Course overview
The Orchids form a diverse and fascinating family of British wildflowers, their intricate blooms and unique adaptations having captivated nature enthusiasts for centuaries.
Join Leif Bersweden for an engaging introduction to the twenty Orchid species you are most likely to encounter in Britain & Ireland.
The course is designed for nature lovers, amateur botanists and anyone curious about the diverse world of British orchids.
The course comprises a pre-recorded tutorial interspersed with short self-tests, which can be paused, rewound or skipped at any point during the 24 hours, giving you the chance to have a break when you want, and go back over any species you are less familiar with.
There is also a ‘bespoke’ ticket option, for which we will set you up with the tutorial on any date of your choosing.
All proceeds from the course will go to supporting our endangered species conservation work.
Schedule
The video runs for just over two hours, and will be available to attendees for a 24 hour period (from 5pm the night before).
Four days prior to the course you should receive an email with all the joining details on. It appears that several work-based servers are spamming messages from Eventbrite, so if you have not heard from us by then, please check your spam folder, and the email address you used for the booking. In the event you can't find the email please be in touch.
We also offer a bespoke option (at the checkout) which allows you to choose a day and time convenient to you.
About the tutor
Leif Bersweden is a writer, botanist and nature communicator with a face-down, bottom-up approach to watching wildlife. He grew up in rural Wiltshire where he taught himself how to identify the local flora and has championed our wild plants and the joy they bring ever since. He is the author of 'The Orchid Hunter' and 'Where the Wildflowers Grow' and has recently joined The Species Recovery Trust team having run training with us for several years.
Course certificate
This course can be used as part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). We invite attendees to download their own certificate and complete the numbers of hours spent on the course, as we are aware some attendees spend more time reading up about courses before the day, and writing their notes up and sitting the online course tests afterwards. The hours on your certificate should accurately reflect this time.
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Photo credits - Leif Bersweden
