TRAINING

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I am available to carry out training courses on flora and fauna identification and habitat management.  I can provide presentations, talks and guided walks for interested groups as

well as in the field training.  My aim is to help people to learn

more about the natural world.

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Some of the training courses that I have run include:

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For The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM): Botany for Beginners, Ancient Woodland 

Indicators, Winter tree ID

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For Cotswolds Conservation Board - Save Our Magnificent Meadows project:

Wildflower identification, National Vegetation Classification (NVC), Rapid Assessment, grasses and sedges identification, winter tree identification, and surveying for harvest mice

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For Avon Wildlife Trust:

Grassland plants; aquatic plant identification; grasses identification; fern identification; grassland management and classification; Phase 1 habitat surveying; Winter tree ID 

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For Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project:

Winter tree identification

 

For Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust:

Great crested newt identification; woodland plants

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For Leicestershire County Council:

Aquatic plant identification; wildlife recording; management planning; hedgerows

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I have organised and led training courses on a range of other subjects including:

Amphibians and reptiles; aquatic invertebrates; butterflies; woodland management; pond management

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