Slapton Ley

South Devon Coast

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. Course content includes identification skills and techniques for surveying that are popular with Wildlife Trusts, Environment Agency and consultants.

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
Sponsored Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 geography training course specially designed for PGCE students and NQTs	FSC Staff	27 Feb-01 Mar
Bird Survey and Bird Atlas Techniques	BTO Trainers	17 Apr-19 Apr
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
Clovers, Medicks and Vetches	Ros Bennett	02 Jun-04 Jun
British Bat Ecology and Conservation	George Bemment	17 Jul-19 Jul
Native British Woodland Ecology, Management and Establishment	Paul Lunt	17 Jul-20 Jul
Coastal Plants	David Streeter	19 Jul-24 Jul
Badgers, Otters and Dormice	Paul Chanin	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
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
Identifying Plants of Swamp, Fen and Carr	Ros Bennett	03 Aug-07 Aug
NVC: Upland Communities - Mires, Heaths, Grasslands and Woodlands	Hilary Wallace	10 Aug-14 Aug
Getting To Know The Lower Plants	Ros Bennett	30 Oct-02 Nov