Preston Montford

Shropshire/Welsh Border

Professional Development

The FSC is committed to career development and professional training in the environment and is one of the UK's leading providers of taxonomic training. Each year we offer a wide range of courses, many of which are accredited and certified by awarding bodies, to help individuals develop their skills. Preston Montford offers a series of courses that are accredited by the University of Birmingham.

2010 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Sponsored Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 science training course specially designed for PGCE students and NQTs	FSC Staff	26 Mar-28 Mar
Identifying Mosses and Liverworts	Martin Godfrey	06 Apr-09 Apr
Advanced Bryology Laboratory Course	Martha Newton	12 Apr-17 Apr
Working Towards Great Crested Newt Licence	Jackie Underhill	26 Apr-28 Apr
Identifying Difficult Invertebrates	Paul Lee	30 Apr-03 May
Songbird Identification	Martin Godfrey	30 Apr-03 May
Understanding Trees	The Arboricultural Association	07 May-09 May
Bird Survey Techniques	Martin Godfrey	14 May-17 May
Identifying Woodland Plants	Sarah Whild and Nick Law	21 May-24 May
Reptiles and Amphibians	Andrew Wilson	28 May-31 May
NVC: Grasslands	Hilary Wallace	28 May-31 May
Land Mammal Identification	Jackie Underhill	31 May-03 Jun
Identifying Caddis Flies	Ian Wallace	01 Jun-04 Jun
Identifying Sedges and their Allies	Chris Walker	04 Jun-07 Jun
Introducing Insects	Peter Boardman and Ian Cheeseborough	11 Jun-13 Jun
Identifying Difficult Higher Plants	Sarah Whild	11 Jun-14 Jun
Identification of Water Beetles	Richard Chadd	11 Jun-13 Jun
Using a Flora	Brenda Harold	18 Jun-22 Jun
Identification of Bats II	Rebecca Collins	18 Jun-21 Jun
Site Assessment using Vegetation	Alex Lockton	18 Jun-21 Jun
Small Mammal Ecology and Techniques	Mammal Society Trainers	26-Jun
Floodplain Meadows Partnership Workshop	David Gowing and Hilary Wallace	28 Jun-30 Jun
Grass Identification	Chris Walker	02 Jul-05 Jul
Identifying the Apiaceae	John Swindells	09 Jul-11 Jul
Dragonflies and Damselflies	Ian Cheeseborough	16 Jul-19 Jul
Geology and Scenery of the Borderlands	Dave Cronshaw	23 Jul-30 Jul
Workshop on Russula Identification	Geoffrey Kibby	30 July-02 Aug
Data Analysis for Conservation Biologists I	Mark Gardener	02 Aug-03 Aug
Data Analysis for Conservation Biologists II	Mark Gardener	04 Aug-05 Aug
Site Assessment Using Invertebrates	Paul Lee	06 Aug-09 Aug
Botany for Professional Survey Work	Clare O'Reilly	09 Aug-12 Aug
Late Summer Butterflies and Moths	David Brown	09 Aug-13 Aug
Condition Assessment of Upland Habitats	Hilary Wallace	16 Aug-19 Aug
Plants of Bogs and Mires	Kate Thorne	20 Aug-23 Aug
Identifying Mosses and Liverworts	Martha Newton	23 Aug-27 Aug
Introduction to NVC	Hilary Wallace	27 Aug-30 Aug
Diversity and Community Analysis in Conservation Biology	Mark Gardener	01 Sep-02 Sep
Identifying Beetles	Chris Terrell-Nield	03 Sep-06 Sep
Land Mammal Identification	Jackie Underhill	03 Sep-06 Sep
Identification of Collembolans	Peter Shaw	10 Sep-12 Sep
Monitoring and Surveying for Conservation	Sue Townsend	10 Sep-17 Sep
Mammal Identification	Mammal Society Trainers	01 Oct-03 Oct
Identifying Difficult Fungi Groups	Geoffrey Kibby	22 Oct-29 Oct
Advanced Data Analysis I	Mark Gardener	25 Oct-26 Oct
Advanced Data Analysis II	Mark Gardener	27 Oct-28 Oct
Moulds, Mildews and Microfungi	Bruce Ing	29 Oct-02 Nov
Advanced Community Analysis	Mark Gardener	01 Dec-02 Dec