FORTHCOMING TRAINING
What ecological CPD training are Flight Ecology putting on soon?
Date: 19th & 20th January 2026
Location: Levens Hall Deer Park, nr Kendal, Cumbria
Learn how to survey for bats in trees, how it differs from buildings (and it does, A LOT), what to look for, what to record and how to use an endoscope.
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Date: Released Soon
Location: Online Only
The use of video cameras for bat surveying has become more important. On this course, you will learn what types of cameras are available and how to use them for bat surveys, including how to analyse the footage efficiently.
Date: 5th February 2026
Location: Levens Hall Park, Levens, Cumbria
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Learn how bats use trees and how that impacts on the work you do with trees. This one day course covers bat ecology and biology, the Law, how to identify when you may have found a bat roost and what to do next.
Date: 6th February 2026
Location: Levens Hall Park, Levens, Cumbria
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This course follows on from the Bats and Trees Awareness course and is designed for arborists, and arboricultural surveyors who routinely inspect trees
Date: 21st, 22nd, & 23rd January 2026
Location: Levens Hall Deer Park, nr Kendal, Cumbria
Develop your climbing skills within a safe a pressure-free environment, with the help of two experienced tree climbing ecologists.
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Date: 18th March 2026
Location: Levens Hall Park, Levens, Cumbria
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Learn how bats use trees and how that impacts on the work you do with trees. This one day course covers bat ecology and biology, the Law, how to identify when you may have found a bat roost and what to do next.
Date: 19th March 2026
Location: Levens Hall Park, Levens, Cumbria
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This course follows on from the Bats and Trees Awareness course and is designed for arborists, and arboricultural surveyors who routinely inspect trees
Date: 13th & 14th April 2026
Location: Levens Hall Deer Park, nr Kendal, Cumbria
Learn how to survey for bats in trees, how it differs from buildings (and it does, A LOT), what to look for, what to record and how to use an endoscope.
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Date: 15th, 16th & 17th April 2026
Location: Levens Hall Deer Park, nr Kendal, Cumbria
Develop your climbing skills within a safe a pressure-free environment, with the help of two experienced tree climbing ecologists.
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Date: Released Soon
Location: Online Only
Learn how to determine the different bats species in the UK; what sonograms tell us, what factors to look at, and what tools to use.
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Date: Released Soon
Location: TBC
Learn how to assess a building for roosting bats, something which is the basis for all bat building surveys.
What features are used by bats? What signs should you look out for? How does the potential for bats vary between buildings and in different areas.
