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2009 courses

These can only be made through the Project Officer using the contact details on this website. Most courses are restricted to 15 attendees to make the course experience as comfortable for the leader and attendees. Courses that are popular will have a reserve list in case of cancellations. Events must be booked in advance as places are limited and event details may be subject to change.

The training events are aimed at volunteers wishing to learn more about the many aspects of biological recording, and so volunteers will always be given preference upon booking. Paid conservation staff and consultants can still apply to attend, although a small charge may be levied. Please contact the Project Officer for further details.

Events are generally field based and most locations are not within the realms of public transport, however please contact the Project Officer as we may be able to arrange transport to and from the venue in some cases.

For events at Preston Montford a pick-up from Shrewsbury railway station may be able to be arranged. Again please contact the Project Officer.

Most day courses will run from around 10.00 / 10.30 am – 3.30 / 4.00 pm. Full details of each course – with directions to the venue / meeting point will be sent out to participants around 3 or 4 days before the event; this is a little later than in 2007 but I found that due to a number of late cancellations it was easier to confirm a little later with everyone than I had originally anticipated. If you are attending a course and would like the confirmation a little earlier – please let me know. If you need further details of any of the events please contact the Project Officer.

Cancellation

During 2007 there was a small but regular cancellation of places by some people who had booked places on our courses. Therefore please give me as much notice as you can if you are unable to attend the course to give someone else a chance to attend. People who regularly cancel places may be given a lower priority in booking future courses.

For details of individual courses please contact the Project Officer.

Course Title	Location	Tutor	Date
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman	01/04/2009
Introduction to woodland bryophytes	Benthall Edge, Ironbridge	Martin Godfrey	18/04/2009
Monitoring effects of deer on a SSSI oak woodland	Clunton Coppice, Clun	Fiona Gomersall	05/05/2009
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman	06/05/2009
Woodland plant identification	Beechfield Dingle, Worthen	Mark Duffell	09/05/2009
Bird recording in woodland	Earl's Hill SWT reserve	John Tucker	13/05/2009
Monitoring and plant identification in an ash woodland	Earl's Hill SWT reserve	Fiona Gomersall	19/05/2009
Butterflies of the Wyre through the seasons	Wyre Forest	Rosemary Winnall and Mike Williams	23/05/2009
Moth trapping evening	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Godfrey Blunt	29/05/2009
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman & Kate Thorne	03/06/2009
An introduction to botany and plant recording	The Gateway, Shrewsbury	Sarah Whild	04/06/2009
Beetles of woodland and adjacent habitats	Preston Montford Field Centre	Don Stenhouse	09/06/2009
Why farms can be invertebrate hot spots	Parkhall Farm, Market Drayton	Pete Boardman	12/06/2009
Beginners sedges and rushes	Rue Wood SWT reserve near Wem	Chris Walker	16/06/2009
Improvers sedges and rushes	Colemere Country Park near Ellesmere	Chris Walker	19/06/2009
Butterflies of the Wyre through the seasons	Wyre Forest	Rosemary Winnall and Mike Williams	20/06/2009
Woodland hoverflies	Bury Ditches near Clun	Nigel Jones	20/06/2009
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman	01/07/2009
More invertebrates at Fordhall Farm	Fordhall Farm near Market Drayton	Pete Boardman & Ian Cheeseborough	03/07/2009
Higher plants of Alveley Country Park	Alveley Country Park near Bridgnorth	John Handley	04/07/2009
Improvers moth training	Alveley Country Park near Bridgnorth	Dave Grundy	07/07/2009
Plants of bogs and pools	Long Mynd	Kate Thorne	11/07/2009
Butterflies of the Wyre through the seasons	Wyre Forest	Rosemary Winnall and Mike Williams	18/07/2009
Plants of river and flood plains	Holly Banks SWT reserve	Kate Thorne	22/07/2009
Beginners guide to ferns	Benthall Edge, Ironbridge	Mark Duffell	01/08/2009
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman	05/08/2009
Using a flora	Preston Montford Field Centre	Clare O'Reilly	15/08/2009
Craven Arms for the Environment recording day	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Pete Boardman	02/09/2009
Woodland fungi	Colemere Country Park near Ellesmere	Neville Walters	19/09/2009
Bryophytes of limestone grassland and woodland	Llanymynech Rocks SWT reserve	Martin Godfrey	17/10/2009
Arable weed identification on a South Shropshire organic farm	Bryn Mawr, Newcastle-upon-Clun	Fiona Gomersall	20/10/2009
Winter tree indentification	Acton Scott Historic Farm	Ruth Dawes	21/11/2009