Preston Montford

Shropshire/Welsh Border

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.

2008 Course Programme

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Course Title Tutor Dates
Painting Decorative Bark Moya Davern 21 Nov-23 Nov

2009 Course Programme

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Course Title Tutor Dates
Winter Birds in Woods and Water Allan Dawes 27 Feb-01 Mar
Identifying Mosses and Liverworts Nick Hodgetts 27 Feb-02 Mar
Botanical Illustration Kay Rees-Davies 27 Feb-01 Mar
Introduction to Hoverflies The Dipterists Forum Team 06 Mar-08 Mar
Picture-wing Flies The Dipterists Forum Team 06 Mar-08 Mar
Bird Identification for Beginners Martin Godfrey 20 Mar-22 Mar
Advanced Bryology Laboratory Course Martha Newton 20 Mar-24 Mar
Painting Flowers Pam Bowen 20 Mar-22 Mar
Mammal Identification Mammal Society Trainers 03 Apr-05 Apr
Identifying Bryophytes for Conservation and Recording Nick Hodgetts 03 Apr-06 Apr
Songbird Identification Martin Godfrey 01 May-04 May
Identifying Difficult Invertebrates Paul Lee 01 May-04 May
Working Towards Great Crested Newt Licence Adrian Bayley 08 May-11 May
Studying Trees in Watercolour Kate Houghton 08 May-11 May
Hedgerows:Surveying and Recording Barry Wright 08 May-10 May
Landscapes and Livestock John Humphreys 15 May-17 May
Identifying Stonefly and Mayfly Nymphs Craig McAdam 15 May-18 May
Bird Survey Techniques Martin Godfrey 15 May-18 May
Land Mammal Identification Johnny Birks 15 May-18 May
Badgers and their Natural History Adrian Bayley 22 May-24 May
Introduction to Bumblebees and Solitary Bees Ian Cheeseborough 22 May-24 May
Identifying Amphibians and Reptiles Andrew Wilson 22 May-25 May
Grass Identification Hilary Wallace 22 May-25 May
Land Mammal Identification Adrian Bayley 25 May-28 May
NVC: Grasslands Hilary Wallace 25 May-28 May
Identifying Woodland Plants Sarah Whild and Nick Law 26 May-29 May
Plant Portraits of Arum Lilies Moya Davern 29 May-31 May
A Weekend on Bats Rebecca Collins 29 May-31 May
Dragonflies and Damselflies Ian Cheeseborough 29 May-31 May
Introducing Invertebrates Peter Boardman and Ian Cheeseborough 05 Jun-07 Jun
Identifying Sedges and their Allies Chris Walker 05 Jun-08 Jun
Insects in Watercolour Jonathan Newey 05 Jun-08 Jun
In the Footsteps of Darwin Michael Roberts 05 Jun-08 Jun
Identifying Difficult Higher Plants Sarah Whild 12 Jun-15 Jun
Identifying Grasses Adrian Bayley 12 Jun-15 Jun
Identifying the Brassicace John Swindells 12 Jun-14 Jun
From Field Study to Botanical Art Kate Houghton 12 Jun-15 Jun
Beginners Guide to Wild Flowers Brenda Harold 19 Jun-21 Jun
Site Assessment using Vegetation Alex Lockton 19 Jun-22 Jun
Buildings in Pen and Wash Jonathan Newey 19 Jun-22 Jun
Small Mammal Ecology and Techniques Mammal Society Trainers 27 Jun
Exploring the Montgomery Canal Allan Dawes 03 Jul-06 Jul
Identifying the Apiaceae Ros Bennett 03 Jul-05 Jul
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Chris Walker 03 Jul-06 Jul
Identifying Bats Johnny Birks 03 Jul-06 Jul
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns for Beginners Ros Bennett 06 Jul-09 Jul
Using a Flora Brenda Harold 10 Jul-14 Jul
Botanical Illustration Kay Rees-Davies 10 Jul-12 Jul
Introduction to Sedges and Rushes Chris Walker 17 Jul-19 Jul
Identifying Reptiles and Amphibians Andrew Wilson 20 Jul-23 Jul
Shropshire Wildlife Safari Centre Staff 27 Jul-31 Jul
Walking in Shropshire and the Borderlands Centre Staff 31 Jul-07 Aug
Ambles, Ales and Ghostly Tales Centre Staff 31 Jul-04 Aug
Geology and Scenery in Darwins Footsteps Dave Cronshaw 31 Jul-07 Aug
Identifying the Asterace John Swindells 31 Jul-03 Aug
Painting Pollinators Chris Shields 03 Aug-07 Aug
Insect Photography Workshop John Bebbington 07 Aug-11 Aug
Site Assessment Using Invertebrates Paul Lee 07 Aug-10 Aug
Ferns, Horsetails and Clubmosses Mark Duffell 07 Aug-09 Aug
Late Summer Butterflies and Moths David Brown 10 Aug-14 Aug
Botany for Professional Survey Work Clare O'Reilly 11 Aug-14 Aug
Identifying Upland Mosses and Liverworts Martha Newton 14 Aug-17 Aug
Identifying Lowland Mosses and Liverworts Martha Newton 17 Aug-20 Aug
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Hilary Wallace 17 Aug-20 Aug
Plants of Mires and Heaths Kate Thorne 21 Aug-24 Aug
Identifying Beetles Chris Terrell-Nield 04 Sep-07 Sep
Walking, Natural History and You Chris Walker 04 Sep-07 Sep
Introduction to NVC Hilary Wallace 04 Sep-07 Sep
Digital Photography Geoffrey Kibby 07 Sep-11 Sep
Monitoring and Surveying for Conservation Adrian Bayley 14 Sep-21 Sep
Identifying Springtails Peter Shaw 02 Oct-04 Oct
Tree Identification in Autumn Kate Thorne 16 Oct-18 Oct
Identification of Macrofungi Irene Ridge 16 Oct-19 Oct
Difficult Fungi Groups Geoffrey Kibby 16 Oct-23 Oct
Illustrating Fungi Moya Davern 16 Oct-18 Oct
Finding your own Painting Direction Alan Brain 19 Oct-23 Oct
Fungal Foray Geoffrey Kibby 23 Oct-25 Oct
Autumn Fruits and Fungi Valerie Oxley 23 Oct-25 Oct
Microscopy for Naturalists Martin Godfrey 23 Oct-25 Oct
Moulds, Mildews and Microfungi Bruce Ing 23 Oct-27 Oct