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Short Training Courses
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day consecutive maximum) Horticulture and Small HoldingPractical and theoretical training in gardening, permaculture and small holding. Everything from winter pruning of fruit trees to housing your hens.
February 2012 04/02/2012 Willow Cultivation 1 day Kent, AJS Crafts. Contact: 01233 820461, info@ajscrafts.co.uk, www.ajscrafts.co.uk 10am till 4pm Learn how to plant out a new withy bed using ‘setts’ whilst also harvesting an existing crop. Taking cuttings, proper spacing, ground preparation, maintenance & different harvesting techniques will all be covered. 24/02/2012 Wildlife Garden Design 1 day Railway Fields, Haringey, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, This course covers garden design concepts for both the new and well established garden, and how to apply these. Discover how to develop and enhance your garden/site to attract a greater diversity of bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife, using easily achievable techniques to produce results instantly and for the long term. 26/02/2012 Keeping a few Pigs 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com The course will cover: what breed, housing, enclosures, feeding & breeding, etc. Leader: Kevin Blun dell. £80 inc. lunch 29/02/2012 Introduction to Pond Creation 1 day Stave Hill Ecology Park, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, Learn the traditional methods used in Pond Creation. It is a practical based training event with emphasis on gaining skills and basic knowledge to carry out this type of work competently.
March 2012 10/03/2012 Managing a Small Woodland 1 day Bodfari, Denbigh, Woodland Skills Centre. Contact: 01745 710626, enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk, www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk On this one day course we will look at the 50 acres of Warren Woods as a whole and at several different compartments - coppice with standards, continuous cover, new plantings, conversion of softwood to hardwood etc. The overall management plan will be examined and successes and failures discussed. Cost £50 Deposit £25 11/03/2012 Practical Woodland Tasks 1 day Bodfari, Denbigh, Woodland Skills Centre. Contact: 01745 710626, enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk, www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk Plant trees and learn about techniques for planting and aftercare. Harvest some coppice hazel and look at its uses. Visit an area of new planting and consider which trees need to be marked as potential standards and how they can be improved by formative pruning and then prune them. Cost £50 Deposit £25 13/03/2012 Introduction to Tree & Shrub Pruning 1 day Winsford Gardens, Penge, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, Part of the new Community Groups training programme. This practical hands-on course will show you in easy steps how to carry out a variety of pruning tasks, under guidance from the experienced tutor. 14/03/2012 Introduction to Wildflower Meadow Creation 1 day Stave Hill Ecology Park, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, Learn the traditional methods used in Wildflower Meadow Creation with horticultural training and plant ID. It is a practical based training event with emphasis on gaining skills and basic knowledge to carry out this type of work competently. 31/03/2012 Managing Community Gardens 1 day Kings Cross, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, This course is designed to involve community groups and budding gardeners in the identification of common problems in their gardens. This will include weed identification, good practices in pruning, lawn care and soil cultivation. 31/03/2012 Practical Permaculture Gardening 2 days Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk Explore how permaculture design can be used to create beautiful, productive & wildlife-friendly gardens. 10.00am - 5pm. Day 1 is based at the Earthship in Stanmer Park, Brighton & the Brighton Permaculture Trust plot. Day 2 begins at Pippa Johns’ garden close to Southease station, afternoon will be held in a nearby hall. 31/03/2012 Garden Design with Wildlife in Mind 1 day Woods Mill, Henfield, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561, swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
April 2012 01/04/2012 Hen Keeping for Beginners 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com This course is designed for those who want to keep a few hens in the garden, and will be a mixture of theory and practice. Leader: Francine Raymond. £70 inc lunch. 01/04/2012 Beekeeping Taster Day 1 day Dorset, Kingcombe Centre. Contact: 01300 320684, office@kingcombecentre.org.uk, www.kingcombe.org For more information Click Here 01/04/2012 Introduction to Beekeeping 1 day Bodfari, Denbigh, Woodland Skills Centre. Contact: 01745 710626, enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk, www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk Look at all the basics of bee-keeping, hive construction and siting, managing bees, where to get bees and equipment and the importance of bees in the environment. There will also be the opportunity to examine some working hives. Protective equipment will be supplied. Cost £55 Deposit £30 06/04/2012 Introduction to Permaculture 2 days Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk This course introduces the basics of permaculture design and shows how this approach can be applied to individual circumstances to facilitate a move towards sustainability. Both days run 9.30am-5pm at Stanmer Park. £70-£175. Tutors: Bryn Thomas and Hedvig Murray. 21/04/2012 Sheep for Smallholders 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com Everything you need to know to start keeping a few sheep: breeds, methods of enclosure, feed, on-going care, pests and diseases, and how to handle the animals. Leader: Dek Mckinnon. £70 inc. lunch 27/04/2012 An Introduction to Permaculture Design 2 days Gwynedd, Moelyci Environmental Centre. Contact: 01248 602793, office@moelyci.org, www.moelyci.org This two-day course will provide an introduction to the principles and practices of Permaculture, and will be of interest to those who are active in gardening, horticulture, or land management. The course will comprise a mix of indoor and outdoor taught sessions and activities. 28/04/2012 An Introduction to Bees & Beekeeping 1 day Woods Mill, Henfield, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561, swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk 29/04/2012 Hands on the (bee)Hive 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com
May 2012 04/05/2012 Introduction to Permaculture 3 days Dorset, Kingcombe Centre. Contact: 01300 320684, office@kingcombecentre.org.uk, www.kingcombe.org For more information Click Here 05/05/2012 Fruit Tree Pruning 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com 05/05/2012 Mushroom Cultivation 2 days 12/05/2012 Wildlife Garden Design 1 day Kings Cross, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, This course covers garden design concepts for both the new and well established garden, and how to apply these. Discover how to develop and enhance your garden/site to attract a greater diversity of bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife, using easily achievable techniques to produce results instantly and for the long term. Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk 14/05/2012 Introduction to Beekeeping 5 days Dorset, Kingcombe Centre. Contact: 01300 320684, office@kingcombecentre.org.uk, www.kingcombe.org For more information Click Here 19/05/2012 Beekeeping - Queen Rearing 2 days Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com For those who want to take their beekeeping further, a two-day course with international expert Clive de Bruyn. £140 inc. lunch 26/05/2012 Creating Garden Ponds for Wildlife 1 day Woods Mill, Henfield, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561, swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk 31/05/2012 How to Establish a Wildflower Meadow 1 day Billingshurst, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561, swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
June 2012 28/06/2012 Managing Community Gardens 1 day Railway Fields, Haringey, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, This course is designed to involve community groups and budding gardeners in the identification of common problems in their gardens. This will include weed identification, good practices in pruning, lawn care and soil cultivation. 29/06/2012 Introduction to Beekeeping 3 days Dorset, Kingcombe Centre. Contact: 01300 320684, office@kingcombecentre.org.uk, www.kingcombe.org For more information Click Here 30/06/2012 Forest Gardening 2 days Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk
July 2012 18/07/2012 Introduction to Meadow Management 1 day Stave Hill Ecology Park, BTCV London. Contact: 020 7278 4294, london@btcv.org.uk, Learn the traditional methods used in Wildflower Meadow Management with horticultural training and plant ID. It is a theory and practical skills based training event with emphasis on gaining skills and basic knowledge to carry out this type of work competently. 22/07/2012 Hands on the (bee)Hive 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com
August 2012 09/08/2012 Introduction to Permaculture 2 days Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk This course introduces the basics of permaculture design and shows how this approach can be applied to individual circumstances to facilitate a move towards sustainability. Both days run 9.30am-5pm at Stanmer Park. £70-£175. Tutors: Bryn Thomas and Hedvig Murray.
September 2012 16/09/2012 Beekeeping for Beginners 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com 22/09/2012 Garden Design with Wildlife in Mind 1 day Lewes, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561,swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk 29/09/2012 Managing a Small Woodland 1 day Bodfari, Denbigh, Woodland Skills Centre. Contact: 01745 710626, enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk, www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk On this one day course we will look at the 50 acres of Warren Woods as a whole and at several different compartments - coppice with standards, continuous cover, new plantings, conversion of softwood to hardwood etc. The overall management plan will be examined and successes and failures discussed. Cost £50 Deposit £25 30/09/2012 Growing Native Trees from Seed 1 day Bodfari, Denbigh, Woodland Skills Centre. Contact: 01745 710626, enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk, www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk This course will look at growing native hardwood trees from seed - seed collection, seed treatment, sowing and growing on. You will also learn the techniques of growing trees in cells. Cost £50 Deposit £25
October 2012 13/10/2012 The How, When & Why of Gardening with Birds in Mind 1 day Woods Mill, Henfield, Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact: 01273 497561, swtbookings@sussexwt.org.uk, www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk 21/10/2012 Beekeeping for Beginners 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com
November 2012 11/11/2012 Fruit Tree Pruning 1 day Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill Contact: 01787 229955, info@assingtonmill.com, www.assingtonmill.com
On Demand How to Garden: The Top Tips 1 day Cannington Centre, Bridgwater College. Contact: 01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk, www.bridgwater.ac.uk Learn the tricks of the trade for your garden. Learn how to reduce maintenance, plant selection, soil preparation, managing and disposing of perennial weeds and much more. Wall Shrubs & Climbers 1 day Cannington Centre, Bridgwater College. Contact: 01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk, www.bridgwater.ac.uk Practical examination of support methods for shrubs and climbers including different plants that may be used against walls and fences including maintenance and pruning practicals. Pruning Workshop 1 day Cannington Centre, Bridgwater College. Contact: 01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk, www.bridgwater.ac.uk This course includes plenty of hands-on experience. Learn about fruit trees and shrubs, the tools and rules and equipment needed to maintain them. The Garden you can Eat 1 day Cannington Centre, Bridgwater College. Contact: 01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk, www.bridgwater.ac.uk A workshop to include growing herbs and unusual edible crops. Learn about soil preparation and sowing techniques including fluid drilling, thinning and crop management.
Please contact for details Plant Propagation 1 day Essex, Writtle College. Contact: 01245 424286/7, www.writtle.ac.uk Gardening in the Extreme 1 day Essex, Writtle College. Contact: 01245 424286/7, www.writtle.ac.uk
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