UKHab and Biodiversity Net Gain

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UKHab and Biodiversity Net Gain

Details

Start:
16 January, 2025 @ 10:00 am
End:
23 January, 2025 @ 1:00 pm


Event Category: Advanced

Venue

Online Course

Organiser

UKHab Ltd

16 January, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 23 January, 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Course Details

What Level of UKHab Training is this course?

Advanced (6 hours live training, 2 mornings)

Who is this course suitable for?

The course is aimed principally at consultant and local authority ecologists with some experience in habitat survey and assessment, principally in relation to development and land use planning.

Do I need to have used UKHab already? Yes, participants should already have attended a UKHab Introductory Course. Some practical experience of BNG would also be useful but not essential.

What does the course cover?

The course introduces habitat surveyors and ecologists to the UKHab interface with Biodiversity Net Gain, with specific reference to UK Good Practice Guidance and the Statutory Biodiversity Metric. The course focuses on baseline survey data collection and BNG baseline credit calculations and explores other aspects of the BNG process in relation to development.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Gain further knowledge of the structure of UKHab Version 2.0 and its resources.
  2. Confidently identify and map UKHab using digital data and in the field.
  3. Understand the importance of survey planning and design.
  4. Understand approaches to habitat condition assessment and how this relates to habitat classification.
  5. Interpret UKHab data and how it relates to the Statutory Biodiversity Metric.
  6. Understand the limitations and constraints of BNG and how to report them.
  7. Understand how to prepare a UKHab and BNG Report for planning applications.
  8. Explore the use of UKHab for monitoring the delivery of BNG.

 

Please note that this course does not cover in detail the operation of the Biodiversity Metric Calculation Tool. Other courses are available.

Please read our Terms and Conditions for courses.

All courses are held “live” online unless stated as field courses.

Online courses are held for two 3-hour sessions on successive mornings (10.00-13.00) unless otherwise stated. Participants in the two-morning courses are also asked to complete an hour’s task between the two sessions.

Field courses are normally held on a single day from 10:00 to 16:30. Meeting place details are provided after booking.

Course Levels

Beginners’ courses are suitable for people with no or very little previous experience of habitat survey, including students, new graduates, citizen science participants and environmental consultants returning or switching from other disciplines.

Intermediate courses are suitable for people with some knowledge or experience of habitat survey in other habitat classfications such as Phase 1 Survey. No previous UKHab experience is required, but individuals with a little UKHab experience often choose this level to improve their skills.

Advanced courses are suitable for more experienced professionals with at least a few years experience of habitat survey and wishing to extend skill sets using UKHab in ecological professional practice. An intermediate UKHab course should have been completed first.

Learning objectives for each course are available on the UKHab website.

For CIEEM Members, all UKHab courses can contribute to CPD records. UKHab & Bidiversity Net Gain (Advanced) courses with trainers from the UKHab team are also offered by CIEEM. These can be booked on the CIEEM website.

UKHab Ltd also offers training courses for organisations. These may be standard courses as described on the website or with bespoke content. Please enquire by emailing training@ukhab.org.

* 50% discount available for students in full-time higher education. Please submit details with your booking.