Sunday, 19 April 2009

Bat Licence Training Course

Welcome to the Blog site for the Bat Licence Training Course for professional ecologists. Co-written and presented by Dr Sandie Sowler and Richard Crompton.

This course has been prepared to address the difficulty many professional ecologists have obtaining licence training through local bat groups, many of whom are unable or unwilling to offer training to those intending to use their bat licences for commercial purposes.

The training is based on two key elements; a training diary or log of experience, and two residential field courses - one during the colder months of the year and one during the bats' active season. Sign-off for a licence is at the strict discretion of the trainers (both of whom hold training licences for Natural England and the Countryside Counci for Wales), and follows an assessment and a review of training diaries.

This Blog will be used to post course dates and availability.