Bats and Arboriculture
Valuable and convenient training for you and your team!
All of our courses for arborists are frequently delivered as in-house courses for clients across the country. Our Scoping Surveys for Arborists is our introductory, bat awareness course. Participants who complete this course can then take our Secondary Roost Surveys for Arborists where they will continue to develop important and relevant skills, including appropriate endoscope use. Alternatively clients can complete both courses at the same time, with our combined course.
Scoping Surveys for Arborists:
In this Lantra-accredited course, developed by the Bat Conservation Trust and supported by the Arboricultural Association, we will provide you with the awareness of bat ecology, behaviour and legal knowledge you need to carry out tree works with consideration for the potential effects on bats and their habitats. Through practical tasks, our expert tutors will also help you to practice applying method for assessing bat potential trees, identifying any risk of roost destruction or bat disturbance and, where necessary, to seek assistance. Due to popular demand we offer this course in two formats:
Online course: This course takes place across 2 half-day sessions (usually held in the afternoon), hosted on Zoom with, plenty opportunities to interact with the tutors and ask your questions. Each session is held one week apart, and a practical task is assigned to be completed independently between the sessions. The results are discussed as part of the second session.
In person course: This course takes place across one full day of training, with a practical scoping survey exercise included in the programme. The course is hosted a variety of in locations across the UK.
Secondary Roost Surveys for Arborists
With the help of expert tutors you will examine the methods that can be used to rule out the potential of features as suitable bat roosts. Through practical sessions you will also develop useful practical skills including appropriate use of endoscopes, and be given guidance on what can and cannot be done without a bat licence. This course is delivered in-person across one full day. Please note the practical element is compulsory in this course so access to mature woodland must be provided by the client.
Bats and Arboriculture - Combined course
This course combines both our Scoping Surveys for Arborists and our Secondary Roost surveys course, allowing participants to complete their training on bats and arboriculture in a single course. Participants do not need any prior knowledge before attending this course. This course is delivered across 1.5 days. The first half day can be offered either online (via zoom) or in-person, and is followed by a full day of in-person training.
Important information
For these in-house courses, we ask that the client provides:
- A suitable venue with seating and desk space for the relevant number of students (classroom or boardroom set up generally works best) and a projector and screen to show a powerpoint presentation.
- Clients must be able to provide access to mature woodlands for the practical sessions of in-person courses.
- Refreshments and lunch for the tutor and/or participants
We provide the tutor(s), copies of the course resources for each participant, a certificate of attendance for each participant and any equipment that is required for demonstration or use within the training. Participants are welcome to bring their own equipment to use where appropriate.
Pricing varies per course and we advise contacting the Training team for a quote.
Course accredited by Lantra
Supported by the Arboricultural Association (discount for members)
