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.

2008 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Bird Survey Techniques	Martin Godfrey	16 May-19 May
Finding and Identifying Caddis	Ian Wallace	23 May-26 May
Land Mammal Identification	Adrian Bayley	26 May-29 May
NVC: Woodlands	Alex Lockton	26 May-29 May
Identifying Difficult Higher Plants	Sarah Whild	30 May-02 Jun
Identifying the Cruciferae	John Swindells	13 Jun-15 Jun
Identifying Sedges	Chris Walker	13 Jun-16 Jun
Small Mammal Ecology and Techniques	Mammal Society Trainers	21 Jun
Identifying the Apiaceae	John Swindells	04 Jul-06 Jul
Mildews, Moulds and Microfungi	Bruce Ing	11 Jul-14 Jul
Mammal Identification	Mammal Society Trainers	11 Jul-13 Jul
Insect Photography	John Bebbington	18 Jul-22 Jul
Mosses and Liverworts	Martha Newton	25 Jul-01 Aug
Identifying the Astereaceae	Ros Bennett	25 Jul-28 Jul
NVC: Introduction	Chris Walker	29 Jul-01 Aug
Moths and Summer Butterflies	David Brown	04 Aug-08 Aug
Identifying Beetles	Chris Terrell-Nield	29 Aug-01 Sep
Plants of Mires and Heaths	Kate Thorne	29 Aug-01 Sep
NVC: Mires and Heaths	Alex Lockton	01 Sep-04 Sep
Identifying Mosses and Liverworts	Nick Hodgetts	05 Sep-08 Sep
Monitoring and Surveying for Conservation	Adrian Bayley	05 Sep-12 Sep
Site Assessment Using Invertebrates	Paul Lee	19 Sep-22 Sep
Fungi Week Advanced	Geoffrey Kibby	19 Sep-26 Sep
British Land Snails	Robert Cameron	19 Sep-22 Sep
Identification of Macrofungi	Irene Ridge	17 Oct-20 Oct