In which case you're in luck; Lewisham's ecological regeneration manager, Nick Pond, is seeking keen naturalists who would like to get some free ecological training next spring/summer 2012.
He is currently managing a funded project called Rivers & People (which I wrote about earlier this year in relation to some of the events here) and wants to gauge local interest in training in survey techniques.
If there is enough interest to make the project viable, he wants to train naturalists in survey techniques so that the borough can encourage a trained body of volunteers to collect ecological species data and generate more complete records of protected species for Lewisham and its environs.
The training for the funding will come from a Big Lottery grant called Access to Nature, and it will take place in a number of locations in the borough. These are likely to be the Creekside Centre in Deptford), Devonshire Road Nature Reserve SE23 and possibly at the Horniman Museum and/or at LWT Wildlife Garden Centre in Southwark.
For more info contact Nick.Pond@lewisham.gov.uk or call 0208 314 2007.
You might also be interested to know that Lewisham has a new blog for all things nature-conservation-related - you can find it here.
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Anonmymouse LOVES nature. I'm already signed up for both these courses. How exciting. Will finally be able to tell what bats they are that flit beautifuly outside my window every evening. I'm looking forward to the end of their hibernation and a fascinating Summer making a real contribution to local diodiversity plans.
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