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Useful
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Places (top)
Cardboard School A sustainable outdoor classroom
Palatine School Great example of how grounds benefit behaviour and learning
The Sensory Garden Good ideas for a sensory area
Equipment and Material
Providers
Suppliers in bold have equipment in our demonstration grounds.
Anchor Fast Outdoor furniture. Particularly good concrete benches that resist unauthorised movement
AMV Playgrounds Range of bespoke or off the shelf metal seating and play equipment
Bardon AggregatessRocks
Blackwall Water butts
Clovis Lande Canopies and polytunnels
Deerness
Fencing Fencing
Esh
Winning Building Supplies Materials and bespoke constructions
Evershed Products Furniture from recycled plastic
Grace Landscapes Landscaping services
Homebase Sometimes donate materials. Speak to the manager
Magical Markings Good range of playground thermo-plastic markings. Some furniture
Marmax Products Furniture from recycled plastic
Omlet Portable chicken / hen / duck and rabbit hutches complete with lesson plans. Eggcellent!
Playscheme
Solid range of timber equipment. Interesting team building apperatus
Premier Supplier of 'Soil reconditioner'. An ideal substance for filling planters
Sherburn Stone Rocks
Shincliffe Mill Nursery Plants
Schoolscapes Sustainable resources e.g. wind turbines
Sovereign Play Equipment Playground equipment
Theme
Bins International Bins, seating and storage for the outdoors
Trees
Please Shrubs and trees
Wharton
Landscapes Landscaping services
Wiggley Wigglers Garden resources e.g. composters, feeders, seeds
Wood Wizards Handmade outdoor constructions
Information (top)
Alexander Art Projects A German website with great examples of sculptures
BBC Nature Flashy and interesting background information
BBC Learning Flashy gardening and environmental studies sections
Citizenship Education Issues that can be linked into grounds development
e4s Environmental teaching resources
Eco Schools Award Clear advice on improving the school environment
Environment Agency General information
Experimental Learning Articles A text heavy site about informal learning
Farms For Teachers Encourages field visits which can be linked into grounds usage
Global Footprint Environmental audit resources
Globe Environmental audit I.C.T. resources
Green Grounds Good but based on examples in British Columbia
Growing Schools Very good with lots of resources. Easy to navigate
Learning Through Landscapes Some useful case studies. Difficult to navigate
National Farmers Union Resources for growing in the school grounds
Natural Playgrounds Company An American site but interesting reading about the value naturalistic play spaces
Nature Net Conservation activities and information. Quite visually 'busy'
Organic Gardens for Schools Everything you need to know to grow things in your school
Places for Play Inspirational naturalised play designs! sensory play spaces and comment on Health and Safety etc.
Plants for the Future Educational planting lists and information
School Grounds Greening A clear Canadian site with lots of ideas for improving the school grounds
Sustrans Sustainable transport to school information
Wild About Woods Resources for working with trees
Axis Artist database
B.T.C.V. Help to fund or construct elements of your scheme, especially relating to conservation
Durham Wildlife Trust Could organise work groups in your grounds
Groundwork North East May be running E.S.D. projects in your area
Junk Music A source of outdoor musical assemblies
Inside Out Trust Runs restorative justice workshops that may be able to help manufacture items for your project
Ranger Service (Durham area) Your local ranger may be able to become involved with your project
WasteWise Project In school waste projects and web site links