Habitat and Site Assessment for Invertebrates

The Ecology Consultancy - Professional Series - Courses for Ecologists - 7th December

(Edit: The original date of the 6th August of the course was cancelled due to the tube strike and has been rescheduled to the 7th of December)

If you have any queries please contact: events@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk

What does it cover?

The day course will cover the aspects of invertebrate ecology and site assessment relevant to development projects. This will include standard survey methods, techniques and protocols for terrestrial and aquatic habitats and site assessment methods, techniques and protocols for terrestrial and aquatic habitats and site assessment methods, including walkover appraisals, species quality scores, and schemes based on species of conservation concern. An introduction to the Invertebrate Species-habitat Information System (ISIS) will be provided and the package, interpretation of results and pitfalls will be demonstrated.

Legislation relating to protected species and species of principal importance (BAP species), and their significance for site protection in relation to the NERC Act and the NPPF will be discussed, along with the significance of other species of conservation concern (including Red Data Book, Nationally Notable and Nationally Scarce species). Examples of case law on invertebrates and the judgements of recent cases brought by Buglife, will be reviewed. Important species and habitats in the south-east, including brownfields and their micro-habitats will be discussed and consideration will be given to designing surveys for site assessment, including personnel, techniques and effort and mitigation design. A local field trip will be included, subject to weather. Although the course is not intended to improve insect identification skills, some specimens will be available.

Who should attend?

Professional ecologists and graduate ecologists.

Learning outcomes

• Invertebrate survey methodologies
• Site assessment for invertebrates and ISIS demonstration
• Species protection, relevant legislation and case law
• Mitigation design

Why choose this course?

• Learn from working professionals
• Tailored course based on your requirements from pre-course questionnaire
• Lunch and refreshments provided
• Test and certificate

This course is approved by the Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and may be counted as 24 CPD credits.

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