Widespread Reptiles and Mitigation

This course has been cancelled.

This course has been designed to give ecological consultants and other professionals a thorough understanding of reptile mitigation best practice. It will also be useful for local authority ecologists and planners who need to assess and comment on planning issues relating to widespread reptiles and development issues.

The course will cover snake and lizard ecology, introduce reptile mitigation strategies for the four widespread species (adder, grass snake, viviparous lizard, slow-worm) and work through a reptile mitigation method statement to fulfil the requirements of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).
The course will focus on the main stages of running a mitigation project: exclusion fencing, capturing animals, receptor site selection, habitat management, future monitoring and management plans. Workshops will be based on management and monitoring case studies.
Please note: It will be assumed that course participants have experience in reptile survey and identification. These skills will not be covered on this course.

Jon Cranfield runs Herpetologic Ltd, a consultancy specialising in amphibian and reptile conservation. John Baker also has vast experience in the conservation of amphibians and reptiles and runs his own consultancy.

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