INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL TRACKS & SIGN DAY
This one day workshop is designed to give those wishing to learn about tracking an insight into a world that often goes unnoticed. It also gives those with a keen interest in native wildlife, such as bird watchers or walkers, a platform to clearly identify and interpret signs of animal presence and activities.
ANIMAL TRACKS & SIGN DAY OVERVIEW
Your day will consist of a classroom session to cover key subjects, and look at examples of various clues you will find in the wild from skeletal remains to feeding sign and scat. This will be followed by a guided walk to discuss and observe real sign, and test your new skills, before returning to the camp at the end of the day.
COURSE CONTENT
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Common British mammals and birds
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Animal prints and tracks
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Feeding signs
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Burrows, nests and other beds
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Scat identification
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Kill sites
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Tracking concepts and techniques
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Wildlife & the Law (protected species)
Conducted from an expedition-style teaching environment in a beautiful mixed broadleaf and coniferous woodland with an eco-friendly composting toilet. The camp fire is under cover, and acts as a communal area with a hot kettle constantly on the fire, coffee, tea, biscuit tin and squash available all day.
