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2008 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	Centre	Tutor	Dates
Starting with flies	Preston Montford Field Centre	Stuart Ball and Roger Morris	07/03/08 - 09/03/08
Understanding climate change and biological recording	The Stiperstones NNR	Mike Tucker	15/03/2008
Joint field meeting with the Border Bryologists’	Wilderley Hill, near The Long Mynd	Border Bryologists’	16/03/2008
Grassland relationships: small mammals and owls	Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton	Cath Price	05/04/2008
Bird identification by song	Colemere Country Park	Allan Dawes	12/04/2008
Bryophytes of the Shropshire Hills grasslands	Cardingmill Valley	Martin Godfrey	19/04/2008
An introduction to the invertebrates of Fordhall Farm	Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton	Pete Boardman	03/05/2008
Woodland monitoring & plant indicator species	Harton Hollow SWT reserve	Fiona Gomersall	08/05/2008
An introduction to craneflies	Fenn's, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses NNR	Pete Boardman	10/05/2008
UK BAP workshop – Lipsothrix craneflies	Lydebrook and Loamhole Dingle, Ironbridge	Pete Boardman	21/05/2008
Plants of Carboniferous limestone grasslands	Oswestry	Ruth Dawes	24/05/2008
Identifying bumblebees in grassland	Rough Park, Telford	Ian Cheeseborough	25/05/2008
An introduction to fly families	Various sites	John & Barbara Ismay	06/06/08 - 08/06/08
Grassland monitoring & plant identification	Llanymynech Rocks	Fiona Gomersall	12/06/2008
Plants of arable fields	Attingham Park near Shrewsbury	Ron Iremonger	21/06/2008
Sedge and rush identification for beginners	Aqualate Mere, Newport	Chris Walker	25/06/2008
Sedge and rush identification for beginners	Colemere Country Park	Chris Walker	28/06/2008
An introduction to the National Vegetation Classification	Preston Montford	Sarah Whild	30/06/2008
An introduction to grassland beetles	Merrington Green SWT reserve	Don Stenhouse	04/07/2008
Hoverflies of limestone grassland and scrub	Llynclys Common	Nigel Jones	05/07/2008
Grass identification for beginners	Melverley Farm, Whitchurch	Kate Thorne	09/07/2008
Plants of Silurian limestone grasslands	Wenlock Edge	Ruth Dawes	12/07/2008
Grass identification for improver's	Westhope College	Kate Thorne	19/07/2008
Butterflies and day-flying moths of grassland	Westhope College	Pete Boardman	20/07/2008
Beginners guide to ferns	Benthall Edge, Ironbridge	Mark Duffell	02/08/2008
More invertebrates at Fordhall Farm	Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton	Pete Boardman	09/08/2008
Heathland monitoring & plants of wet flushes	Rhos Fiddle SWT reserve	Fiona Gomersall	14/08/2008
Using a wildflower key	Colemere Country Park	Clare O'Reiily	23/08/2008
Leaf mines and plant galls	Discovery Centre, Craven Arms	Godfrey Blunt	04/10/2008
Waxcap fungi	Melverley Farm, Whitchurch	John Hughes	15/10/2008