Resources

NameTypeDetailsOnlineAquire
Forest Garden SpreadsheetSpreadsheetAll the plants in Martin Crawford’s book Creating a Forest Garden. Data with kind permission from PFAF. Made by Jake Rayson, Olly Boon & Chris Day.
Garden Wild SpreadsheetSpreadsheetUK native plants for gardening. Currently 100 wild flowers. By Jake Rayson.-
Apple Varieties SpreadsheetSpreadsheetDifferent apple varieties for UK. Created by Chris Day, re-formatted by Jake Rayson.-
Pl@ntNet AppAppCitizen science app to identify plants
iNaturalist AppAppCitizen science app to identify animals & plants  
Seek AppAppChild-friendly app to identify animals & plants, by iNaturalist
QCADSoftwareOpen Source CAD software, free version available. The one I use.
LibreCADSoftwareOpen Source CAD software, less polished than QCAD. But totally free.
Plants For A FutureDatabaseDatabase of useful plants-
Plant AtlasDatabaseBotanical native plant reference for Britain & Ireland-
RHS Plant FinderDatabaseOrnamental plant reference. Plant finder with native filter applied.-
DBIFDatabaseDatabase of Insects & their Food Plants, in the UK-
DoPIDatabaseDatabase of Pollinator Interactions by Sussex University, with UK native flowers.-
NBN AtlasDatabaseNational Biodiversity Network of life in the UK-
GBIFDatabaseGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility, life on Earth-
Wikimedia CommonsDatabaseOpen license images-
Archive.org libraryLibraryFree digital book library-
Creating a Forest GardenBookSeminal forest gardening book, giving an overview of the process and the plants-
Harrap’s Wild FlowersBookThorough, lightweight UK wild flower ID book. Lovely.-
Roots and AllPodcastWildlife gardening & more, my favourite podcast, by Sarah Wilson.
Growing GreenerPodcastUSA wildlife & ecological gardening podcast. By Thomas Christopher.
Eat WeedsPodcastUK foraging podcast

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