Kindrogan

Scotland’s National Centre for Excellence in Field Studies and Biodiversity Training

Individuals and Families

The FSC offers leisure and professional training courses covering virtually every aspect of learning about the countryside, its wildlife and the environment.

2009 Course Programme

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Course Title Tutor Dates
A Week of Willow Basketry Jane Wilkinson 01 Mar-06 Mar
First Aid for Remote Places Phil Glennie 30 Mar-03 Apr
Lichen Identification Brian and Sandy Coppins 04 Apr-11 Apr
Special Spring Moths David Brown 06 Apr-11 Apr
Identifying Aquatic Insects and Other Small Freshwater Animals Brian Morrison 06 Apr-10 Apr
Easter Highland Adventure Centre Staff 10 Apr-17 Apr
Garden Structures Workshop Jane Wilkinson 11 Apr
Scottish Spring Birds, Flowers and Butterflies Russell Nisbet 17 Apr-24 Apr
Fear God Serve King - The Jacobites Gary Knight 17 Apr-24 Apr
Sphagnum Moss Martha Newton 23 Apr-27 Apr
Wildlife Sound Recording Roger Boughton and Phil Riddett 24 Apr-27 Apr
Mosses and Liverworts Martha Newton 27 Apr-04 May
Coracle Workshop Jane Wilkinson 14 May-19 May
NVC: Woodlands Ben Averis 15 May-18 May
Big Tree Country: Introduction to Tree Identification Jerry Dicker 15 May-17 May
Big Tree Country: Tree Identification for Improvers Jerry Dicker 17 May-20 May
Nature Taster in Spring Margaret and John Sixsmith 17 May-23 May
An Introduction to Bat Identification and Ecology John Haddow 22 May-24 May
Shetland: North to Muckle Flugga Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton 30 May-06 Jun
Hills, Heritage and High Teas Centre Staff 05 Jun-12 Jun
Freshwater Algae Elliott Shubert and Eileen Cox 05 Jun-12 Jun
Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification Jonathan Willet 17 Jun-19 Jun
Bats and Bat Surveys: a Foundation Course for Environmental Consultants Bat Conservation Trust 17 Jun-19 Jun
Grass Identification Judith Allinson 19 Jun-26 Jun
Wild Orchids of Scotland Martin Robinson 19 Jun-23 Jun
Identification of Highland Plants Bob Callow 19 Jun-26 Jun
Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands Bob Callow 26 Jun-03 Jul
Aquatic Plants Nick Stewart 27 Jun-04 Jul
Discovering and Identifying Wild Flowers Martin Robinson 29 Jun-03 Jul
Mountain Flowers Heather McHaffie 03 Jul-05 Jul
Mammal Identification Mammal Society Trainers 03 Jul-05 Jul
Highland Butterflies and Moths David Brown 08 Jul-15 Jul
Fern Identification Heather McHaffie 10 Jul-13 Jul
Wildlife Explorers Centre Staff 11 Jul-17 Jul
Exploring the Highlands Centre Staff 17 Jul-24 Jul
Identifying Aquatic Insects and Other Small Freshwater Animals Brian Morrison 20 Jul-24 Jul
Wildlife Explorers Centre Staff 25 Jul-31 Jul
Introduction to NVC Martin Robinson 27 Jul-30 Jul
Exploring the Highlands Centre Staff 30 Jul-07 Aug
NVC: Heathlands Ben Averis 31 Jul-03 Aug
Sedges and Rushes Fred Rumsey 03 Aug-08 Aug
Wildlife Explorers Centre Staff 08 Aug-14 Aug
Surveying Bridges Bat Conservation Trust 14 Aug
Highland Adventure Centre Staff 21 Aug-28 Aug
Botanical Illustration Claire and Kery Dalby 22 Aug-29 Aug
Castles, Gardens and Distilleries Centre Staff 24 Aug-28 Aug
Scottish Mammals John Haddow 28 Aug-30 Aug
Identifying Fungi Liz Holden 11 Sep-18 Sep
Autumn Birds and Migration Russell Nisbet 12 Oct-19 Oct
Small Mammals Jeff Clarke 13 Oct-16 Oct
Hedgerow Basketry Jane Wilkinson 16 Oct-18 Oct
Bird Survey and Bird Atlas Techniques BTO Trainers 16 Oct-18 Oct