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Steer clear of baby deer!

A joint campaign is underway to inform members of the public about the need to give both pregnant or nursing deer and their young plenty of space when out enjoying the countryside. 

Over the coming weeks, from mid-May to July, people may discover newly-born deer hidden in the grass or undergrowth and might mistakenly assume that they have been abandoned Please do not touch, disturb or move them as usually, their mothers will not be far away.

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Anglian Ecology - New training courses

Basic Bat Awareness & Bat Scoping CPD training courses

Friday, February 18th, Friday, February 25th, and Friday, March 25th, 2022

This is a full day of training specifically designed for those working with trees, in woodland management, or in the conservation sector, adding to continuing professional development and providing those who work with trees and woodlands with new skills. Successful participants will gain a certificate stating they have obtained the necessary skills to complete initial scoping surveys and secondary non-specialist surveys as recommended in the British Standard BS 8596:2015 Surveying for bats in trees and woodland - Guide.

For those who are interested in obtaining a Natural England Bat Licence, this course is a good introduction and counts as 8 hours toward this training.  

The cost of the day is £175, which includes all training, individual assessment and certification, lunch, tea/coffee and cakes! It also includes practical exercises in a privately owned semi-natural woodland to look at how to assess a tree for PRFs (Potential Roost Features). The course is run by two highly qualified practitioners, both of whom hold current Natural England Bat licences. 

To find out more about this course, please click here.

​Great Crested Newts CPD training courses

Friday, April 29th and Friday, May 6th 2022c

To find out more about this course, please click here.

NEW FOR 2022!

We are running training courses on dormouse ecology + surveying - available April to Oct, book your place here: www.anglianecology.co.uk