Course: Great Crested Newts - Ecology, Survey and Licensing
The Species Recovery Trust
Two day practical course introducing;
- ID & ecology of Great Crested Newts
- Legislation protecting newts
- Habitat Suitability Index
- Survey standards and techniques, including Environmental DNA.
This course offers an introduction to the ID and ecology of GCN, protective legislation, survey techniques and standards, and result analysis. The course is designed to refine practical survey techniques, and provides an insight into how GCN are considered through the planning system.
The course includes an online presentation with a test element, and a site survey which includes an informal assessment. On satisfactorily passing these, attendees will be issued with a certificate, which can be used in lieu of one reference for a licence application.
This course is intended for; Consultant Ecologists, Local Authority Ecologists, Reserve Rangers and Land Managers.
The course runs on the following dates;
- 30th Apriil/1st May - Surrey
- 6th/7th May - New Forest
- 7th/8th May - New Forest
- 8th/9th May - Surrey
About The Species Recovery Trust
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species.
The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050.
Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species. The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050. Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
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