The Species Recovery Trust runs a series of acclaimed training courses teaching a range of skills throughout the year and across the country.

One of our core remits is re-connecting people with the natural world around them and these courses aim to improve identification skills and understanding of ecosystems. By attending these not only will you get a chance to learn about nature in stunning and surprising locations with like-minded people, but also financially support our species recovery programme.

Click on 'More Info' for detailed course info, directions and for some courses full species lists of what will be taught.

The full brochure can be viewed and downloaded here.

Children under 16 are very welcome, but should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

2013 Training Courses

DATE	COURSE	VENUE	INFO PACK	BOOK
January
Thursday 31/01/2013	Winter Trees - FULLY BOOKED	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
May
Thursday 09/05/2013	Getting to Grips with Insects	Martin Down, Hampshire	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Tuesday 14/05/2013	Early season/vegetative grass and sedge identification	Old Sarum, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Thursday 23/05/2013 am	Introduction to Flowers - halfday course	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price - a.m. £40.00 Discount - a.m. £35.00
Thursday 23/05/2013 pm	Introduction to Flowers - halfday course	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price - p.m. £40.00 Discount - p.m. £35.00
Friday 24/05/2013 am	Introduction to Grasses  - BOOKINGS CLOSED	Ruskin Park, Lambeth	MORE INFO	Full price - a.m. £40.00 Discount - a.m. £35.00
Friday 24/05/2013 pm	Introduction to Grasses  - BOOKINGS CLOSED	Ruskin Park, Lambeth	MORE INFO	Full price - p.m. £40.00 Discount - p.m. £35.00
Tuesday 28/05/2013	Learning wildflowers and grasses	Ashburton, Dartmoor	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
June
Tuesday 4/06/2013 am	Introduction to Flowers  - BOOKINGS CLOSED	Old Sarum, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price - a.m. £40.00 Discount - a.m. £35.00
Tuesday 4/06/2013 pm	Introduction to Flowers  - BOOKINGS CLOSED	Old Sarum, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price - p.m. £40.00 Discount - p.m. £35.00
Friday 7/06/2013	Woodland Plant Identification	Garston Woods, Dorset	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Monday 10/06/2013	Lichen Identification for Beginners	New Forest	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Tuesday 11/06/2013	Common Birds - Survey and Identification	Martin Down, Hampshire	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Thursday 13/06/2013	Grasses and Sedges - Grasslands and Meadows	Old Sarum and Figsbury Ring, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Old Sarum £70.01 Old Sarum - Discount £60.01 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Heathlands and Bogs course in New Forest
Friday 14/06/2013	Grasses, Sedges and Rushes - Heathlands and Bogs	New Forest	MORE INFO	New Forest £70.02 New Forest - Discount £60.02 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Grasslands and Meadows course in Old Sarum
Monday 17/06/2013	Bumblebees; ecology and identification	Martin Down, Hampshire	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Monday 17/06/2013	Learning Meadow Grasses	Farthing Downs, South London	MORE INFO	Grasses £70.00 Grasses - Discount £60.00 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Meadow Flowers
Tuesday 18/06/2013	Learning Meadow Flowers	Farthing Downs, South London	MORE INFO	Wildflowers £70.00 Wildflowers - Discount £60.00 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Meadow Grasses
Wednesday 19/06/2013	Intermediate grasses and sedges of calcareous grassland	Stoke Farm, Broadchalke, Wiltshire	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Thursday 20/06/2013 am	Identifying British Native Trees - halfday course	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price - a.m. £40.00 Discount - a.m. £35.00
Thursday 20/06/2013 pm	Identifying British Native Trees - halfday course	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price - p.m. £40.00 Discount - p.m. £35.00
Monday 24/06/2013	Learning meadow plants - grasses and flowers	High Beeches, Handcross, Sussex	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
July
Wednesday 3/07/2013	Arable Plant Identification and Ecology	Micheldever, Hampshire	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Thursday 04/07/2013	Wildflower Identification - Grasslands and Meadows	Old Sarum and Figsbury Ring, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Old Sarum £70.01 Old Sarum - Discount £60.01 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Heathland, Acid Grassland and Bogs in New Forest
Friday 05/07/2013	Wildflower Identification - Heathland, Acid Grassland and Bogs	New Forest	MORE INFO	New Forest £70.02 New Forest - Discount £60.02 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Grasslands and Meadows in Old Sarum
Thursday 11/07/2013	Using indicator species for habitat assessment (Phase I and NVC) - Grasslands	Old Sarum and Figsbury Ring, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Old Sarum £70.01 Old Sarum - Discount £60.01 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Heathland and Acid Grassland in New Forest
Friday 12/07/2013	Using indicator species for habitat assessment (Phase I and NVC) - Heathlands and Acid Grassland	New Forest	MORE INFO	New Forest £70.02 New Forest - Discount £60.02 2-day Course £120.00 2-day Course - Discount £100.00 Two-day course includes Grasslands in Old Sarum
Wednesday 17/07/2013	Midsummer grass and sedge identification	Old Sarum and Figsbury Ring, Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
September
Tuesday 24/09/13	Fungus identification and conservation	The Devenish Reserve, nr Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
October
Thursday 17/10/13	Identification of Bryophytes of Woodland and Open Ground	Barnridge Copse, nr Salisbury	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
November
Thursday 07/11/13	Assessing Trees for Bats	Abinger Common, Surrey	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
Friday 15/11/13	Lichen Identification for Beginners	South Lakes, Cumbria	MORE INFO	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00
January 2014
Tuesday 7/1/14	Winter Trees	Natural History Museum, London	MORE INFO	Full price £75.00 Discount £65.00
Thursday 9/1/14	Winter Trees	Bentley Woods, Salisbury	TBC	Full price £70.00 Discount £60.00

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