Understanding British Mammals: Insectivores, Rodents and Lagomorphs
This is an Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning Course focusing on British mammals.
This course is one in a series on British mammals and focuses on insectivores, rodents and lagomorphs. It gives a thorough introduction to these mammals including shrews, moles, hedgehogs, mice, voles, rats, squirrels, beaver, rabbits and hares. This course also covers non-native and invasive species.
Key features of species identification will be covered including skull and bone examination, population monitoring techniques, the dissection of owl pellets in addition to field surveys which will include ‘long-worth trapping’.
Practical and field exercises will involve characteristic field-signs, with a guide to tracks and trails, feeding remains, droppings, nests and burrows. Life cycles, habits and habitats will be also covered in the workshops. The distribution and status of these mammals, including BAP species and wildlife law, will be discussed in relation to their individual conservation requirements.
The course will consist of online learning through lectures and seminars as well as a compulsory two-day field session in west Wales at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre.
Please click on the ticket link to book through the Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning department.
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Tutor:
Ryan Knight-Fox is an experienced tutor, having been running his own woodland business Knight-Fox Wild About Learning since 2017. He is an Ecologist, teacher of Wildlife Identification & Tracking, Ethnobotanist, Bushcraft Instructor, Social Forester, Forest School Leader and Coastal School Leader. Ryan is also the Nature Reserve & Volunteer Manager at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre.
Ryan Knight-Fox is an experienced tutor, having been running his own woodland business Knight-Fox Wild About Learning since 2017. He is an Ecologist, teacher of Wildlife Identification & Tracking, Ethnobotanist, Bushcraft Instructor, Social Forester, Forest School Leader and Coastal School Leader. Ryan is also the Nature Reserve & Volunteer Manager at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre.
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This is an Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning Course so please book via this link: Current Courses : Lifelong Learning , Aberystwyth University
Fees:
Full Fee: £140.00
Full Fee: £140.00
Successful completion of Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning part-time courses allows you to gain credits which can be used towards higher education qualifications.
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You may also be interested in other workshops at Denmark Farm. Please see our events calendar for our full list.
For accommodation during this workshop in our self-catering Eco Lodge or shared Dormitory please do get in touch to check availability.
Mae’r holl enillion o’n digwyddiadau a gwyliau’n cael eu hailfuddsoddi’n uniongyrchol i reoli ein gwarchodfa natur 40 erw. Diolch i chi am eich cefnogaeth a chofiwch ddod i ymweld â ni’n fuan.
All proceeds from our events and holidays are ploughed directly back into managing our 40 acre nature reserve. Thank you for your support and please do come to visit soon.