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The links are displayed alphabetically within the following sections: Accommodation outside current Natural Discovery areas - Activities & attractions - Organisations & advice - Produce & products.

  Accommodation outside current Natural Discovery areas  

Located on beautiful Tioman Island in the South China Sea, Bagus Place Retreat is a peaceful sanctuary of breathtaking natural beauty. It is set on a secluded beach with crystal clear water, surrounded by tropical forest, at the foot of two mountains where eagles nest.

The owners aim to work in harmony with the environment and community, and offer a unique holiday experience to their guests.

 
 

Yoga Holidays and Walking Holidays in France. Relax on a rejuvenating yoga holiday at our dedicated holistic retreat centre in the beautiful Lot valley, South-west France with gentle hatha yoga, guided nature walks, massage and sightseeing. Members of Responsible Travel.

 
 

Yyoga holidays by the pyramids. A unique yoga holiday by the pyramids, up Mount Sinai and by the Red Sea. Also features dolphin-spotting, camel-trekking - plus plenty of time relaxing on Egypt's gorgeous beaches.

 
  Activities & attractions  
 

All the best places to visit and things to do in 1066 Country.

If you love good, fresh, wholesome food in friendly restaurants and pubs; if you like visiting National Trust and English Heritage monuments, castles and manors, woodlands and gardens, pretty villages and unspoilt, historic towns and want some of the best weather in England - then 1066 Country looks forward to welcoming you.

 
 

See over 100 Llamas and Alpacas! Watch them in the fields, get close to them in the barns and even take one for a walk! The Llama Park has a museum, picnic area, coffee shop, adventure play area and exceptional views. There is a gift shop on site and also the ‘Alpaca Shop’ that has an exciting range of alpaca knitwear, accessories and rugs.

 
 

CAT is an environmental charity aiming to 'inspire, inform, and enable' people to live more sustainably.

Services include a visitor centre open 7 days a week, practical and informative publications, a mail order service of 'green' books and products, educational services for schools, consultancy for individuals and businesses, residential courses, membership and a free information service.

 
 

A range of long and short art courses from a beautifully renovated and fully equipped art studio; small groups allows individual tuition. Landscape courses focus on celebrating the Sussex Downland – enabling you to experience beautiful locations otherwise inaccessible.

Short or weekend taster courses are an ideal way to try something new and to unlock your creative potential.

 
 

The North of England’s pioneering Environmental Centre.

It features an Eco-centre demonstrating the use of geothermal and solar energy and a ‘Hydroponicum’ – indoor tropical garden. Other sustainable features include an ‘Earthship’ building, a ‘House-of-straw’ and a reed-bed system.

 
 

The Rural Ways website is the gateway to getting out and about in the
countryside of the South East. Here you will find easy to follow
information on the wealth of recreational activities that this superb and diverse landscape has to offer.

 

Plant a tree for every flight that you book so that your trip gets greener - and a small forest on a Welsh mountainside gets a little bigger.

 
  Organisations & advice  
  4ecotips.com is a totally independent website providing UK and worldwide information on the global warming debate, suggesting ways in which the common man can effectively embrace climate change problems yet maintain a fine lifestyle without compromising our planet’s delicate metabolism.  
  BioRegional Development Group is founded on the green ideal of local production for local needs. The Group takes a market-led approach to sustainable development and promotes the application of appropriate technology.  
  Confused about climate change? Having difficulty getting your head around carbon, what it means, what you're doing to generate emissions and more importantly what you could be doing to reduce them? Saving carbon just got a whole lot simpler!

Dave Hampton is The Carbon Coach helping people to identify where they can quickly, easily save carbon and money. Are your climate alarm bells ringing yet?! Visit Dave's homepage to register for his free newsletter, full of useful tips, every 3 weeks or so.

 
 

The Climate Friendly Co. provide consulting services to local authorities, community groups, businesses and individuals looking to integrate energy efficiency and renewable energy into their homes and organisations.

The company develops and manages projects and events that result in carbon saving or heighten awareness of climate change issues.

 
 

'green energy uk' is a radical new energy company that buys electricity from a range of renewable sources and sells it via the National Grid to homes and business in the UK. Renewable sources include solar, small scale hydro plants, wind farms, biomass and combined heat and power.

Switching over is easy and involves no changes to your wires or meters. There are free shares available for loyal customers and additional shares for customers who recommend green energy to their friends. The company invests up to 50% of their profits into renewable technologies.

 
  Little Earth Directory ­ a simple to use, no nonsense directory for ecologically conscious and environmentally aware people.  
  Ethical insurance services that protect you and your environment.  
  Join The Phone Co-op and be part of the only telecommunications provider that's run in your interest. You'll cut your phone costs and receive your share of profits.

By choosing The Phone Co-op you'll save money while helping to build a consumer-owned business which aims to provide service and savings to its customers, rather than to make money for outside investors.

Each minute you spend on the phone using our service not only saves you money, but helps boost our purchasing power. This means we can get a better deal for all our customers, including the thousands of charities and voluntary groups who use The Phone Co-op.

 

 

Solstice is a multidisciplinary consultancy offering a full range of environmental and energy efficiency services from energy audits to the development of dedicated monitoring and management software solutions.  

 

Sponge is a network of young property and construction professionals who share an interest in sustainable development.  
This Autumn/ Winter Tourism South East are running a series of courses aimed at tourism accommodation and service providers. Free to eligible businesses, the courses cover topics such as 'Welcoming Walkers & Cyclists', 'Smarter Marketing' and ' Search Engine Optimisation'.  
  Waste Aware Scotland is a national campaign that aims to change public attitudes and behaviour towards waste. Local campaigns are being run across Scotland to increase waste awareness and encourage people to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.  
  Produce & products  
 

A family run, home based business that specializes in producing the finest 100% Natural Organic Skin Care and Body Care Products. Pure natural products that are affordable, and good for the body, mind and soul.

 
  Absolutely Pure offer 100% chemical-free cosmetics, skin, hair and body care. They stock a wide range of products that are kind to you, your children and the environment.  
  Unleash your Optimum health with Awesome Wheatgrass
Free e-book. UK supplier of Wheatgrass kits, seeds and juicers for sale. Learn more about great health using Wheatgrass.
 

 

Delicious Organic Meat from Welsh farmers direct to your door. Cambrian Organics is a co-operative of 17 organic farms from throughout Wales who have joined together to market their organic meat direct to the public.
 
  For quality hand crafted furniture made from English Oak, visit Chantry House Oak in Oving, near Chichester. All their products are made from wood grown in accordance with FSC guidelines from renewable resources.  
  Court Lodge Organics is a new business based on David and Marian Harding’s organic farm in East Sussex. They produce a special brand of healthy yoghurt based drinks and pouring yoghurts.  
  Specialises in environmentally sensitive building and DIY products including: natural paints, windows, doors, guttering, sheeps wool insulation, water butts and water-efficient bathroom products.  
 

'green energy uk' is a radical new energy company that buys electricity from a range of renewable sources and sells it via the National Grid to homes and business in the UK. Renewable sources include solar, small scale hydro plants, wind farms, biomass and combined heat and power.

Switching over is easy and involves no changes to your wires or meters. There are free shares available for loyal customers and additional shares for customers who recommend green energy to their friends. The company invests up to 50% of their profits into renewable technologies.

 
 

Simple, affordable & effective solar water heating systems. Full design and installation service to the domestic, community and commercial sectors via an extensive network of agents.

Accredited under the UK Government's grant scheme so can help you apply for funding to install water heating systems. Also offer solar PV systems, through their partners PV Systems.

 
 

Natural and organic skin care plus babycare, feminine hygiene, Fairtrade organic cotton wool and more.

 
 

Organic and fairly traded products for families, including organic clothing and bedding, cloth nappies, natural toiletries and fairly traded toys.

 
  This website provides information on accommodation where organic produce is used according to availability. This includes organic farms, organic smallholdings, bed and breakfasts, guest houses and small hotels.
 
  Pure Stationery offers beautiful hand made wedding stationery and favours, made from recycled, organic or fair trade materials. All designs can be tailored to suit your wedding theme, or you can have a bespoke design created for your special day.
 
  Susiemaroon - products with principles. Susie Maroon design and produce contemporary eco-cards, fashion accessories and modesty screens. Each and every one of their designs help you to help your environment.
 

 

Information site on all things ‘woody’. Networking, products and activities.  
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