15/08/14 -17/08/14
This course provides an introduction and practical field experience in using Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, the standard method of assessing and recording wildlife habitats and sites. Anyone needing to carry out basic ecological surveys in relation to planning and development, or site conservation and management, will find this course covers the essential techniques.
The Phase 1 Habitat Survey methodology was developed by the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) to provide a rapid system of classifying and mapping wildlife habitats over large areas of the countryside. It is widely used throughout Britain and, following revisions and simplifications, now forms a standardised system which supports consistent levels of survey detail and accuracy. The methodology presented in this course can be used for both surveys of specific habitats, such as grasslands or woodlands, and surveys of wider areas of countryside, in which every parcel of land is classified and recorded. During the course we will carry out fieldwork in selected habitat sites, producing habitat maps and target notes and summarise the information gained into descriptive and interpretive reports. This course precedes an Invasive Plant Species course, run by the same tutor, and some course participants may want to consider attending both courses.
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