Course convenor(s):
Mike Dean (BSc, MSc, CEnv, MIEEM)
Date:02/07/2009
Course length: 1day
Venue:
Cresswell Associates, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud,
GL5 2QG
Course fee: £150
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively
Outline:
This course provides an introduction to water vole biology in the context of development projects, with particular reference to appropriate survey methodologies, habitat assessment and their legislative protection. A field trip will demonstrate survey techniques and habitat assessment.
Further information:
Cresswell Associates
The Mill, Brimscombe Port
Stroud, GL5 2QG
T: +44 (0) 1453 731 231
F: +44 (0) 1453 888 797
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Target audience:
This course is aimed at those who wish to learn about the ecology of water voles, survey techniques and relevant legislation.
Aims:
To provide:
- background information on water vole biology so as to understand how and why water vole surveys should be carried out
- information on water vole survey techniques and habitat assessment
- background information on legislation relating to water voles.
To demonstrate:
- water vole field survey techniques and habitat assessment in the field
Objectives:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- describe the life history and social organisation of water voles, and how these influence when, where and how surveys for these species should be carried out
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- identify water vole field signs
- carry out habitat assessments for water voles
- describe the legislation relating to water voles
Course content:
Lectures
- Background biology of water voles
- Water vole status and distribution
- Current threats to water voles
- Legislation
- Habitat assessment
- Survey methods
- Field signs
Fieldwork
- Visits to nearby sites to identify field signs, practice survey techniques and carry out habitat assessment for water voles
Additional information/requirements:
2 additional courses on water voles are available for those with existing experience of water vole ecology and survey techniques:
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