Tag: ecology

Lockdown? Study from home!

by Sue Searle, posted in Uncategorized

We run a range of online self-study courses (22 to be exact!) for people interested in ecology and wildlife so you can study at home! All our online self-study courses are fully operating so BOOK NOW!! Learn new skills and gain new knowledge with these carefully put together courses prepared by professional, highly qualified and experienced ecologists.

Most of the courses are weekly modules sent out automatically but in the current circumstances we can send all the module links on request so you can study faster. Courses are 1-10 modules and our NEW ones are video based giving you real experiential material!

Courses include:

Phase 1 Habitat mapping

Surveying for Protected species

Introduction to Bats

Surveying Buildings for Bats

Activity Surveys for Bats

Habitat management

Habitat restoration

Woodland Management for Biodiversity

Introduction to Ecology

Invasive species

Mammal ID

Reptile and Amphibian ID and surveying

Bats: Architectural terms for bat workers

Bats: Health and Safety for bat workers

Also separate Ecology and Surveying courses for: Otters, Badgers, Reptiles, Beavers and Dormice

New courses are being added regularly! Book NOW on the Online Courses section of the website.

Corona and courses don’t mix!

by Sue Searle, posted in Ecology Blog

As I write this on 18th March 2020 the government, due to Corona virus Covid-19, are about to close schools, ban essential travel and possibly put us into lock-down! It makes sense, we all know that, but the reality won’t really hit us until it actually happens. Life will become even more restricted!!

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Most of our courses here at Ecology Training UK are field-based and at the moment we are probably going to have to cancel field courses in March and April with uncertainty for May and June. Hopefully by the autumn we may be able to run courses normally again. But we are looking at alternatives!

We will be gradually contacting students over the next few days and weeks to offer alternatives. At the moment we are preparing to deliver the ‘classroom’ bit of our courses via webinar with the field element happening when restrictions allow, possibly in late summer or early autumn. That way people can still start to gain skills and knowledge and would have something to do in this ‘quiet’ period.

We also have a range of online courses already available and we are constantly working on new ones coming online – so if you are in lock-down – get learning!

The webinars will be more interactive and so you can ask questions and we can share knowledge and tips with you, recommend further reading and study and suggest ways to implement your learning with practice.

Keep safe, keep washing your hands, keep isolated where possible!

One good thing about all this is that the wildlife will get some peace and quiet so they will have a great spring summer!

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Picture courtesy of Polhill Garden Centre

Diary of a Guildford placement – Kathryn

by Sue Searle, posted in Certificate Students, Ecology Blog

Kathryn has just finished her 4 week Certificate course work placement in the Guildford office … as you will see, she had a very busy four weeks, but finished smiling, having confirmed that this is what she wants to do! Continue reading “Diary of a Guildford placement – Kathryn” →