Slapton Ley

South Devon Coast

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 taxonomy courses. 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. Course content includes plant identification skills and techniques for surveying that are popular with Wildlife Trusts, Environment Agency and consultants.

2010 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Woodland Plants	Ros Bennett	14 May-17 May
Top 20 Families of Flowering Plants	Ros Bennett	17 May-21 May
Identifying Plants of Swamp, Fen and Carr	Ros Bennett	21 May-23 May
Identifying the Asteraceae: Dandelions, Daisies and Thistles	Ros Bennett	23 Jul-26 Jul
Using a Flora	Ros Bennett	26 Jul-30 Jul
Native British Woodland Ecology, Management and Establishment	Paul Lunt	26 Jul-29 Jul
Aquatic Plants	Nick Stewart	26 Jul-30 Jul
British Bat Ecology and Conservation	George Bemment	30 Jul-01 Aug
Seals of the South Devon Coast	Stephen Westcott	30 Jul-01 Aug
Butterflies and Moths	Adrian Spalding	30 Jul-02 Aug
Dragonflies	David Smallshire	30 Jul-02 Aug
Badgers, Otters and Dormice	Paul Chanin	01 Aug-05 Aug
NVC: Lowland Grasses and Woodlands	Fiona Woolmer	02 Aug-06 Aug
Coastal Plants	David Streeter	06 Aug-08 Aug
NVC: The Plant Communities of South Dartmoor - Woods, Mires, Heaths, Grasslands.	David Streeter	08 Aug-13 Aug
Exploring the Rocky Shore	Jo Corke	08 Sep-11 Sep