HEC Associates - For all your consultancy needs
HEC Associates offer a full range of environmental consultancy services, including: Invasive species (Japanese Knotweed); training, education & interpretation; environmental, ecological & conservation; tourism & leisure
See our HEC Associates pages on this web site for full range of services
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UKEconet is the international portal of the Biodiversity and Landscape History Research Institute (BALHRI), working in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University and the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group (SYBRG). It provides research-based information on ecology, history, archaeology and landscape change that will be of interest to all. Read more ...
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Events in Brief
(UPDATED: 04/04/18) BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Ancient Tree Forum Summer Conference 2018
Thursday, 28 June-Firday, 29 June 2018, Hereford. BOOKINGS NOW OPEN (see Other Events listing for details & link) 
European Wood Pastures
Draft conference programme now available on event web page Early Bird Booking available until 31 May 2018 
Investigating Tree Archaeology
Updated conference programme now available on event web page 
The Events section contains information, programmes, booking, downloads etc., on forthcoming conferences, workshops and training days.
Information on past events can be found in the Archives section and a selection of photographs can be found in the events Galleries. Conference Call for Papers 2018
This 3-day conference now has an additional pre-conference field visit day. The call for papers is still open; see the events page for more details.
NEW FROM WILDTRACK PUBLISHING
The Wildtrack Publishing on-line store contains our comprehensive catalogue of book and journal titles. The new store also has a variety of downloads available, with more to follow in the near future. As the store develops, it will also include journal subscriptions and conference & events booking on-line. There is currently a range of photographs, postcards and attractive desktop wallpapers at modest prices (and free), either for download or to order, as well as the usual publications based on our conference, workshop and research output.
Follow the Wildtrack link (above or from the menu at the top of the page) and feel free to browse around! 
Woodland Heritage Manual (ringbound edition) sold out. It is available as a free research download. The updated 2011 edition is available from the Wildtrack Store.
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Projects
Projects describes the current range of community-led initiatives organised by SYBRG and partners organisations. Further information, links to dedicated web sites and details about how to become involved are available as PDF downloads on each project page. Gillfield Wood's Historical Setting Tree Stories Lost Woods of the East Peak Norton in the Heart of Chantrey Land Industrial Teescapes Harvesting our Heritage Discovering Neighbourhood Woodlands Wilder Visions Norton's Flying Legacy 
Reconstructing Gillfield Wood's Historical Setting - The results of this HLF-funded project in collaboration with Friends of Gillfield Wood are now presented on the project web site. It can be accessed via the image link above.
Norton's Flying Legacy - The most recent major Heritage Lottery-funded project has just finished. The output of the group's work can be seen via the link, above.
Ian's Walk on the Wild Side
Ian's Walk on the Wildside is the regular blog presented by Professor Ian Rotherham, expert on a range of environmental issues, including urban wildlife, extreme weather, flooding and climate change.
UPDATES (Updated 24/01/18) The latest post to Ian's Walk on the Wild Side highlights the new book York's Military Legacy and the accompanying talk on Sunday, 28 January in York, details and downloads of which can be found on our Events page (Other Events listings). Read more... Surveys
Our range of current and on-going surveys list has been completed and can be found on the Research/Surveys page, with links to external survey forms. |
News
For general inquiries, etc. please see Contact Us page for details.
LATEST UPDATES & NEWS
Downloads, up-coming events news, site news and lots more added to News page regularly
(UPDATED 20/03/18) RECENT POSTS NEW from Wildtrack Publishing
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Identification Guides
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SPHAGNUM IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
The first of our series of species identification guides is now available to view. The guide features a beginners' and intermediate guide to Sphagnum mosses. More here ... (or click image, right) WAXCAPS IDENTIFICATION GUIDES
The Waxcaps & Allied Fungi Guide features easy-to-identify species of these important fungi, along with other taxa usually associated with the same habitat. More here ... (or click image, right) DEER SURVEY & IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
The third in our series of identification guides. This guide, split into two parts, basic and advanced - covers key identification and characteristics of those British deer species which are likely to be seen across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands. More here ... (or click image, right) |
Download our basic Wacaps survey sheets in both Word and PDF format.
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