This self-study course has been designed to give you foundation knowledge of woodland habitat management in the UK, so if you are considering working in conservation/reserve management within woodlands sector this course will be an ideal starting point. The course is also suitable for those wanting to work as ecological consultants because consultants frequently produce management plans and give advice on enhancing sites for wildlife.
The course comprises of 10 modules which you can work through in your own time, with additional reading to consolidate your learning.
Course format: These 10 self-study modules will be available from when you book and you can work through the content in your own time. To further enhance your knowledge and learning experience there will be some directed reading at the end of each module. At the end there will be a short quiz and if you get over 70% you will receive a Certificate.
Time commitment: The 10 self-study modules are available when you book and you can study them at your own pace. Allow 1-2 hours per module to give you time to explore links and do some research on each subject.
Learning outcomes: By the end of the course you will: Have an awareness of reasons for habitat management, understand the need for management, the need for a management plan, the importance of site surveying and data collection prior to management, the issues encountered in woodlands, an understanding of management of woodlands for a range of species including plants, birds, dormice, bats and invertebrates, why monitoring is important as well as a grounding on writing a management plan. You will gain a wider knowledge of the subject that will help equip you for jobs in the conservation and ecology sectors.
Module 1
Module 1 – Why manage woodlands?
Module 2
Module 2 – Woodland Management Techniques
Module 3
Module 3 – Problems of Woodland Management
Module 4
Module 4 – Woodland Management for Birds
Module 5
Module 5 – Woodland Management for Dormice
Module 6
Module 6 – Woodland Management for Bats
Module 7
•Module 7 – Woodland Management for Invertebrates
Module 8
•Module 8 – Woodland Management for Plant Diversity
Module 9
•Module 9 – Woodland Management Plans
Module 10
•Module 10 – Monitoring Woodland Management and Conclusions
Module 11
Woodland Management for Biodiversity END OF COURSE QUIZ
Excellent course and absolutely packed with information. Honestly, I can’t fault it and would recommend to anyone it’s a great course for beginners or for people already in the industry or just working with chainsaws.
Just packed with information and very simple layout so didn’t need to waste time learning the layout of everything.
I would definitely recommend this course to others. The material was very accessible and well structured and all of the additional resources suggested made it a very detailed overview of the subject
I found this course very useful and full of practical information, fair play at setting all this up. As a person being interested in this field it is extremely helpful that such courses exist and also the fact that you can do them online, I have found not many others like this one and I have already started managing the invasive Myrtle in our woodland. If I met a person that would be suited to this course I would definitely advise them to take it
I really enjoyed the course, the informaton was in depth but also concise enough to go through if you have limited time. The additional reading suggested was really worthwhile going through and I feel I came away with an excellent base of knowledge to build upon. Looking forward to doing more courses with ETUK.
Thank you very much for creating the woodland course, I found it very interesting and informative. It will be very useful going forward in my career in conservation
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