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Free Online Nature Courses

Join one of our free online courses to learn more about plants and fungi.

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Whether you’re a curious beginner, a seasoned volunteer, a student, land manager, or simply someone who loves the natural world, our free online courses are designed for you.

Join us to explore the fascinating roles that plants and fungi play in our ecosystems, and learn how you can help protect and restore the incredible biodiversity around us.

Learn at Your Own Pace—For Free

These flexible, accessible courses are open to everyone. You’ll deepen your knowledge and gain practical skills to support conservation efforts in your local area and beyond. Wherever you are on your journey with nature, there’s something here for you.

 

Free Grassland Fungi Courses

Free Temperate Rainforest Courses

First Steps in Woodland Fern ID


No woodland walk is complete without seeing a fern growing on the forest floor, out of a crevice in a stone wall, or on the branches of an old tree. This self-guided course helps you to both develop your fern identification skills, and learn more about their evolutionary history and cultural significance.

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A close up of a beautiful Usnea lichen, it has many branches and each one of those also branches out. It is a pale green in colour and beautiful detailed

Rainforest Lichens and Bryophytes – a Toolkit for Woodland Managers


This interactive toolkit is aimed at woodland owners and managers. It will help you understand the key conservation issues affecting temperate rainforest lichens and bryophytes, and provides a framework for managing temperate rainforest for these important species.

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A close up of a beautiful Usnea lichen, it has many branches and each one of those also branches out. It is a pale green in colour and beautiful detailed

Cennau a Bryoffytau’r Goedwig Law – Pecyn Cymorth ar Gyfer Rheolwyr Coetiroedd


Mae’r pecyn cymorth rhyngweithiol hwn ar gyfer perchnogion a rheolwyr coetiroedd. Bydd yn eich helpu i ddeall y materion cadwraeth allweddol sy’n effeithio ar gennau a bryoffytau coedwigoedd glaw tymherus, ac mae’n darparu fframwaith i reoli coedwigoedd glaw tymherus ar gyfer y rhywogaethau pwysig hyn.

Cofrestrwch i gael mynediad.

 

Free Grassland Management Courses

Cattle at Deep Dale

Sustainable Grassland Management for Further Education Students


This course for agriculture students looks at nature friendly grassland management. Grassland makes up 85% of agricultural land in Wales, so understanding how it can be managed sustainably to both support farmers with high quality food production, and for biodiversity, is vital for our next generation of Welsh farmers.

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Cattle at Deep Dale

Dulliau Cynaliadwy o Reoli Glaswelltir ar gyfer Myfyrwyr Addysg Bellach


Mae’r cwrs hwn ar gyfer myfyrwyr amaethyddiaeth yn edrych ar reoli glaswelltir mewn ffyrdd sy’n ystyriol o natur. Mae glaswelltir yn cyfrif am 85% o’r tir amaethyddol yng Nghymru, felly mae deall sut y gellir ei reoli’n gynaliadwy i gefnogi ffermwyr i gynhyrchu bwyd o ansawdd uchel, ac ar gyfer bioamrywiaeth, yn hanfodol i’n cenhedlaeth nesaf o ffermwyr yng Nghymru.

Cofrestrwch i gael mynediad.