Can you tell the difference between an Oak and an Ash?
In Glasgow or Bradford and want to get to know your local trees better?
Discover your local trees in 2025!
The Field Studies Council are running free tree training courses in your community.
We will be delivering 21 training courses across Bradford and Glasgow from 2023 to late 2025, both in-person and online. The courses will take you on a journey through the seasons and will be localised to each city region, reflecting the needs and desires of your community!
If you live in Bradford or the Glasgow City Region and have little to no tree knowledge, you will be able to book a place on one of the courses, please see T&Cs for further information.
What will I get out of attending?
You will learn how to identify, record, care for, and engage with your local trees, as well as discover related volunteer and career opportunities with the support of your tutor. You will not need any previous experience, just a willingness to explore and learn! You will also receive a certificate of attendance after your course.
You can find and book available dates here:
What do others think?
Join thousands of fellow young people in Bradford and Glasgow enjoying trees, building new skills, improving their well-being and the natural environment.
98% of people recommend our tree training.
Quotes from people attending tree training in 2022 in seven UK towns:
- “The tutor was brilliant, very knowledgeable and friendly! The variety of trees we actively ID’d on the course was brilliant too, lots of variety!”
- “Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. This course was a real eye-opener.”
- “The course made me take much more notice of trees during my walks, bringing leaves and fruit back home for identification. I shared my new knowledge with friends and they also took more notice of trees. The course was well presented and easy to navigate.”
- “I liked the good rapport between people on the course; excellent presenter who really knew her subject and could walk us through the steps in identification and who had volunteering options available; good outdoor visit to trees in park”
Other ways to get involved
We are looking for local tree tutors! Could this be you or someone you know? If you have the necessary tree knowledge but don’t yet feel confident enough to deliver courses to groups – don’t worry, we will help you to build the skills and confidence through training and mentoring.
This is a paid opportunity that will see you invested in personally as you join our national tutor network.
Click here to access our application form and here to learn more about working with us as a natural history tutor.
Do you have a venue in mind that would be perfect for hosting one of our training courses? We ask that venues are accessible via public transport, can comfortably accommodate up to 20 people, have access to a screen/projector for PowerPoint presentations, and woodland space for field sessions.
If you would like to chat to the team regarding the above or anything else relevant to this project, please get in touch at [email protected].
Who are you again?
The training is delivered by the UK environmental education charity and leading publisher of wildlife ID guides, the Field Studies Council.
We can provide free training thanks to the wonderful support of this project led by Trees for Cities that aims to engage 20,000 young people with trees in Glasgow and Bradford. This project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
We believe that every tree makes a difference. All the trees in our streets, gardens and towns play an important role in our ecosystem.
Want to know more about the whole project? Click here!
