Introduction:
Developed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the Welsh Peatlands Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project, the Peatland Restoration Practitioner training course provides validation with support from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme.
Overview in brief:
Peatland restoration is a growing vocation within the conservation sector. Developed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the Welsh Peatlands Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project, the Peatland Restoration Practitioner training course now provides this validation with support from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme.
Attendees will gain accreditation in peatland restoration and acquire best practice from practitioners with substantial experience in peatland ecology, management and restoration. On completion, the learners will be able to apply best practice in all aspects of planning, delivering and monitoring the restoration of degraded peatland sites.
The finer details:
The programme consists of 8 topics that will be delivered over 2, separate 3-day sessions.
Part 1 - will be focused on the preparation phase required before conducting peatland restoration.
Part 2 - will be focused on the delivery phase of restoration.
The topics to be covered are peatland ecology, health and safety, surveying, practical restoration, restoration plans, delivering restoration and evaluating success, advocacy, funding and potential future funding streams.
The course will be delivered through a mixture of classroom-based sessions comprising of presentations, interactive workshops and activities.
The course will include 2 field trip days to different peatland sites. These field trips offer the opportunity to practise some of the taught field skills out on site and to review aspects of the course in the field.
In advance of the start date, digital copies of an extensive reading list including papers and pdfs will be supplied. This supplementary material will provide background on the topics and will include additional resources for the tasks and activities.
Applications for this course can be made from January onwards
The following Training Providers are available to deliver this course: