Search results for "conservation volunteering" - 29 found
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Course: Beaver Ecology and Survey Techniques (Practical)
Prepare to get hands-on with this two-day practical course focusing on the ecology of the Eurasian Beaver and survey techniques. With the return of beaver to watercourses across the UK, ...
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Course: British Bats, their Ecology and Conservation
Are you ready to become a bat conservation champion? Our most popular introductory course designed to teach you everything you need to know to become an active participant in bat conservation in the ...
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Course: Community Orcharding Certificate
CICO is a unique Level 3 training course, run by The Orchard Project and accredited by Crossfields Institute, combining high quality online learning with six action-packed face-to-face training ...
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Course: Discovering Marine Ecology - Online
Marine and coastal environments are dynamic and teeming with life! Submerge yourself in the mysteries of the marine environment in this beginner-level course, which has been carefully ...
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Course: Dormouse Ecology, Survey and Habitat Management
A one-day course covering: identification and ecology of dormice, legislation protecting them, survey standards and techniques, mitigation and licensing, habitat management. This training day is ...
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Course: Ecology, Surveying and Conservation of Dormice
This is a beginner to intermediate course focusing on the ecology of the Hazel Dormouse for anyone with a professional or strong amateur interest in the species. The course will spend much ...
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Course: Everyday Fungi: How it Shapes our World - Live Webinar
Mushrooms, or more precisely, fungi are all around us all the time. Learn how they shape our environment, help to feed us and affect or lives in numerous ways. This talk will explain some of the ...
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Course: Flower Chafers of the UK
Flower chafer beetles are a subgroup of beetles within the family Scarabaeidae, specifically the subfamily Cetoniinae. These beetles are often brightly coloured and are named for their ...
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Course: Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Counts
Flower-Insect Timed counts (FIT counts) are a citizen science method used to measure pollinator activity as part of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). This simple standardised survey method ...
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Course: Grasses, Sedges & Rushes ID
This workshop is aimed at people who have a basic knowledge of wild flower identification, but tend to shy away from grasses, sedges & rushes and their relatives as 'difficult'! Their mysteries will ...
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Course: Habitat Indicator Species
This course will focus on how to identify the key indicator species for improved and semi-improved grasslands, floodplain meadows, calcareous grasslands, acid grasslands, dry and wet lowland heath and ...
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Course: How to Survey and Study Bats in Woodlands
Bats are fascinating animals, but very elusive and challenging to study. This beginner-intermediate course will explore the world of bats in woodlands and demonstrate the special techniques ...
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Course: Identifying Ferns & Allies
Understanding the morphology and identification techniques of ferns and horsetails is essential for accurately distinguishing species. In this webinar, we’ll explore the evolutionary ...
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Course: Introduction to Sound Analysis
Are you interested in learning how to understand and analyse bat sounds? Check out our Introduction to Sound Analysis workshop! This workshop will introduce you to bat call analysis using ...
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Course: Learning Day - All About Trees
This immersive learning day provides a unique opportunity to find out everything you want to know about tree planting, tree protection and woodland management at the multi-award-winning Lynbreck Croft ...
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Course: Learning Day - Community Engagement
Rewilding is about nature and people. This Learning Day explores how to engage communities in rewilding efforts – from early conversations and cooperation, to navigating tensions and ...
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Course: Learning Day - In the Footsteps of Lynx
Across mainland Europe, the Eurasian lynx is staging a comeback. Freed from the pressures of unsustainable hunting and benefiting from a softening of public attitudes, this enigmatic feline has been ...
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Course: Learning Day - Peatland Restoration
Peatlands cover more than 20% of Scotland’s land area and yet much of this water-purifying, carbon-storing habitat is in poor condition. Vast areas of peatland across Scotland are now being ...
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Course: Learning Day - Principles of Rewilding
Over recent years, the rewilding movement in Scotland has gathered real momentum. There are now hundreds of projects all over Scotland putting rewilding principles into action. They include large ...
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Course: Learning Day - Restoring Wild Rivers
Freshwater is our lifeblood and yet globally, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests. Rivers too are under threat - for centuries, Scotland's rivers have been straightened, ...
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Course: Learning Day - Seawilding
The award-winning charity, Seawilding, is the UK's first community-led native oyster and seagrass restoration project. Their aim is to restore lost biodiversity, sequester carbon, create green jobs ...
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Course: Learning Day: Wildlife Highways - Connecting Habitats
Scotland’s wildlife is on the move - but without connected habitats, many species are struggling to survive. Nature networks create vital lifelines, linking wild spaces through corridors and ...
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Course: Lichens of Birch and Pine Woodlands
This beginner-intermediate course will focus on lichens as they are found in birch and pine woodland. You will be introduced to some of the characteristic lichen species and their ...
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Course: NBMP Level 1 Workshop - Introduction to Heterodyne Detectors
The National Bat Monitoring Programme's Level 1 workshop provides an introduction to use a tuneable heterodyne bat detector and fundamental species identification skills. Attending this workshop ...
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Course: Nine Ways to Rewild - Rewilding Training Course
Since 2020, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture (SBP) has convened and coordinated the Northwoods Rewilding Network, a Scotland-wide chain of more than 75 landholdings, all committed to nature ...
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Course: Rewilding Communications Training
Our small group training courses provide a transformative learning experience in an inspirational and dynamic environment. This course is for you if: you’re a student or early-career environmental ...
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Course: Rewilding and Reintroductions: 2-Week Residential Learning Experience
Are you passionate about nature and eager to make a real difference? Step into a world of rewilding, conservation, and ecological learning with our transformative Nature Recovery courses. Whether ...
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Course: Scoping Surveys for Arborists
This Lantra-accredited course, developed by the Bat Conservation Trust and supported by the Arboricultural Association, will enable participants to carry out tree works with consideration for the ...
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Course: UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course V2
An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Version 2, a classification system for vegetation habitats used in planning, conservation and land management. ...