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This Lantra-accredited Customised Award is exclusively developed and delivered by a Lantra-approved Training Provider, who meets our quality standards. The course is specifically tailored to meet learners’ needs. For further details about the course content and delivery locations, please contact the Training Provider using the details provided below.

The minimum age to undertake this course is 16.

 

Connect with nature and your community and protect what grows close to home, this hands-on course helps you understand and care for the living systems right outside your door.

The finer details

The course sessions include:

  • Biodiversity and why it is important
  • Habitat identification
  • Species identification
  • Developing field observation skills
  • Recording data and digital tools use
  • Contributing to citizen science and next steps to take

Delivery method

Classroom and practical

Recognised by

Lantra Awards

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at people with little or limited understanding of biodiversity, different habitats and how to record and recognise different environments who want to gain an awareness in biodiversity. However, it would be most suitable and beneficial for people working in grounds maintenance organisations looking to improve their sites and tender for new sites and those working in gardening or in open green spaces who are looking to support, enhance and educate others in this emerging topic.

What will be covered?

1. Learning about Biodiversity and why it is important
2. Learning about habitat identification
3. Learning about species identification
4. Develop field observation skills
5. Record data and use digital tools
6. Contributing to citizen science and next steps to take

Other areas of interest

Introduction To Beekeeping
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