This comprehensive, intermediate 3-day course is designed to equip participants with the essential skills for conducting a baseline Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) assessment and discuss how to tackle the post-development element.
This course will include:
- Classroom-based sessions introducing the BNG basics, the Statutory Metric and Condition Assessments.
- Practical experience out in the field of mapping habitats in accordance with UKHab protocols and completion of area/hedgerow condition assessments as a group.
- An awareness of the geomorphology principles that inform watercourse condition assessments (note: how to undertake river condition assessments is not taught on this course).
- Practical experience filling in the Statutory Metric tabs for the example case study site with the support of tutor.
- A discussion-based workshop on how to achieve 10% net gain using example landscape plans.
For further information and to book, please visit the Field Studies Council website.