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News > Events > Pond survey training course Oxford 21 August 2008
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Pond survey training course Oxford 21 August 2008
| Starts on | 21/08/2008 |
| Start time | 09:30 |
| Ends on | 21/08/2008 |
| End time | 17:30 |
| Category | environmental professionals and volunteers |
| Location | Oxford Brookes University |
 CLOSED - This course is now full.
Pond Conservation is running a pond survey training course, held at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford on Thursday 21 August 2008. There is a large practical part to this course and this will be held at the nearby Pinkhill Meadow, in Oxford. The course covers use of national standard methods for surveying ponds for plants and invertebrates, including methods for assessing pond priority status under the UK Pond Habitat Action Plan. Please download the pdf with more details of the course. What you need to know about the course Please arrive between 9.30 and 10.00 am for a cup of tea/ coffee before the course starts. The course will start promptly at 10am with a presentation about the survey and assessment methods. We will travel to a nearby pond and we will demonstrate the survey method. You will have an opportunity to carry out the field survey method with Pond Conservation staff on hand to advise. We will eat lunch in the field. We will return to the training room to analyse the results and discuss the methods, and will finish by 5pm. Please note This is not a training course in wetland plant or macroinvertebrate identification. In order to carry out the surveys you will need to be able to identify pond plant species and / or invertebrates to at least family level.
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