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This one-day course has been designed to build awareness of the woodland management constraints relating to designated sites, habitats and species that may be implicated by site projects.

Who should attend?

This course has been designed for woodland managers, to ensure EPS are considered during decision making processes and give the tools to work successfully and to industry best practice. Our everyday working activities can have impacts on the habitats and wildlife around us, and so this course aims to create awareness of what steps need to be taken to allow us to continue with our work with the least impact and in compliance with legislation.

Aims of the course

• To provide a baseline understanding of the subject to become more conversant with legislation and best practice;
• To develop knowledge in how EPS can be safeguarded and incorporated into projects;
• To encourage engagement EPS awareness across all projects in your woodland habitat.

What will you learn?

By the end of the course delegates will:

• Gain an awareness of protected species and what type of habitats they may be found in, including bats, birds, dormice, reptiles, great crested newt, badger and otter
•  Develop an understanding of the legislation afforded to species and habitats
• Understand how our working activities can result in impacts to species and habitats and what the repercussion are if done wrong
• Gain an understanding of when further surveys might be required and when we need to seek advice from outside support
• Understand the type of measures required to reduce impacts to wildlife and how we may need to adapt our activities to comply with legislation and best practice

How will you benefit?

• Potential cost and time saving by ensuring surveys and mitigation measures are incorporated at project commencement rather than at a later stage
• Reduce risk of breaches of legislation
• Engage and motivate teams by enhancing their environmental knowledge.

What will you receive?

Upon completion of this Managing Woodland for European Protected Species Course, all delegates will be issued with a workbook, a protected species calendar, and a certificate of attendance.

The instructor

The course is delivered by a member of our professional forestry team with several years’ experience managing woodland for protected species.

The facilities

Courses are held at our training centres in Windsor and Hertfordshire. 

Contact us if you would like your team trained at your location. 

How to book

Please get in touch via the form below to reserve your space or email info@greenskillstraining.co.uk