Course: Landscaping for Nature and People
BCT & RHS
Learn to apply nature based landscaping design principles to master planning to achieve real wins for nature and people!
BCT are excited to announce a brand-new course with co-tutors and hosts the RHS at their flagship garden research centre at Wisley, with their showcase wildlife garden. Join a cross sector of industry professionals involved in the design and build of landscapes in this fantastic setting, to share knowledge and ideas on creating multifunctional biodiverse places that connect people to nature.
This course is for professionals working in the landscaping space, such as ecologists, architects, landscape architects and horticulturists, who want to have better conversations about achieving real wins for nature and people.
By the end of the course, attendees will be able to:-
- Summarise the threats to and importance of biodiversity in the context of ecosystems, wellbeing and place making
- Identify challenges and opportunities to urban wildlife, including policy and legislative drivers
- Understand key principles and plant-based solutions when designing biodiverse urban landscapes
- Exercise judgement about when to contact appropriate specialists or stakeholders during the development process
- Recognise the key roles and responsibilities required for successful master planning for people and wildlife
- Apply key nature based solution design principles to master planning to maximise benefits to people and wildlife
£5 discount for BCT or RHS members
About Bat Conservation Trust
The Bat Conservation Trust is the leading non-governmental organisation in the United Kingdom solely devoted to the conservation of bats and the landscapes on which they rely.
To achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people
thrive together, our work focuses on discovering more about bats and how they
use the landscape, taking action to protect bats and enhance the landscapes on
which they rely, inspiring people about bats and their environment, engaging
them in their conservation and strengthen our work by building skills,
resources, motivation and understanding.
The Bat Conservation Trust is the leading non-governmental organisation in the United Kingdom solely devoted to the conservation of bats and the landscapes on which they rely. To achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together, our work focuses on discovering more about bats and how they use the landscape, taking action to protect bats and enhance the landscapes on which they rely, inspiring people about bats and their environment, engaging them in their conservation and strengthen our work by building skills, resources, motivation and understanding.
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