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This course presents the essential elements of early-stage transformation of conifer plantations to continuous cover forestry (CCF). Learners will gain knowledge and skills in tree classification, stand assessment and tree marking. Practical sessions will take place in a productive conifer woodland and include exercises in tree appraisal, forest stand assessment and tree marking to meet specific stand management prescriptions. The course makes use of a specially-prepared training plot (known as a marteloscope) where all the trees are numbered and assessed in terms of a range of qualitative and quantitative attributes. This forms the basis of tree marker training exercises that provide the learner with detailed results and feedback on the selection of trees to retain and remove during a thinning intervention.
Delivery indoor and outdoors in centre/woodland local to Penrith. Intermediate level of forestry education required. 3 day course includes materials and daily lunch.
Flexible
This course is ideal for Forestry professionals seeking to update their knowledge to the latest standards, students and academics looking for a thorough understanding of UK forestry practices or environmentalists and conservationists dedicated to sustainable forestry management. Developed by the…
Forestry + Woodlands
18 – 20 March
This 3 day course is run by Ted Wilson and focuses on early-stage transformation of conifer plantations to continuous cover forestry. It is designed to provide an introduction to the theory of CCF and the practical steps involved in starting the transformation of a planted stand.
Starts September 2025
Following on from the Certificate in Forestry, this course develops specialist knowledge and skills in general forestry and arboriculture.
Various dates available
The award at level 8 is a qualification designed to enable learners to independently lead Forest School and Outdoor Learning sessions. Learners will be secure in the knowledge and skills of being in the forest and the outdoors and will be confident to communicate these skills to others. The…
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