Our environmental training courses are suited to those keen to develop their knowledge and understanding of the natural world. We offer Continued Professional Development (CPD) for outdoor instructors and educators so that you can develop your skills. These courses and workshops are recognised as professional development with Mountain Training and BAIML because they are valuable to enhance and develop your knowledge.
We support outdoor learning and our environmental training courses combine innovative techniques and engaging activities which promote learning in a safe and informed way. These courses are run as a series of workshops and can contribute to CPD events for members of the Mountain Training Association BAIML and Institute for Outdoor Learning.
These courses have huge value to you whether you’re a member of a mountaineering council or association. they will equip you to lead in a more informed and educated way and also aim to allow you to develop your personal skills in identification and perception.
This article looks at the dynamic alpine environment and explores the range of broad alpine habitats and ecosystems created in a rapidly changing and unstable environment. As you look towards the high alpine summits, beyond the dark green coniferous forests, you’ll see a mosaic of grassland, rock, scree and late winter snow patches as summer […]
An alpine flowers walk in late June through the Lauterbrunnen valley offers a spectacular journey through a deeply incised glaciated valley with towering ice-capped summits above. With richly carpeted alpine meadows in between, awash with fresh snowmelt and awakening flowers, the scene was set for an overwhelming hut-to-hut excursion. I chose to go to the […]
Alpine flowers of the Swiss Alps. This one-day course will give you confidence to identify Swiss alpine flowers. It will demystify the jargon behind flower identification books and help you become a more informed leader and also to prepare you for an IML assessment if you’re not yet qualified. The course will also look at […]
Brandy seems to have been the preferred medium for tincturing hawthorn. The method of production is similar to any other tinctures. If you would like to produce a medicinal quality tincture go to Michael Moore’s website where there is a list of alcohol quantities and strengths for each kind of herb. How to make Hawthorn […]
Ever wondered what is a lichen? They often appear as light green covering on trees so clear during winter months when the leaves have fallen. These are lichens and are made of 2 parts, an alga and fungi. Other living organisms cover trees too including ferns, mosses, fungi and plants. These are all collectively known […]
There are a few remaining, relict communities of arctic alpine flowers in Snowdonia. These were seen on a Nature’s Work mountain flowers course. A group of interested individuals investigated the plants of the mountain environment and were treated to a blast of diversty and colour on reaching the relict community found at Clogwyn Du’r Arddu […]
