Slapton Ley

South Devon Coast

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. Over 30 courses range from plant identification to family courses and digital photography. Click on Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve for more information about our Guided Walks program

2008 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Wintering Wildfowl and Waders of South Devon	Dennis Elphick	21 Nov-23 Nov
Touch Trees : Tree Identification Made Easy.	Jerry Dicker	21 Nov-23 Nov

2009 Course Programme

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Course Title	Tutor	Dates
Bird Survey and Bird Atlas Techniques	BTO Trainers	17 Apr-19 Apr
South Devon Birds: Sights and Sounds of Spring	Ian Mercer	01 May-05 May
Flowering Plants: Top 20 Families	Ros Bennett	01 May-04 May
Woodland Plants	Ros Bennett	04 May-07 May
Using a Flora	Ros Bennett	29 May-02 Jun
Spring Stroll and Sketch	Hilary Jean Gibson	29 May-31 May
Clovers, Medicks and Vetches	Ros Bennett	02 Jun-04 Jun
Native British Woodland Ecology, Management and Establishment	Paul Lunt	17 Jul-20 Jul
British Bat Ecology and Conservation	George Bemment	17 Jul-19 Jul
Experiencing the Landscape: The Spirit of the Landscape	Karen Scadeng	17 Jul-24 Jul
Badgers, Otters and Dormice	Paul Chanin	19 Jul-24 Jul
Coastal Plants	David Streeter	19 Jul-24 Jul
Seals of the South Devon Coast	Stephen Westcott	20 Jul-24 Jul
Native British Grassland Ecology, Management and Establishment	Paul Lunt	20 Jul-23 Jul
Summer Painting: Slapton and South Devon Coasts	Hilary Jean Gibson	24 Jul-31 Jul
Family Naturalists: Discovering Devon's Wildlife	Gordon Waterhouse	24 Jul-31 Jul
Aquatic Plants	Nick Stewart	27 Jul-31 Jul
NVC: Lowland Grasses and Woodlands	Fiona Woolmer	27 Jul-31 Jul
Difficult Plants	Ros Bennett	31 Jul-03 Aug
Beside the Sea: a Family Natural History Course	Centre Staff	31 Jul-07 Aug
The Archology of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley	Owen Thompson	31 Jul-07 Aug
Nature in Watercolour: Slaptons Landscapes, Plants and Birds	Penny Robson	31 Jul-07 Aug
Introduction to Digital Photography	Adrian Davies	31 Jul-02 Aug
Digital Nature Photography	Adrian Davies	02 Aug-07 Aug
Identifying Plants of Swamp, Fen and Carr	Ros Bennett	03 Aug-07 Aug
An Introduction to Bird Ringing	Roger Swinfen and Nik Ward	07 Aug-09 Aug
A Field Study of the Geology, Botany and Marine Biology in South Devon	Martin Summers	07 Aug-14 Aug
The Art of Nature Photography	Ben Hall	07 Aug-14 Aug
Capturing Light in Watercolour	Gerald Green	07 Aug-10 Aug
Sand, Sea and Surf	Centre Staff and Instructors	07 Aug-14 Aug
Free up your Watercolour	Gerald Green	10 Aug-14 Aug
NVC: Upland Communities - Mires, Heaths, Grasslands and Woodlands	Hilary Wallace	10 Aug-14 Aug
Dramatic Sea and Landscapes in Acrylic	Susan Gray	21 Aug-28 Aug
Beside the Sea: a Family Natural History Course	Centre Staff	21 Aug-28 Aug
Getting To Know The Lower Plants	Ros Bennett	30 Oct-02 Nov