Join professionals on a Landscaping for Nature and People course this spring or autumn
This year the Royal Horticultural Society and Bat Conservation Trust are again pleased to offer their one-day professional development course ‘Landscaping for Nature and People’. Find out how we can make spaces more biodiverse while meeting the needs of people by joining tutors from the RHS and BCT and others across the horticultural, garden design and ecological sector for a fun and informative day.
Attendees have a choice of two dates and venues; Wednesday 25th March at RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey and Wednesday 2nd September at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex.
What will I learn if I attend the 'Landscaping for Nature and People' course?
By the end of the course, attendees will be able to:
- Summarise the threats to and importance of biodiversity in the context of ecosystems, wellbeing and place making
- Identify challenges and opportunities to urban wildlife, including policy and legislative drivers
- Understand key principles and plant-based solutions when designing biodiverse urban landscapes
- Exercise judgement about when to contact appropriate specialists or stakeholders during the development process
- Recognise the key roles and responsibilities required for successful master planning for people and wildlife
- Apply key nature based solution design principles to master planning to maximise benefits to people and wildlife
Lesson structure during the day:
- Knowledge sharing with a cross sector of industry professionals
- Nature-Based Solution approaches
- Legislative and policy background
- Field tour of RHS Wisley wildlife garden
- Case study group work
Where do I book or get more information?
For information on the course visit Landscaping for Nature and People - Courses for specific professions - Bat Conservation Trust
Book here for Wisley on Weds 25th March - https://buytickets.at/bctevents/1981446
Book here for Hyde Hall on Weds 2nd Sept - https://buytickets.at/bctevents/1981447
