Our Training Courses

Tool use

Our Training Courses

We offer a range of training courses to enable people, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and not currently in education, employment or training, to gain accredited Level 1 Open College Network qualifications.

Our range of courses includes Species Identification, Tools Use, Green Woodworking and an Introduction to Coppicing. Scroll down to see our current list of available courses, as well as finding more information about each of them.

Whether you're interested in taking your first steps on a path towards a career in conservation, or you simply hope to gain experience or new skills, our courses could be perfect for you!

EcoPark Tool Use

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Green Woodworking

Learn how to transform unseasoned and unprocessed wood into finished products using only hand tools.

Coppicing

Introduction to Coppicing

 Learn all about this traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees to put out new shoots from their stump or roots if cut down.

Trainee

Tools Use

Our Tools Use course will teach you how to use and maintain a range of different tools whilst gaining experience of practical conservation work.