- Duration
1 week
- Location
- Plumpton College
Course Overview
This 1 week course covers both the theory and practical aspects of managing agricultural land for the benefit of our natural habitats.
Topics covered within this comprehensive part time course include:
- Woodland and hedgerow management
- Improving and managing agricultural habitats
- Havens for wildlife and maintaining, and improving, buffer zones
- Habitat management for crop and livestock protection
- Wildlife ecology and conservation management
- Surveying, assessing, and planning improvements
- Implementing new managing strategies
Course Cost
£295 for the full course.
Course Fees
Students aged 24+ who are studying a second Level 3 course or aged 24+ who are studying their first Level 3 course will have to pay tuition fees, depending on the course.
Students on low income who can prove they earn less than £25,000 (from September 2024); are unemployed; or receive state benefits could be entitled to a tuition fee waiver.
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