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Professional CPD courses

Wildlife Law 18th & 19th Nov 2009 - Stanhope, nr Durham Flyer with price here & course leaflet here

Introduction to Aquatic Plants 25th & 26th Aug 2009 *course full - now booking extra dates in Sept* 1st & 2nd Sept 2009 - Hexham, nr Newcastle Flyer with price here & course leaflet here

Ptyxis BOOKING CONDITIONS here

Identifying Grass Indicator Species in Flower 3-5th June 2009 - *COURSE FULL*Teesdale, County Durham BOOK for 2010 now here!

Training courses 2009

One day workshops @ only £50 on:

  • Using the Wild Flower Key
  • Vegetative plant Identification
  • Yellow dandelion lookalikes

Details of one day workshops & Booking Form here

"Clare's teaching style and enthusiasm made me want to learn more, and I went on to complete a Masters in Plant Diversity and now work as a habitat surveyor."

Alice Fenton, Thames Valley Envrionmental Records Centre

"I got a lot out of this course – a good understanding of wild flower identification … Clare did a great job of catering for beginners like myself as well as more experienced colleagues.”

Laura Lowther, Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Ptyxis

Training

We are professionally qualified to offer training services:

Clare O'Reilly is a trained teacher (PGCE) for adult (FE & HE) education and a Field Studies Council (FSC) associate tutor; and John O'Reilly is a qualified geography teacher. It makes a difference to your learning: read our student testimonials!

"Clare is an excellent tutor. We had clear objectives, which we acheived, and she persisted with our difficulties until we had all learnt / seen what we needed to. Few FSC courses I have been on have been as good." Amanda Morgan, University of Birmingham student on the Certificate in Biological Recording

Our courses are learner-centered, using innovative teaching techniques that are informal and fun, but also challenging, to ensure you meet your goals. We teach students, not subjects.

Clare teaching on the Biodiversity Training ProjectWe provide ecology training courses for a huge variety of clients, ranging from Natural England, IEEM, RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts, and 5 universities, to other ecological consultancies.

We also offer educational consultancy services for the environmental sector, including bespoke curricula design and accreditation research.

 

 

Our most popular courses

BSBI grass workshop led by Clare O'Reilly in 2005

Grasses Sedges & Rushes for Phase 1 survey © Ptyxis Ecology

This 2-day course is the only professional training course in the UK specifically focussed on Phase 1 habitat indicator species in these plant groups. It was developed for IEEM in 2005 and this year, again, has been massively over subscribed. Why not commission PTYXIS to run an in-house course, tailored to your staff requirements? Email us for more details

 

The Biodiversity Training Project

SBTPPTYXIS is providing training sessions for this 5 year Heritage Lottery funded project, which aims to engage local people in learning about biodiversity. We are introducing Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) habitats to new audiences via a mix of species identification and interpretation on guided walks.