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Other organizations with similar interests in the fields of conservation, restoration, landscapes, buildings etc

Follies Trust Looking after follies in ireland
Temple Trust A charity whose our core activity has involved the rescue and preservation of our architectural heritage existing in the form of historic garden buildings and their settings.
De DonderbergGroep The Thunder Mountain Group - based in the Netherlands this group models itself on the Folly Fellowship
Construction History Society The Construction History Society exists to focus the attention of the construction industry and associated professions on the importance of preserving the records of our built environment so that they are available to future historians, planners and craftsmen
World Monuments Fund Britain A non-governmental organisation that works to secure the future of exceptional works of architecture through fundraising, conservation management, education, advocacy and partnership building.
The Association of Garden Trusts Assists in the protection, conservation, restoration or creation of garden land in the United Kingdom for the education and enjoyment of the public
Irish Georgian Society The Society aims to encourage an interest in and to promote the conservation of distinguished examples of architecture and the allied arts of all periods in Ireland.
English Heritage English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.
National Trust The National Trust works to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
National Trust for Scotland The National Trust for Scotland is the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy.
Cadw (Welsh Heritage) Cadw is the Welsh Assembly Government's historic environment division. Its aim is to promote the conservation and appreciation of Wales's historic environment.
SAVE SAVE is an influential conservation group which places a special emphasis on the possibilities of alternative uses for historic buildings.
Victorian Society The Victorian Society is the national society responsible for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts.
Landmark Trust The Landmark Trust is a building preservation charity, established to rescue historic and architecturally interesting buildings and their surroundings from neglect and to give them new life by letting them for holidays.
Vivat Trust The Vivat Trust is a charity dedicated to rescuing neglected and dilapidated listed historic buildings of architectural, industrial and historical interest. Like the Landmark trust it rents its propertie,s which include temples and a folly.
Garden History Society The future of our historic landscapes, parks and gardens is constantly under threat. The Society campaigns actively on their behalf.
Historic Gardens The Historic Gardens Foundation is an organisation set up to link everyone concerned with the preservation, restoration and management of historic parks and gardens.
Mausolea and Monuments Trust The Mausolea and Monuments Trust is a charitable trust for the protection and preservation for the public of mausolea and sepulchral monuments situated within the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
Subterranea Britannica Formed in 1974, Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted the the study and investigation of man-made and man-used underground places.
British Water Tower Appreciation Society BWTAS promotes the appreciation of water towers for their artistic, cultural, architectural, historical, social and engineering significance.
Pulham Legacy Details the surviving examples of Pulhamite, the made made rock used for many grottoes and rock features.
Windmills of the UK A site devoted to windmills, but featuring a page on 'Mock Mills' never intended to grind corn

Sites relating to a specific folly or folly group

Banwell Caves The caves and follies of Banwell , near Weston-Super-Mare
Brightling Park Mad Jack Fuller's follies in Sussex
Carshalton Water Tower A unique tower containing an orangery, saloon and cold plunge bath
Corpusty Mill Gardens Gardens In Norfolk containing a grotto, a gothic ruin and a classical pavilion, built between 1965 and the present.
Dewstow Gardens Newly restored Pulhamite garden with tunnels and grottoes
Faringdon Tower One of the last prospect towers to be built in 1935
Flounders Folly Recently restored prospect tower in Shropshire
Foel Ortho The follies and accomodation at Foel Ortho, in Mid-Wales
Forbidden Corner A unique labyrinth of tunnels, chambers, follies and surprises created in a four acre garden in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
Goring Folly Folly completed in 2000 in West Sussex
Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Founded in 2001 to raise awareness for the plight of Gwrych and also to find possible solutions for the conservation and preservation of the site
Hawkstone Park Folly group in Shropshire
Massey's Folly Victorian folly recently featured on Restoration TV programme (in Hampshire)
Perrot's Folly Romantic Tower in Edgbaston, Birmingham
Rectory Garden centre Kevin Duffy's unique Tudor Village near Wigan
Strawberry Hill The original 'gothick' villa that started the trend
Wentworth Castle Folly group in Yorkshire, also featured on TV
Westonbury Mill Water Gardens Modern Garden in Herefordshire with unique new water powered follies

Sites featuring a countrywide range of follies

Flickr picture groups Five sites featuring lots of photos- Follies, Garden Follies,Landmark Trust, Lodges, Gatehouses and Tollhouses, Models of Landmark Trust buildings, mostly by FF member Kelvin Barber
Folly Fancier Hazel Jackson's blog on modern follies
Marsden Archive Photo library by Simon Marsden, specializing in black and white photos of ruined houses with a few follies
Parcs à fabriques French Anglo-Chinese Gardens