Courses 2026
We have a range of courses on offer in 2026 for beginners, enthusiasts and professionals. Learn to identify freshwater life and develop your understanding of sampling and monitoring with specialist tutors.
Check out our collection of courses for 2026!
APRIL
April course date now postponed until 18th & 19th August 2026
Sampling and Identifying Freshwater Invertebrates with John Davy-Bowker.
MAY
Date to be confirmed soon
Stoneflies, Mayflies and Caddisflies with Craig Mcadam.
JUNE
7th & 8th May 2026
River Restoration Training in Penrith with George Heritage, Kieran Sheehan, Simon Johnson.
15th to 19th June 2026
Freshwater Algal Identification with David John, Martyn Kelly, Alan Pentecost and Bill Brierley.
23th – 24th June 2026
Assessment of Freshwater Algae Incidents – a new 2 day course designed to equip staff of environmental and other agencies, water companies and consultancies in the monitoring and assessment of algal ‘incidents’ in freshwaters. With Professor Martyn Kelly, Dr Bill Brierley and Sarah Pritchard at Nottingham University.
25th & 26th June 2026
Pond Restoration Training with Carl Sayer and Helen Greaves in Norfolk.
30th June - 1st July 2026
Introduction to Macrophyte Identification with Tim Jones at the River Laboratory, Dorset.
JULY
7th - 9th July 2026
Macrophyte Identification Accredited Course (including examination) with Tim Jones, at the River Laboratory, Dorset.
AUGUST
18th & 19th August 2026
Sampling and Identifying Freshwater Invertebrates with John Davy-Bowker.
OCTOBER
8th - 9th October 2026
River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (RIVPACS/RICT) Training at the River Laboratory (Dorset) with John Davy-Bowker and John Murray-Bligh.
NOVEMBER
4th - 6th November 2026
Invertebrate Identification for Biotic Assessment Accreditation (including examination) with John Davy-Bowker.
Dates to be confirmed soon
River Restoration Modelling Course for upland and lowland river settings with George Heritage & Kieran Sheehan. Available to book as a single day courses, either upland river settings and/or lowland river settings.
We hope to run all these freshwater courses in 2026.
For further information please email info@fba.org.uk
