CPD courses will cover the following broad topic areas:

• Legislation, Impact Assessment and Mitigation:

We will be running courses on: Habitats Regulations and Appropriate Assessment; Ecological Impact Assessment; wildlife and habitat legislation; and sustainable development.

• Protected Species:

We will be running courses on: bats; badgers; dormice; otters; water voles; birds; great crested newts; reptiles; crayfish; terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. 

• Plants and Habitats:

We will be running courses on: phase 1 and botanical surveys; wildflower identification; grass identification; and habitat creation and restoration schemes.

Forthcoming courses for 2012-13: