The Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU) provides specialist advice to, and on behalf of, the ten district councils that make up Greater Manchester on biodiversity, nature conservation and wildlife issues. Although hosted by Tameside MBC, GMEU works across the whole of Greater Manchester. To find out more about GMEU and their roles and objectives go to: www.tameside.gov.uk/ecologyunit .
GMEU houses the Greater Manchester Local Record Centre (GMLRC) which contains detailed records of wildlife in the county. The more information the Record Centre holds the better because it’s through accurate record keeping that GMEU can better identify local areas, habitats and species worthy of conservation and also monitor changes in the local environment. You can do your bit by learning to identify particular groups of plants and animals. If you’re at all interested in wildlife and its conservation, acquiring identification skills and making accurate records of what you see is definitely one of the most important things that you can do.
This spring and summer GMLRC are running a series of species identification training courses for people at beginner and intermediate level.
The courses are as follows:
Tuesday 27th April, Woodland Flora at Healy Dell, Rochdale (Trainer: GMEU)
Thursday 6th May, Identifying Bird by Sight & Song at Sale Water Park (GMEU)
Monday 14th June, Invertebrate Identification & Survey at Reddish Vale, Stockport (Don Stenhouse)
Wednesday 14th July, Wildflowers & Grasses at Chadkirk, Stockport (GMEU)
Wednesday 21st July, Dragonflies & Damselflies at Philips Park, Bury (Dave Winnard)
Each course costs £25
For a booking form and/or further information please e-mail Suzanne Waymont at:
Suzanne.waymont@tameside.gov.uk
Posted by Dave Bishop, March 2010
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