See the following tables for practical or natural history conservation related courses.

• Local courses in Essex and Herts
• EWT survey training
• Beds, Cambs, Northants, & Peterborough Wildlife Trust courses
• BTCV courses in SE England
• Courses from other providers

HCV will generally reimburse regular volunteers for worthwhile courses.

Local Courses

FSC Epping Forest - Field Centre, Tel. 020 8508 7714,
High Beech, Loughton, Essex IG10 4AF, managed by the Field Studies Council.
See Epping Forest programme.

VST - Voluntary Sector Training (NW Essex CVS Partnership)
Web: www.voluntarysectortraining.org.uk
Email: admin@voluntarysectortraining.org.uk
Tel: 01371 876747
Uttlesford Voluntary and Community Centre,
46 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AN.
 

Essex Wildlife Trust Survey Training

Essex Wildlife Trust has a programme of training events on species identification and methods of recording to help provide information for the Essex Biodiversity Action Plan. Telephone 01621 862960.
 

Beds, Cambs, Northants, & Peterborough Wildlife Trust Training

Tel: 01604 405285
Email: trainingworkshops@wildlifebcnp.org
Website: www.wildlifebcnp.org.
 

BTCV Training

BTCV organize a whole range of short courses. HCV volunteers are entitled to the BTCV community group rate.

Courses can be booked on-line at shop.tcv.org.uk.

Information on course in regions may be available:
South East Region: SE Training.

Courses from other providers

Assington Mill, near Sudbury
www.assingtonmill.com

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, near Chichester, West Sussex
www.wealddown.co.uk

Low Impact Living Initiative (LILI) courses at Hackney City Farm
www.lowimpact.org