SRUC’s Barony campus near Dumfries is running two one-week courses on peatland assessment and restoration: start dates are 22 September or 6 October, with funding support available.
Covering peatland ecology and hydrology and the causes of peatland degradation, participants will be able to develop expertise in mapping and surveying peatland before designing effective interventions for peatland restoration. Participants cover all stages of planning, funding and delivering a restoration scheme during the short course.
The courses are a mix of in-person learning including classroom sessions, field work and site visits For course costs (including subsidy options from NatureScot) go to the course listing page or you can contact baronytraining@sruc.ac.uk. Additional funding may also be available from the peatland training fund.