Training Programme 2009

Training Course availability

Contact us for further details of courses and workshops below or to request new ones under the headings of conservation, wildlife surveys, species identification and sustainable living. This will greatly help us to develop our training programme in line with demand.

Course title Each course title links to a detailed description of the course. Those courses marked "LLL" are run at Denmark Farm in association with the School of Lifelong Learning, Science and Biology Department of the University of Aberystwyth. Participants will gain Higher Education qualification at 10 credits per course.

Cost and discounts The lower price applies if you are unwaged (or work less than 16 hours per week). Supporters of Shared Earth Trust can receive a large 20% discount on the higher course price (excluding Lifelong Learning courses, which are already subsidised). Additionally, there is a multiple booking discount of 15% from total cost of two or more courses booked in any one year. We also appreciate return visitors. For example, if you book on another course in 2010, having attended a course in 2009, you will receive 15% discount from the 2010 course cost. The courses run jointly with Lifelong Learning, University of Aberystwyth (coded LLL), are already heavily subsidised. Hence the very favourable rates and no further discount.

Status Use the "Reserve" link to reserve a place using the Course Booking form.

Where a course is fully booked or has already been held, you can use the "Reserve" link to express an interest for next year or to be offered any places available through cancellations.

Accommodation is available at Denmark Farm: please see the on-line booking form.

Course title	Date	Cost	Status
Phase 1 Habitat Survey	21-22 April 2009	£150/£100	Completed	Reserve
Higher Plant Identification – an introduction (LLL)	26-28 June 2009	£60	Completed	Reserve
Introduction to the Identification of Grasses, Sedges and Rushes	29 June-1 July 2009	£195/£130	Completed	Reserve
Grassland Restoration (in partnership with Flora locale)	7 July 2009	Free	Full	Reserve
Vegetation Survey - a practical introduction	9-10 July 2009	£95	Available	Reserve
Butterfly Identification, Habitats and Surveying (LLL)	14-15 July 2009 (Part 1); 11-12 August 2009 (Part 2)	£60	Available	Reserve
Grassland Invertebrates - survey and identification	3-4 August 2009	£150/£100	Available	Reserve
Wildlife Monitoring - an introduction for amateurs	16 Sept 2009	£60	Available	Reserve
Biodiversity Monitoring for Professionals	23 Sept 2009	£75	Available	Reserve
Mosses, Liverworts and Lichens – an introduction to lower plant identification (LLL)	25-27 Sept 2009	£60	Available	Reserve

Bespoke courses

We also offer bespoke courses tailored to a group's or organisation's particular needs in the following areas:-

Creating a Conservation Plan
Restoring Biodiversity to Farmland
Wildlife and Organic Gardening
'Green Living' – how to live more sustainably