Baseline Surveys & Habitat Mapping

Habitat mapping is an important element of land management, applicable in your own green space, whether it be a garden you want to cater to wildlife, a community group you’re part of looking to support a bigger green space, or whether you’re interested to understand wildlife in a more formal capacity. By understanding the species that are historically present on or using a site, you are more well equipped to understand what improvements need to be made for the space to optimise the value for local species. You may have a very standard site, you may have a particularly interesting plant or butterfly or bat you want to bring back to the area, or you may want to improve the general value of the space for common species. This day course will cover the basic principles of habitat map creation, and considerations for planning and carrying out baseline surveys.

Note: this workshop is a general introduction and will not be teaching or using UK Habitat Classification methodology.

This course is aimed at young people looking to work in the wildlife sector, amatuer naturalists, early career ecologists, people active in community nature projects, sustainability leads in organisations and people looking to understand and plan a green space in a more structured and pragmatic way.

Please note this course will run subject to meeting a minimum number of participants.