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Short Training Courses (10
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Countryside Management Techniques
Typical courses include:
Sustainable Woodland Management, Coastal Dune Management, Ponds for
Wildlife, Managing for Biodiversity.
Practical courses (chainsaw certificate etc)
have a
separate page (click Next button at foot of page).
August 2010
10/08/2010 Reedbed auditing for bitterns - practical workshop
1 day
Oxfordshire,
RSPB.
Contact:
01767 693308, conservation-advice@rspb.org.uk,
www.rspb.org.uk
Review current best practice reedbed management
techniques & bittern ecology & then cover the practical methods of
undertaking their own reedbed audits out in the field.
17/08/2010 An Introduction to
Pond Life & Management 1 day
Lavender Ponds, London, BTCV London. Contact: 020
72784294,
london@btcv.org.uk
With emphasis on good pond management practices, practical
application & identifying pond life.
26/08/2010 Woodland Management
2 days
Dulwich Upper Wood, London, BTCV London. Contact: 020
72784294,
london@btcv.org.uk
Examine the history of woodlands & lern the management techniques
used to maintain & enhance the woodland habitats as weel as aspects of
management planning.
24/08/2010 Wetland creation - from design to delivery
2 days
Nottinghamshire,
RSPB
Contact:
01767 693308, conservation-advice@rspb.org.uk,
www.rspb.org.uk
Learn about all stages of the process from design &
planning through to bringing in the diggers & dumpers. We will also
consider the statutory requirements of such projects including planning
permissions, flood risk assessments & EA licences. NB: 2 day course,
cost £140
25/08/2010 Rhododendron ponticum
- planning & carrying out effective control 1 day
The Sunart Centre, Strontian, Scottish Natural Heritage.
Contact: sgp@snh.gov.uk
25/08/10 Rescuing Woodlands
1 day
East Lothian, BTCV Scotland Contact:
01786 479697,
www.btcv.org/scotland
29/08/2010 The
Nature of the Mountain Environment
1 day
North Wales,
Nature's Work.
Contact:
07813 727414, info@natureswork.co.uk,
www.natureswork.co.uk
Trace the formation and landscapes of our
mountains. The day will provide an insight into present and past climate
and weather patterns and will identify the glacial legacy that has been
so instrumental in shaping the mountains and valleys. It will also cover
vegetation and soils development since the iceage.
30/08/2010 Conservation of the Mountain Environment
1 day
North Wales,
Nature's Work.
Contact:
07813 727414, info@natureswork.co.uk,
www.natureswork.co.uk
A day that looks at the issues that surround
modern conservation in the UK. You will learn how humans have influenced
the landscape of the mountain environment and the measures taken to
protect its special geology, ecology, wildlife and scenery. You will
also explore conservation farming schemes aimed at promoting
biodiversity.
September 2010
02/09/2010 Propagating &
planting tree seeds for woodland creation projects
1 day
Cranfield, Beds, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672 515723,
info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Based at a recently established woodland created using seed from an
ancient woodland SSSI, this day provides an opportunity to learn from
the experiences of the Community Tree Trust, a successful community
initiative.
03/09/2010 Introduction to Woodland Management
3 day
Powys,
Centre for Alternative Technology.
Contact:
www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
07/09/2010 Restoring a lowland
river 1 day
Hungerford, West Berkshire, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672
515723, info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
This day will provide a basic introduction to some of the issues &
challenges facing one of Britain's most important chalk rivers. Two
stretches of river on grazed common land 'before' & 'after' restorative
work will be visited.
07/09/2010 Dormouse Ecology and Conservation
1 day
Bideford, Devon,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
08/09/2010 Practical Action for Water Voles
1 day
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
13/09/2010 Woodland to Workshop
3 days
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Woodland Heritage.
Contact: 01428 652159,
enquiries@woodlandheritage.org,
www.woodlandheritage.org
14/09/2010 Pond creation &
management 1 day
Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672
515723, info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Based at the Claylands & Dundridge Nature Reserves, which have over
20 ponds between them, this day will look at techniques for pond
creation & management.
15/09/2010 The End of
Tradition?, the biggest threat to biodiversity in the 21st Century
3 days
Sheffield Hallum University, Hallam Environment Consultants.
Contact: info@hallamec.plus.com,
www.ukeconet.co.uk
Themes include uses and management of rural and urban ‘commons’;
debates around ‘re-wilding’ landscapes; loss of traditional management
of wooded landscapes.
18/09/10 Ponds and Wetlands
2 day
Jupiter Wildlife Centre, Grangemouth,
BTCV Scotland Contact:
01786 479697,
www.btcv.org/scotland
22/09/2010 Grazing with carbon &
wildlife in mind 1 day
Ingleborough, Cumbria / North Yorkshire, Flora Locale.
Contact: 01672 515723,
info@floralocale.org, www.floralocale.org
This workshop will look at an innovative approach for grazing high
environmental value land which takes account of the positive
contribution grazing animals can make to climate change mitigation.
22/09/2010 Integrating
the needs of farmland wildlfie in lowland livestock/mixed
farming systems
1 day
Shropshire,
RSPB.
Contact:
01767 693308, conservation-advice@rspb.org.uk,
www.rspb.org.uk
Explains how the requirements of priority farmland birds & wider
wildlife can be practically integrated within different types of lowland
livestock/mixed farming systems.
27/09/2010 Ecological Site Assessment and Report Writing
2 day
Exeter Area,Acorn Ecology Ltd.
Contact:
01392 682401,
info@acornecology.co.uk,
www.acornecology.co.uk
Introductory level course covering an essential skill for ecological
consultancy. Field & classroom based, course includes: desk studies &
data searches, scoping 3 different ‘development sites’ for wildlife,
identifying protected species & habitats, discussion of further survey
work required, wildlife legislation & how to write reports.
27/09/2010 OCN Level 3 Sustainable Woodland
Management 3 day
Contact Richard Thomason Ring : 01538 756138 – 07962 934556
e-mail:
Groundsforconservation@hotmail.com For further information and
booking: www.smallwoods.org.uk
(Oct)
£350 An intensive short course covering the practical and theory for
sustainable woodland management promoting the need for balance between
Biodiversity, social and economic benefits of woodlands. The course
covers different woodland types and management systems, participants
will undertake greenwood crafts and understating for developing wood
markets and the need to engage with local communities and the value of
woodlands for people.
28/09/2010 Advanced course for
Pond Makers 1 day
Mold, Pond Conservation. Contact: 01865 483249,
jofever@pondconservation.org.uk,
www.pondconservation.org.uk
Creating Clean Water Ponds For Wildlife
October 2010
02/10/2010 Woodland Management
1 day
Ashford, Kent,
AJS Crafts.
Contact:
01233 820461, info@ajscrafts.co.uk,
www.ajscrafts.co.uk
Learn how to piece together a sound management plan
for a woodland & what things in particular you should be doing to
maintain or preserve it. Woodland types, applicable laws & sound
management practices will all be discussed. 10 – 4pm
04/10/2010 Grassland Grazing for
Wildlife 3 days
Losehill Hall, Peak District NPA. Contact: www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/training
Experienced conservation advisors and graziers will help you
understand the many benefits of grazing and equip you to set up or
oversee effective grazing regimes for grassland wildlife conservation.
05/10/2010 Good practice in
managing ancient trees 1 day
Burnham Beeches, Slough, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672 515723,
info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Ancient trees are irreplaceable parts of our living heritage & it is
important to care & manage them to ensure that they live as long as
possible.
06/10/2010 Pigs for land
management 1 day
Bewdley, Worcestershire, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672
515723, info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Pigs can be very effective managers of bracken & other undesirable
vegetation. This participative workshop will look at pigs in action &
will touch on the wide ranging set of land management initiatives that
are being developed to maintain & restore traditional landscapes in the
Wyre Forest.
06/10/2010 The value of Urban Greenspace to people & wildlife
1 day
Milton Keynes,
RSPB.
Contact:
01767 693308, conservation-advice@rspb.org.uk,
www.rspb.org.uk
Improve your understanding & knowledge of wildlife
requirements in parks & green spaces. They will enable you to look for,
& identify opportunities that help make the management of urban green
space better for people & wildlife.
06/10/2010 Field Signs and Habitat Management for Water Voles
1 day
Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire,
IEEM
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
09/10/2010 OCN Level 3
Introduction to Small Woodland Management 2
days
Coalbrookdale, Telford, The Small Woods Association.
Contact: 07964 961556,
groundsforconservation@hotmail.com,
www.smallwoods.org.uk
£150. Investigating all areas required to complete a woodland
management plan. The course is class room based with tours of local
woodlands. The course covers different woodland types and management
systems, legislation and woodland grant applications.
11/10/2010 Communicating
Biodiversity Creatively 2 days
Losehill Hall, Peak District NPA. Contact: www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/training
How to get people thinking, making and creating to involve them in
biodiversity, what it is and how they connect to it.
Get your own creative juices stimulated, even if you think you
haven’t got any!
11/10/2010 Water Vole Ecology
1 day
Near Lifton, Devon,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
12/10/2010 Water Vole Conservation and Development
2 days
Near Lifton, Devon,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
14/10/2010 Water Vole Conservation and Development
2 day
Near Lifton, Devon,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
19/10/2010 Sustainable
Reedbed Management
1 day
Somerset,RSPB.
Contact:
01767 693308, conservation-advice@rspb.org.uk,
www.rspb.org.uk
Innovative techniques to manage & restore reedbeds
are being developed & trialled at Ham Wall nature reserve.
Ground-breaking trials are turning cut reed into sustainable compost.
New machinery is turning back the successional clock. Find out more in
this practical look forward to a more sustainable approach to reedbed
management.
23/10/2010 Woodland Boundaries &
Trackways 1 day
Moorland Discovery Centre, Longshaw, Hallam Environment Consultants.
Contact: info@hallamec.plus.com,
www.ukeconet.co.uk
It will look at woodland boundaries within a wooded landscape and
issues around their ongoing management. Tutors Mel Jones, David Hey and
Ian Rotherham.
23/10/2010
OCN Level 3 Woodland Ride Management
2 day
Ring : 01538 756138 –
07962 934556 e-mail:
Groundsforconservation@hotmail.com For further information and
booking : www.smallwoods.org.uk
(Oct)
£150
2 day course detailing the different types of ride construction and
management. The course highlights the advantages and disadvantage of
each ride system and there suitability for biodiversity, access and
extraction and cost implications. Participants will be able to determine
the correct ride system for a different woodland management objectives.
November 2010
8/11/2010 OCN Sustainable Woodland Management
5 day
Hampshire,
Sustainability Centre.
Contact:
01730 823166, courses@sustainability-centre.org,
www.sustainability-centre.org
This level three accredited course covers the principles & practice
of sustainable woodland management with Ben Law. Non-residential £350
Residential £428 (prices tbc)
09/11/2010 Habitat management
for lower plants & fungi 1 day
Chew Valley, North Somerset, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672
515723, info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Aimed at trainee botanists, ecologists, environmental consultants &
others working in the ecological & environmental sectors. Participants
will learn about the diversity of lower plants & fungi especially in the
management & development of ecologically important sites
10/11/2010 Community farming &
landscape restoration 1 day
Salisbury, Wiltshire, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672
515723, info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
This workshop will take a look at the recent history of community
farming in southern England & review the key challenges & possible
solutions for community farming in both rural & urban situations.
13/11/2010 Creating an Orchard
1 day
Woodbridge,
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Contact:
01473 892430 / 890089,
wildlearning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org,
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org
For anyone wanting to create an orchard for biodiversity and habitat
including community orchards. 10am-4pm £30 Booking essential.
16/11/2010 Badgers and
Development
1 day
Exeter Area,
Acorn Ecology Ltd.
Contact:
01392 682401,
info@acornecology.co.uk,
www.acornecology.co.uk
This course is designed for ecologists working with developers on
sites with badgers & those ecologists working under infrastructure
maintenance contracts. Taught by Dr Sandie Sowler MIEEM, this classroom
based course covers badgers & the law, types of licences, mitigation
techniques & case studies.
16/11/2010 Restoring &
establishing dwarf shrub heath & mire 1 day
Liverpool, Flora Locale. Contact: 01672 515723,
info@floralocale.org,
www.floralocale.org
Fee £110 /concessions £85. The focus of this day will be on dwarf
shrub heathland and wet heath/mires in the uplands and lowlands, as the
issues and requirements are similar, focusing on vegetation and
hydrology.
18/11/2010 Peatland Restoration
1 day
Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire,
IEEM.
Contact:
01962 868626,
workshops@ieem.net,
http://www.ieem.net/workshops.asp
19/11/2010 Practical Woodland
Management using Hand Tools 1 day
Flimwell, East Sussex, Plumpton College. Contact: 01273
892052, pd@plumpton.ac.uk,
www.woodnet.org.uk/events
£80 Learn how to manage woodland using hand tools as an alternative
to or in addition to using machinery. Practical course.
Advance booking required.
December 2010
03/12/2010 Practical Woodland Management: Coppicing & Products
3 day
Powys,
Centre for Alternative Technology.
Contact:
www.cat.org.uk/shortcourses
A practical introduction to woodland management in small woodlands,
covering growing, harvesting coppice, selecting timber trees & managing
under-storey, felling, coppicing, sorting materials, planting and
layering, sharpening & safe use of tools such as billhooks.
March 2011
14/03/2011 Habitat Creation &
Restoration 3 days
Losehill Hall, Peak District NPA. Contact: www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/training
Learn proven techniques from leading practioners in order to achieve
ecologically sound and successful habitat creation and restoration
schemes – for grasslands, heathlands and woodlands.
28/03/2011 Sustainable Water
Management
2 days
Losehill Hall, Peak District NPA. Contact: www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/training
How you can manage surface water better at source, and what you need
to know about new legislation that came into play in 2010 - explores
management of water in the UK, climate change impacts and practical
techniques.
Ad Hoc
Conservation
Management Course with BASIS
3 day
Loddington, Leics or arranged, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Contact:
01425 651013 , lferguson@gct.org.uk,
www.gct.org.uk (Advisory link)
Course can be held at Allerton
Project at Loddington in Leicestershire or based at any suitable
location nationwide for a gp of 10 or more. Total of 3 days: Tuition for
the course lasts two and a half days; followed by a two-hour examination
by BASIS on the afternoon of the third day.
Woodland Management
3 day
Childer Wood,
Heavy Horses Ltd.
Contact:
01531 640236,
www.heavyhorses.net
 
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