Workshops

2008 Workshop Programme

Please find below a list of our workshops, click the link for a short description of the course. To check the availability of a workshop please check below and to avoid disappointment we recommend that you book early.

If you would like to offer a course for the Workshop Programme please download and fill in this form and email it back to nickjackson@ieem.net.

To download a copy of the entire programme please click here

Costs for one-day courses are:

£60.00 (or €90.00 for Irish courses) for IEEM members; and
£120.00 (or €180.00 for Irish courses) for non members.

Some longer courses include accommodation, others do not. Please click on the course below to find out more details.

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Bookings for workshops must arrive four weeks prior to the workshop date.

Date	Course Title Please click on the name of the course for further information	Regional Location	Places still available
MARCH
03 Mar	Bird Survey Methods	West Midlands	FULL
03-04 Mar	Outdoor First Aid and Incident Management	North West England	CANCELLED
05 Mar	Bryophyte (Mosses and Liverworts) Identification	South West England	YES
06 Mar	Mapping for Ecologists	South East England	YES
06 Mar	An Introduction to British Bats	West Midlands	FULL
06 Mar	Surveying for Bats and Development – The Consultants Approach	South East England	FULL
10 Mar	Water Voles Ecology	South West England	FULL
11-12 Mar	Water Vole Conservation and Development	South West England	FULL
13 Mar	All about Polecats	West Midlands	YES
13-14 Mar	Water Vole Conservation and Development	South West England	FULL
20 Mar	All about Pine Martens	West Midlands	YES
25 Mar	Lichen Identification	South West England	YES
26 Mar	Ornithology for Consultant Ecologists	South West England	FULL
APRIL
08 Apr	Herptile Survey and Identification	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
08 Apr	Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Ecology	Ireland	FULL
08-09 Apr	Reptile Survey (Best Practice)	South East England	FULL
12-13 Apr	Invertebrate Survey and Site Assessment	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
14 Apr	Great Crested Newts – An Introduction to Pond Surveys	South East England	FULL
15 Apr	The Brown Hare – History, Ecology and Habitat Requirements	East Midlands	YES
15 Apr	Great Crested Newts – An Introduction to Pond Surveys	South East England	FULL
15-16 Apr	Great Crested Newts and Development	North West England	FULL
19 Apr	Great Crested Newt Survey and Evaluation	South East England	FULL
21 Apr	Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)	South West England	FULL
23 Apr	The Brown Hare – History, Ecology and Habitat Requirements	Yorkshire and the Humber	CANCELLED
25 Apr	Are you Compliant with the NERC Biodiversity Duty?	East Midlands	CANCELLED
25 Apr	Freshwater Invertebrate Identification and Survey Skills	North West England	YES
29 Apr	Woodland NVC Survey in Practice	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
29-30 Apr	Grass, Sedge & Rush Identification for Phase 1 Habitat Survey	North East England	FULL
MAY
02 May	Breeding Bird Survey – Identification and Field Craft Techniques	Ireland	YES
07 May	An Introduction to the Survey, Identification and Assessment of Semi-Natural Woodland Flora and Vegetation	North West England	FULL
08 May	Survey and Identification of Semi-Natural Woodland Flora and Vegetation Communities	North West England	YES
08-09 May	Reptile Mitigation (Best Practice)	South East England	FULL
12 May	Native Woodland Establishment and Restoration for Nature Conservation	South West England	YES
12 May	Great Crested Newts: An Introduction to Pond Survey and Mitigation Monitoring	East Midlands	FULL
13 May	Great Crested Newts: An Introduction to Pond Survey and Mitigation Monitoring	East Midlands	FULL
14 May	Identifying Hedgerow Plants and Trees and Hedgerow Assessment	South West England	YES
14-15 May	An Introduction to Phase 1 Habitat Survey	Scotland	FULL
14-15 May	Beginning Professional Bat Work	North West England	FULL
15-16 May	Introduction to Plant Identification and Phase 1 Habitat Survey	East Midlands	FULL
21 May	Introduction to Grasses	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
21-22 May	Flowering Plant Identification	South East England	FULL
22 May	Introduction to Grasses	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
28-29 May	Field Craft for Bats	South West England	YES
31 May	An Introduction to Crayfish Monitoring	Ireland	CANCELLED
JUNE
04-05 Jun	An Introduction to Phase 1 Habitat Survey	Scotland	CANCELLED
09 Jun	Coastal Vegetated Shingle: Nature Conservation Value, Management and Mitigation for Developments	South East England	YES
10 Jun	Introduction to Grasses	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
10-11 Jun	Otters: Ecology, Survey and Mitigation	Scotland	FULL
11 Jun	Identification of Common Plant Species	Scotland	YES
11-12 Jun	Field Craft for Bats	North West England	YES
18 Jun	Identification of Grasses	Scotland	FULL
18-19 Jun	Grassland Management, Creation and Translocation	East Midlands	YES
19-20 Jun	Introduction to Sedges	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
24 Jun	Rare Arable Flora	South East England	YES
25 Jun	Native Tree Species	Scotland	YES
26 Jun	Rare Arable Flora	South East England	CANCELLED
30 Jun	Reptile Identification, Survey and Handling	South West England	FULL
JULY
01-02 Jul	Japanese Knotweed and Other Non-Native/Invasive Plants	Wales	YES
10 Jul	Pond Conservation	East Midlands	YES
16 Jul	Lake Survey Techniques	Scotland	CANCELLED
17-18 Jul	The History, Ecology and Management of the European Beaver	South West England	YES
18-20 Jul	Working with Crayfish Stage 1: Ecology, Survey and Conservation	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
21 Jul	Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification	South West England	YES
23 Jul	Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification	South East England	FULL
23-25 Jul	Working with Crayfish Stage 2: Development Works, Crayfish Plague and Non-Natives	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
24 Jul	Environmental Stewardship and the Farm Environment Plan: 1 of 4 - Preliminary Data Collection and Farm Environment Record	South West England	CANCELLED
31 Jul	Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification	Scotland	YES
AUGUST
10-12 Aug	Working with Crayfish Stage 1: Ecology, Survey and Conservation	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
14 Aug	Environmental Stewardship and the Farm Environment Plan: 2 of 4 - Fieldwork	South West England	CANCELLED
SEPTEMBER
01-03 Sep	Working with Crayfish Stage 1: Ecology, Survey and Conservation	Yorkshire and the Humber	FULL
02 Sep	Aquatic (and Wetland) Plant Identification	South East England	FULL
03-05 Sep	Working with Crayfish Stage 2: Development Works, Crayfish Plague and Non-Natives	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
04 Sep	Aquatic (and Wetland) Plant Identification	South East England	FULL
04 Sep	Environmental Stewardship and the Farm Environment Plan: 3 of 4 - FEP Maps and Forms	South West England	CANCELLED
10 Sep	Macrofungi Identification	South West England	YES
10 Sep	Practical Action for Water Voles	Eastern England	YES
10 Sep	An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Ecologists	East Midlands	YES
11-12 Sep	Grass, Sedge & Rush Identification for Phase 1 Habitat Survey	North East England	FULL
15 Sep	Ponds: Nature Conservation Value and Management	South East England	YES
15 Sep	Protected Mammal Species: Survey	Scotland	FULL
16 Sep	Protected Mammal Species: Impacts and Mitigation	Scotland	FULL
16 Sep	Farmland Birds – Can Modern Intensive Farming and Farmland Birds Co-exist?	East Midlands	YES
17 Sep	Phase 1 Habitat Survey	Eastern England	FULL
18 Sep	Lake and Reservoir Management	East Midlands	YES
18 Sep	Environmental Stewardship and the Farm Environment Plan: 4 of 4 - Application Maps and Forms	South West England	CANCELLED
18 Sep	Farmland Birds – Can Modern Intensive Farming and Farmland Birds Co-exist?	South East England	YES
18 Sep	The Common or Hazel Dormouse: Ecology and Conservation	Wales	FULL
19 Sep	Macrofungi Identification	South West England	YES
23 Sep	An Introduction to the Survey and Identification of Blanket Mire Flora & Vegetation Communities	North West England	YES
24 Sep	Survey and Identification of Blanket Mire Flora & Vegetation Communities	North West England	YES
26 Sep	The Role of Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) in Local Development Frameworks and Site Specific Development Proposals	East Midlands	YES
OCTOBER
02 Oct	Tree Identification	South East England	YES
03 Oct	Introduction to National Vegetation Classification Survey	South East England	YES
08 Oct	Pipelines and Ecological Issues	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
11-12 Oct	Invertebrate Survey and Site Assessment	Yorkshire and the Humber	YES
13 Oct	Water Vole Ecology	South West England	FULL
14-15 Oct	Water Vole Conservation and Development	South West England	YES
16-17 Oct	Water Vole Conservation and Development	South West England	YES
17 Oct	Saltmarsh Creation – Hesketh Outmarsh West Realignment Project, Lancashire	North West England	YES
21 Oct	Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Ecology	East Midlands	YES
22 Oct	Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Ecology	East Midlands	YES
30 Oct	Surveying for Bats and Development – The Consultants Approach	South East England	YES
NOVEMBER
03-04 Nov	Outdoor First Aid and Incident Management	West Midlands	YES
04 Nov	Survey and Identification of Conifers	North West England	YES
26 Nov	Winning Approaches - What do you need to do to convince a planning inspector?	South East England	YES