Short Courses
13/04/2026 Discovering Bees - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £20.00
13/04/2026 Discovering Badgers: Biology, Ecology and Surveying - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £45.00
16/04/2026 Great Crested Newts: Ecology and Surveys 1 Day
Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Field Studies Council
Cost £140.00
18/04/2026 Great Crested Newts: Ecology and Surveys 1 Day
Killerton House and Estate (National Trust), Broadclyst, Exeter, Field Studies Council
Cost £140.00
20/04/2026 Habitat Surveying: Using UKHab 2 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £250 - 480
22/04/2026 Biodiversity Net Gain for Assessors 3 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £360 - 680
24/04/2026 Amphibians and Reptiles: Ecology, Conservation and Surveying - HAU 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £340 - 550
25/04/2026 Habitat Surveying: Using UKHab 2 Days
Quarry Bank Mill (National Trust), Styal Road, Styal, Wilmslow, Field Studies Council
Cost £250.00
25/04/2026 Wildflowers: Identifying Woodland Plants 1 Day
Killerton House and Estate (National Trust), Broadclyst, Exeter, Field Studies Council
Cost £120.00
25/04/2026 Lichens of Birch and Pine Woodlands 2 Days
Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Inverness-Shire, Field Studies Council
Cost £240.00
27/04/2026 Biodiversity Shorts: An Introduction to Small Mammal Surveying
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £10.00
28/04/2026 Biodiversity Shorts: An Intoduction to Invertebrate Marco Photography
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £10.00
28/04/2026 Vegetative Grass Identification - 1-day 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £120.00
29/04/2026 Woodland Plant Identification 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £120.00
06/05/2026 Discovering Trees - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £20
08/05/2026 Botanical Skills- HAU 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £340-550
08/05/2026 Otters: Ecology, Surveying and Conservation 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £120
08/05/2026 Introducing Grasses, Sedges and Rushes - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £45
09/05/2026 Water Voles: Ecology, Surveying and Conservation 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £120
09/05/2026 Introduction to Sphagnum Identification 2 Days
Rhyd-y-creuau, Conwy, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
09/05/2026 Lichens for Beginners 2 Days
Epping Forest Field Centre , Field Studies Council
Cost £240
09/05/2026 Identifying Grasses Using Vegetative Features 2 Days
Juniper Hall, Box Hill, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
09/05/2026 Habitat Surveying: Using UKHab 2 Days
Juniper Hall, Box Hill, Field Studies Council
Cost £250
11/05/2026 Discovering QGIS - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £80
13/05/2026 Biodiversity Skills: Animal Monitoring and Management 1 Day
Bishops Wood, Stourport-on-Severn, Field Studies Council
Cost £120
13/05/2026 Identifying Wildflower Families - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £30
18/05/2026 Field Identification of Bumblebees - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £40
19/05/2026 Introduction to Spider Identification - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £45
22/05/2026 Ferns: Ecology and Identification - HAU 2.5 Days
Rhyd-y-creuau, Conwy, Field Studies Council
Cost £340-550
25/05/2026 Natural History Live: Beyond No Mow May: Welcoming Wildlife all Year
Online, Field Studies Council
Free Course
26/05/2026 Natural History Live: The Wild Next Door: Discovering Garden Wildlife
Online, Field Studies Council
Free Course
27/05/2026 Natural History Live: Everyday Invertebrates: Learning to Recognise UK Minibeasts
Online, Field Studies Council
Free Course
27/05/2026 Discovering Reptiles: Identification and Ecology - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £20
27/05/2026 Botanical Anatomy - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £60
28/05/2026 Natural History Live: Every Sighting Counts: Recording the Nature Around Us
Online, Field Studies Council
Free Course
29/05/2026 Discovering Amphibians: Identification and Ecology - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £20
29/05/2026 Pollinators: Ecology, Identification and Surveying- HAU 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £340-550
29/05/2026 Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) with the Field Studies Council 1 Day
The Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Field Studies Council
Cost £220
29/05/2026 River and Riparian Habitat Stewardship with Riverlution 4 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £600-800
30/05/2026 Using a Flora 3 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £400-630
30/05/2026 Botanical Skills for Ecologists 2 Days
Killerton House and Estate (National Trust), Broadclyst, Exeter, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
02/06/2026 Biodiversity Net Gain for Reviewers - Online
Online, Field Studies Council
Cost £100
05/06/2026 Bats: Ecology, Conservation and Surveying- HAU 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £340-550
05/06/2026 An Introduction to Butterflies and Moths 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £310-510
06/06/2026 Habitat Surveying: Upland Priority Open Habitats 2 Days
Buckden Village Institute, Buckden, Skipton, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
11/06/2026 Botanical Skills for Ecologists 2 Days
RSPB Leighton Moss Visitor Centre, Myers Farm, Storrs Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, LA5 0SW, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
13/06/2026 Habitat Surveying: Lowland Priority Open Habitats 2 Days
Buckden Village Institute, Buckden, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5JA, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
13/06/2026 Habitat Surveying: Upland Priority Open Habitats 2 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
13/06/2026 Habitat Surveying: Lowland Priority Open Habitats 2 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
17/06/2026 Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) with the Field Studies Council 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £235
18/06/2026 Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) with the Field Studies Council 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £235
19/06/2026 Biodiversity Net Gain for Assessors 3 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £360-680
20/06/2026 Botanical Skills for Ecologists 2 Days
RSPB Saltholme, Seaton Carew Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1TU, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
24/06/2026 Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) with the Field Studies Council 1 Day
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £235
26/06/2026 Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) with the Field Studies Council 1 Day
Dounans Centre, Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 3UT, Field Studies Council
Cost £220
26/06/2026 Habitat Surveying- HAU 2.5 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £340-550
27/06/2026 Employability in Ecology: Terrestrial Survey Skills 2 Days
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Field Studies Council
Cost £240
27/09/2026 Autumn Fungi: Introduction and Beginner Identification 2 Days
Flatflord Mill, East Bergholt, Colchester, Field Studies Council
Cost £130
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