Hedgelaying Skills – Gold Award (Skills Card)

This is a 5-day practical training course in hedgelaying including a one day assessment, leading to accreditation at Gold level with the National Hedgelaying Society. Courses will be held between September and March.

Hedgelaying Skills – Bronze Award (Skills Card)

4 day practical training course in hedge laying  including an assessment leading to accreditation at Bronze level with the National Hedgelaying Society. Courses will be held between September and March.

Hedgelaying Skills – Silver Award (Skills Card)

A 5-day practical training course in hedgelaying including an assessment, leading to accreditation at Silver level with the National Hedgelaying Society. Courses will be held between September and March.

Conservation Grazing in Practice

This course provides a basic introduction to extensive/conservation grazing and the use of livestock to achieve environmental objectives.

Level 2 Award in Wild Game Meat Hygiene

Gain your status as a ‘trained hunter’ with our nationally recognised qualification in Wild Game Meat Hygiene.

Advanced Conservation Grazing in Practice

The course provides a comprehensive understanding of conservation grazing, the importance of large herbivores in biodiversity management along with the specific roles of livestock and their influence on natural processes to achieve environmental objectives.

Proficient Deer Stalker Certificate (Skills Card)

This course will provide you with a Proficient Deer Stalker Certificate (PDS1), widely recognised as the crucial first step in obtaining a Firearm Certificate to shoot deer.

Large Wild Game (Deer) Meat Hygiene

The Country Sports Ireland Trained Hunter Large Wild Game (Deer) Meat Hygiene course is designed to train hunters in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 for the presentation of large wild game (deer) carcasses to Approved Game Handling Establishments. The programme is co…

An introduction to Cornish Hedging

This course is an introduction to the maintenance and construction of Cornish Hedges giving participants the chance to experience the different elements that are required for their construction. The course is very “hands-on” and the emphasis is to learn by doing under the supervision of the instruct…

Cornish Hedging Skills - Foundation

This 5-day attendance course is an introduction to Cornish Hedging, giving participants the skills needed to build one of these unique traditional field boundaries. The course is also a celebration of the diverse geology of Cornwall and the different regional styles of Cornish Hedging that this has …

Certificate in Cornish Hedging - Intermediate

This 10-day assessed course provides you with a foundation in the skills required to independently construct and maintain Cornish Hedges.

Certificate in Cornish Hedging - Advanced (Skills Card)

On this one day assessment, you will demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of Cornish Hedge construction by building 1m of hedge within the set time. Learners must have already achieved an Intermediate Certificate in Cornish Hedging and evidenced 40 additional days of further work/practice.