Badgers are frequently encountered on development sites, so it is important that ecologists have a clear understanding of the legislation and guidance relating to badgers and development, and to make sure we use appropriate mitigation techniques. When is a licence required? What type of licence is required? Will this activity result in disturbance of badgers in a sett? Is this an active sett? If these are questions that your have asked, then our advanced badgers and development course is probably just what you are looking for. This online course is a pre-recorded webinar on video.

Playing time 3 hours 16 mins.

Course outline: This course will be taught by an experienced ecologist from Ecology Training UK and is aimed at those who work with developers on sites with badgers, and those ecologists working under infrastructure maintenance contracts.

It will cover the following topics:

• Badgers and the law
• Badger issues in development projects
• Types of licences (for development and in response to property damage)
• Mitigation techniques for both licence types
• Case studies of badger projects.

Here’s what our students are saying:

This course is very educational and a good resource to refer back to when working with badgers for development projects. As an ecologist in an ecological consultancy it was very handy to have a course laying out this information clearly. Sues passion for the subject is clear and it does keep you engaged!

Phoebe Waller

Having previously undertaken courses with etuk, I was excited to take the Badgers & Developments one. It didn’t disappoint, Sue’s style of teaching, course content and explanations were easy to understand, with the added bonus of being able to download the manual for future reference. I immediately shared the availability of this course with friends and colleagues, and cannot recommend enough courses with etuk.

Paul Bateman

I liked the ability to undertake the course at my own pace.

Naomi

Depth of knowledge was excellent.

Alister

I liked the course, it was very comprehensive. I’m surprised how much I enjoyed the online elements of the course, I thought I would do better in a face to face course but honestly being able to go at my own pace is really working for me as I can spend time on the bits I find tricky as they come up rather than making a note to look things up later… I like the YouTube videos, being able to pause or even speed up the video to match my pace works well for me. I do feel like I learnt a lot. I would 100% recommend the course to others

SC

Useful links, detailed information, great supporting photos

Claire

The teaching is excellent. It’s clear, precise and easy to follow. The knowledge from Sue is fantastic and it’s taught in a very understandable way with no rush. It’s been really good and I feel I’ve been able to retain the information well because of the way the course has been taught.

Max

It was very informative and easy to access and navigate.

Tim