Amateur Entomologists Society – Invertebrate Conservation and Study Society; lots of information on studying invertebrates plus a key to identification.

The Barn Owl Trust – local Devon charity with lots of good information sheets on all aspects of barn owl conservation.

Bat Conservation Trust – practical tips on bat conservation including encouraging them and bat boxes.

Bat Conservation Trust – home page – links to information, help and advice.

BBC website - Bumble bee nest box design

BBC Nature pages

Bird On! Includes online bird book also useful ‘wildlife tip sheets’ on badgers and hedgehogs, Bats and Bat boxes and Nest boxes for garden birds etc.  

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – information on heathland management with links to other projects, information and events in the area.

British Dragonfly Society – ideas for projects and information about dragonflies.

British Hedgehog Preservation Society – information about hedgehogs, how to care for them and encourage them

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers – home page with links to training, information and ideas for community projects.  

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers – links to all the BTCV conservation handbooks online or to buy including tree planting, hedge laying, stone walling, waterways and wetlands and lots more.

British Trust for Ornithology – lots of information about birds including ‘Birdfacts’ about the different species, surveys to get involved with (including Garden Birdwatch) and the latest research into bird populations and trends.

Butterfly Conservation – Lot of information about British butterflies and moths including fact sheets on species, habitat management, projects and news.

Captain’s European Butterfly Guide – Information, photos, links, etc.

Dartmoor – Dartmoor National Park Authority web site with lots of information on Dartmoor’s wildlife.

David Bellamy Awards – information on habitat management for landowners on boundaries, parkland, wildflowers and meadows, trees and woodland, and rivers streams and ponds.

Defra – information on Environmental Stewardship for farms but includes information sheets on different habitat management techniques.

Devon Biodiversity Action Plan – information on Devon’s wildlife and geology, together with action plans for 37 of Devon’s key species and habitats.

Devon Biodiversity Records Centre – a recording form to record wildlife you have seen in Devon.

Devon Wildlife Trust – information on wildlife gardening.

East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – information about the AONB as well as community projects and funding.

Natural England - tips on wildlife gardening with links to other useful leaflets.

Natural England – information about the value of green spaces in urban areas and how to provide them (Greenspace).

Environment Agency – advice on preventing and treating invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed.

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group – information about habitat management on farms for various topics

Flora Locale – promoting wild plants including information, projects, training and suppliers of native plants.

Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques (FACT) – information on herbicides, scrub management, grazing animals and more.

Froglife – Charity that concentrates on Amphibians and Reptiles.  Home page with links to information leaflets in the Information Service section.

Herpetological Conservation Trust – information on amphibians and reptiles and their habitats.

Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) – leaflet on re-creating a flower-rich grassland.

Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) - Re-creating flower-rich grassland.

Kent Wildlife Trust – factsheet on wildlife in churchyards.

Landlife – information about wildlife, projects and habitat management, especially in urban areas.

Liverpool John Moores University – pond life toolkit.

The Mammal Society – information on projects to get involved with as well as excellent set of fact sheets on all British Mammals.

Mammals Trust UK – information about British mammals as well as projects to get involved in.

National Biodiversity Network – links to lots of databases for British species distributions and records.

National Hedgelaying Society – information on courses, contractors and how to do hedge laying.

Natural History Museum – information about British natural history and wildlife.

Natural History Museum - Bumble bee ID guide.

Natural History Museum – search for plant lists by postcode.

Northern Devon Coast and Countryside Service – information and links to other topics.

Plantlife – information about rare and endangered plant species in Britain.

Royal Horticultural Society – information on creating and maintaining wildlife ponds.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) – brilliant website with lots of bird information including habitat management, gardens for birds and A-Z of British birds.

Small Woods Association – database of groups, projects and organizations working with woodlands.

South West Biodiversity Partnership (SWBAP) – information about the south west’s wildlife and habitats, South West Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) and links to all the BAPs in the region.

South West Forest – information about training and advice on woodlands that they provide.

Teignbridge District Council – information about local wildlife and events.

Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust – information about projects and events.

UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) – information on the national strategy for wildlife conservation including information and action plans about individual species and habitats that are most at risk of declines or extinction.

Water Habitats Trust – lots of information about pond conservation.

Wildlife Gardening tips from Jenny Steel – how to get started, wild flower seed mixes, courses and books to order.

The Wildlife Trusts – information on wildlife, encouraging wildlife, events and links to local Wildlife Trusts.

Wildkids - tips on Wildlife Gardening; for schools but good for other community groups.

Woodland Trust – links to several woodland management information booklets and leaflets.

Woodland Trust – Urban Woodland Guide to Tree Planting and Woodland Creation.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Living Churchyards – guidance notes on wildlife enhancement in churchyards.