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

Dates to be confirmed soon

River Restoration Modelling Course for upland and lowland river settings with George Heritage & Kieran Sheehan is now available to book as a single day courses, either upland river settings and/or lowland river settings

26th - 27th April 2026

Sampling and Identifying Freshwater Invertebrates with John Davy-Bowker

MAY

Date to be confirmed soon

Stoneflies, Mayflies and Caddisflies with Craig Mcadam

JUNE

Date to be confirmed soon

River Restoration Training in Penrith with George Heritage, Kieran Sheehan, Simon Johnson

Date to be confirmed soon

Freshwater Algal Identification with David John, Martyn Kelly, Alan Pentecost and Bill Brierley

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

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