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If you’re starting out as an enthusiast, recorder, student, or professional, we have 100+ courses available now.
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Group discounts and courses on demand for consultancies, local authorities, civil service, environmental groups, and others.
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Browse our courses by subject with 40+ available including vertebrates, invertebrates, recording, habitat surveys, plants, fungi, and lichen.
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We can create courses perfect for your staff, volunteers, communities, and others. We can deliver at a time and location to suit your needs.
Offers for young people
Claim up to £50 discount on scheduled Field Studies Council natural history training courses if you’re aged 18-25.
Biodiversity Metric
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How we run courses
We run courses virtually and in-person at our field centres and partner venues across the UK, from introductory to advanced level as part of our progressive ‘learning frameworks.’
Free natural history talks
Field Studies Council Natural History Live webinars are free online learning experiences for adults, comprising of a 30-40 minute talk from an expert guest speaker.
I found it really engaging and interesting. The explanatory videos were really professional and helpful and I liked how it encouraged us to go out and actually look for things
Online Participant Tracks and Signs June 2021
“The approach was very flexible, all the information easily accessible and the tutor very knowledgeable”
Online Participant Amphibians and Reptiles June 2021
