Preston Montford

Shropshire/Welsh Border

Professional Development

The FSC is committed to career development and professional training in the environment and is one of the UK's leading providers of taxonomic training. Each year we offer a wide range of courses, many of which are accredited and certified by awarding bodies, to help individuals develop their skills. Preston Montford offers a series of courses that are accredited by the University of Birmingham.

2008 Course Programme

There are no courses remaining in this year's programme.

2009 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Sponsored Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 geography training course specially designed for PGCE students and NQTs	FSC Staff	30 Jan-01 Feb
Identifying Mosses and Liverworts	Nick Hodgetts	27 Feb-02 Mar
Introduction to Hoverflies	The Dipterists Forum Team	06 Mar-08 Mar
Sponsored Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 science training course specially designed for PGCE students and NQTs	FSC Staff	13 Mar-15 Mar
Advanced Bryology Laboratory Course	Martha Newton	20 Mar-24 Mar
Identifying Bryophytes for Conservation and Recording	Nick Hodgetts	03 Apr-06 Apr
Mammal Identification	Mammal Society Trainers	03 Apr-05 Apr
Identifying Difficult Invertebrates	Paul Lee	01 May-04 May
Songbird Identification	Martin Godfrey	01 May-04 May
Working Towards Great Crested Newt Licence	Adrian Bayley	08 May-11 May
Land Mammal Identification	Johnny Birks	15 May-18 May
Identifying Stonefly and Mayfly Nymphs	Craig McAdam	15 May-18 May
Bird Survey Techniques	Martin Godfrey	15 May-18 May
Badgers and their Natural History	Adrian Bayley	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
Dragonflies and Damselflies	Ian Cheeseborough	29 May-31 May
Identifying Sedges and their Allies	Chris Walker	05 Jun-08 Jun
Identifying Grasses	Adrian Bayley	12 Jun-15 Jun
Identifying the Brassicace	John Swindells	12 Jun-14 Jun
Identifying Difficult Higher Plants	Sarah Whild	12 Jun-15 Jun
Site Assessment using Vegetation	Alex Lockton	19 Jun-22 Jun
Small Mammal Ecology and Techniques	Mammal Society Trainers	27 Jun
Identifying Bats	Johnny Birks	03 Jul-06 Jul
Identifying the Apiaceae	Ros Bennett	03 Jul-05 Jul
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes	Chris Walker	03 Jul-06 Jul
Using a Flora	Brenda Harold	10 Jul-14 Jul
Introduction to Sedges and Rushes	Chris Walker	17 Jul-19 Jul
Identifying Reptiles and Amphibians	Andrew Wilson	20 Jul-23 Jul
Identifying the Asterace	John Swindells	31 Jul-03 Aug
Site Assessment Using Invertebrates	Paul Lee	07 Aug-10 Aug
Botany for Professional Survey Work	Clare O'Reilly	11 Aug-14 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
Introduction to NVC	Hilary Wallace	04 Sep-07 Sep
Monitoring and Surveying for Conservation	Adrian Bayley	14 Sep-21 Sep
Identifying Springtails	Peter Shaw	02 Oct-04 Oct
Identification of Macrofungi	Irene Ridge	16 Oct-19 Oct
Moulds, Mildews and Microfungi	Bruce Ing	23 Oct-27 Oct