bracken contains, and the end result is a material with a high content of fine fibres. On its own bracken compost can be used for mulching, or in combination with peat it can provide a low pH mulch or potting medium, suitable for growing calcifuge plants."