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This advanced course will cover great crested newt identification and ecology, survey techniques, the Habitat Suitability Index (HSI), and will include opportunities to practice netting, bottle ...

This beginner Natterjack toad course covers the identification, ecology, surveying, and licensing of this protected species. The course will combine classroom and field learning techniques, allowing ...

This four-week course equips participants with the skills required to understand the principles of BNG and have an awareness of what goes into the Metric. You will learn valuable hands-on experience ...

This beginner to intermediate 2-day course is a great opportunity to learn more about mosses and liverworts. Despite their small size, mosses and liverworts are beautiful, often structurally complex ...

This 2 day intermediate course will provide you with the skills required to confidently use the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) in winter as a framework to approach how plant communities are ...

This 3-week course is great for beginners looking to learn more about otters, semi-aquatic animals that belong to the Mustelidae family of carnivorous mammals. During this course, 3 topics will be ...

This 2.5 day intermediate Amphibians and Reptiles course will provide you with the surveying and identification skills you need for monitoring and conservation projects. The course ...

This 2.5 day intermediate course will introduce you to lichens – the remarkable partnership between fungi and algae. Lichens are more than just a biological curiosity; they are key ...

This course will focus on teaching the practical skills of identification for conifers and broad-leaved trees in winter. We will also look at the differences in ecology and biology of the different ...

Even without flowers, grasses are beautiful and easier to identify than you might think. On this beginner-intermediate course, you will learn how to identify grasses vegetatively (i.e. when ...

This beginner online QGIS course will teach you how to use the QGIS interface and begin to build, style, and present maps. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) underpin much of our modern life, ...