The Annual Wales Bat Workers Day is for anyone with an interest in bats! It's a great opportunity to meet others involved in bat work, both professional and voluntary. It’s also a chance to develop ...

The National Bat Care Conference is a one-day event for anyone involved with bat care in the UK. The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for bat rehabilitators (new and experienced) and ...

Build confidence in R and turn ecological datasets into clear, useful outputs for reports and research. This beginner-friendly online course is suited to ecologists, environmental consultants, ...

Develop practical mapping and spatial data skills for ecology, conservation, and environmental projects. This introductory online course is suitable for learners starting with GIS, as well as ArcGIS ...

Move beyond basic regression and build confidence in analysing complex ecological data in R. This online course is relevant to ecological researchers, environmental consultants, conservation ...

This course is designed to help you identify our native trees and shrubs using their twigs, buds and bark. It will focus on native species plus a handful that are well naturalised. ...

Pine, spruce, larch, fir, cedar, redwood… a classroom introduction to the identification of conifers using their foliage and cones. Linked to the following Study Day ‘Conifers at Bedgebury Pinetum’. ...

Field studies amongst the largest collection of conifers in the UK. By the end of the session you will be able to identify most of the commonly found conifers in Britain. ...

Now in its 22nd year, Communicate will bring together the latest research innovative approaches and inspirational voices, alongside invaluable collaboration opportunities. You’ll explore new thinking, ...

The Species Recovery Trust run a wide range of online short courses on topics aimed to improve your identification skills and understanding of ecosystems. They run throughout the year and include a ...

Identifying trees through the winter months, when they rarely hold any leaves or fruits, is a real art form; but surprisingly simple when you know what to look for. This course will give participants ...

Identification of key grass species to enable habitat assessment of neutral and calcareous grasslands in winter months. In theory you will carry out grasslands assessment in the summer months, but ...

Flies (Diptera) are one of the most diverse and ecologically important groups of insects, yet they are frequently under-recorded in ecological surveys and conservation projects. From pollination and ...

Join us for a virtual symposium on Fly Research and Conservation, bringing together fly specialists, researchers, and conservationists to explore the fascinating world of Diptera. This event will ...

Our Biodiversity Shorts are a series of webinars that delve into a range of natural history topics, with live discussion and tuition from an expert tutor. All webinars will be hosted on Zoom, and they ...

Gain a better understanding of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Join us as we explore what to expect and how to interpret the Metric when reviewing Biodiversity Net Gain. This four-week course equips ...

Discover how BatSense combines AI and human validation to streamline bat acoustic surveys and monitoring. Processing acoustic bat survey data can be time-consuming, particularly for large monitoring ...

As ZSL turns 200, join us for a youth event like no other. At The Nature Assembly, you’ll join young people aged 16–25 from across the UK to explore what a positive future for nature could look like, ...

Bringing together experts from across our international conservation charity and beyond, the ZSL careers conference showcases the huge diversity of roles across the worlds of animal care and ...

The entoLIVE webinar programme shines a spotlight on invertebrate science. Check out the latest entomological research in our free webinars. This presentation will share an overview of the Great ...

On this course you will learn how to identify some of the larger fungi using their physical characteristics. There will also be a discussion on the habitats, ecology and life cycle of fungi. ...

You will spend a whole day in the field searching for fungi to identify. The day will begin with a brief introduction to the larger fungi - the various groups and their habitats. You will learn about ...

Observe and find out how to identify wetland birds. Discover how birds navigate during autumn migration and learn about the remarkable journeys they make. Much of the day at Oare Marshes will be spent ...

Are you ready to become a bat conservation champion? Our most popular introductory course designed to teach you everything you need to know to become an active participant in bat conservation in the ...

Explore the world of European beavers in the UK and put into practice what you have learned in an outdoor beaver survey. The aim of this course is to give an introduction to beavers and surveys ...

An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Version 2, a classification system for vegetation habitats used in planning, conservation and land management. UKHab has replaced Phase ...

Scotland’s native aspen, Populus tremula, was once common but has gradually disappeared from our landscapes due to a combination of factors. Readily browsed by grazing animals and rarely setting seed ...

Explore how we can protect and rehabilitate nature whilst maintaining essential ecosystem services on our MSc Sustainability and Ecology. Great changes have occurred in human society in the past 200 ...

The course combines the content from our Scoping Surveys for Arborists and our Secondary Roost surveys course, allowing participants to complete their training on bats and arboriculture in a single ...

We will help you to develop skills to identify potential bat roosts and the confidence to know how to proceed in difficult scenarios you may encounter. Our experts will walk you through bat ecology ...