Latest courses & events - 22 found
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Course: Using Bat Detectors
This one day course offers an introduction to the use of bat detectors for professional bat surveys. Course content includes: What is bat echolocation and why can it be useful ...
Woking, SurreyPosted 3 days ago -
Course: Autumn Fungi
Get to know some more about the wonderful world of fungi and identify some of the common (and occasionally less common) species that can be found during Autumn. The course is ...
FSC Flatford MillPosted 3 days ago -
Course: Conservation of Marine Mammals
During this course, you will be introduced to historical and modern-day threats facing marine mammals across the world and here in the UK. You will learn about the important role these animals play ...
OnlinePosted 3 days ago -
Event: Fall Into Nature With Plantlife: Saving Our Rainforests - an Introduction to UK Temperate Rainforest and its Management
Climate in western parts of the British Isles creates pockets of particularly rich temperate rainforest, which is a globally rare habitat with international importance for lichens, mosses ...
OnlinePosted 20 days ago -
Event: Fall into Nature with Plantlife: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes - Seeing the Difference
Rainforests across the UK are an internationally important habitat for plants that we may not notice. But what is so special about this habitat, why is it under threat and why should we protect these ...
OnlinePosted 20 days ago -
Event: Fall Into Nature With Plantlife: Shifting Approaches, Shifting Sands - How Dune Management Has Changed
Sand dunes are the habitat most at risk in Europe from biodiversity loss. This webinar, presented by Plantlife’s Tim Braund, will showcase the practical conservation works being undertaken ...
OnlinePosted 21 days ago -
Course: Marine Mammal Surveyor Training Course
Marine Mammal Surveyors are the backbone of all of ORCA’s research and our surveying offers people from all walks of life the opportunity to actively participate in whale and dolphin conservation. ...
OnlinePosted 21 days ago -
Course: Bee Nesting Ecology & Conservation
Bee nesting ecology and conservation provides an overview of the habitat interactions and current health of our planets most important pollinators. ...
FSC VirtualPosted 22 days ago -
Event: Fall Into Nature with Plantlife: Intelligence Services - Understanding Dunes Through Community Science
Many of us will have walked through dunes to visit the beach this summer. Few of us know that due to biodiversity loss, sand dunes are Europe’s most at-risk habitat. Innovative conservation ...
OnlinePosted 22 days ago -
Event: Fall into Nature with Plantlife: Classes for Grasses
It may be Autumn, and grass flowers may seem like a memory, but before long we will be letting the lawns grow. In amongst the wild flowers we will see swaying grasses. Heads will be ...
OnlinePosted 22 days ago -
Event: Fall Into Nature with Plantlife: Rainforest Plants - an Introduction to Lichens, Bryophytes and Ferns
Rainforests across the UK are an internationally important habitat for plants that we may not notice. But what is so special about this habitat, why is it under threat and why should we ...
OnlinePosted 22 days ago -
Event: Restoring Wilder Worlds: Rewilding and Species Reintroductions (Natural History Live)
Both reintroducing lost species and letting natural processes take the driving seat through ‘rewilding’ have become increasingly popular and undertaken in recent years. Both are often viewed in the ...
OnlinePosted 22 days ago -
Event: The Tanyptera Project (Natural History Live)
An introduction to the different aspects of the Tanyptera project, including what’s being done to promote and facilitate entomology in North West England and how to get involved. Some of the ...
OnlinePosted 22 days ago -
Course: Effective Bird Identification
Are you looking for a job in nature conservation/rewilding but finding that you lack practical field based survey skills? Are you finding it difficult to build your wildlife knowledge and ...
OnlinePosted 23 days ago -
Course: Effective Camera Trapping
Camera trapping is widely used in wildlife monitoring and it is a valued skill in the nature conservation sector. Ecological consultants might use camera traps to see if a protected species is on a ...
OnlinePosted about 1 month ago -
Course: British Bats, Their Ecology and Conservation - Online
This six-part online course is designed for those new to bats and wanting to develop a broader understanding of the species we have here in the UK, their ecology and lifestyle, the threats they face ...
Online via ZoomPosted about 1 month ago -
Course: Bats for Heritage Professionals
Bat awareness is important for anyone working or volunteering on heritage buildings. Based on guidance prepared by Historic England, Natural England, English Heritage, the National Trust and the Bat ...
Online via ZoomPosted about 1 month ago -
Course: GIS for Beginners - Online
If you are a teacher, surveyor or simply enthusiastic about capturing and manipulating data, then it is vital that you know about GIS (geographic Information system). This introductory ...
OnlinePosted about 2 months ago -
Course: GIS for Beginners
If you are a teacher, surveyor or simply enthusiastic about capturing and manipulating data then it is vital that you know about GIS (Geographic Information System). This introductory course will ...
Leatherhead, SurreyPosted about 2 months ago -
Course: ArcGIS Online for Teachers and Students
This online course provides you with an introduction to ArcGIS online. Whether you are new to GIS or transitioning from another software to ArcGIS online, this course is designed to get you up and ...
OnlinePosted 3 months ago -
Event: Online National Bat Conference 2021
The National Bat Conference is the biggest event in the bat calendar - a weekend of exciting talks, workshops and networking. The conference is an opportunity to learn about the new ...
OnlinePosted 3 months ago -
Course: An Introduction to GIS and QGIS 3
This online course provides you with an introduction to GIS and QGIS 3. Whether you are new to GIS or transitioning from another software to QGIS, this course is designed to get you up and running ...
OnlinePosted 4 months ago