This article was originally published on Countryside Jobs Service, which is a fantastic resource for jobs, volunteering, training, information and news in the environment sector.…
WildSkills: From TV appearances to bracken bashing
TCV’s WildSkills trainees have had a couple of varied months, including tackling seasonal tasks such as meadow management and balsam control (thanks to Eva for a fantastic explanation why this work is important), cooking ‘homegrown’ food from a jetty on the River Thames, and leading groups of school children in fun, educational sessions.…
TCV’s WildSkills trainees are back with their updates from the past couple of months: from working with community groups and running workshops and educational events, to sharing insight into hunting minibeasts!…
WildSkills: Reflections at traineeship half way point
TCV’s WildSkills trainees are half way through their exciting, career-boosting traineeship and already they’ve made huge progress in their learning and confidence.…
WildSkills: More trees, more community events and a whole load of new skills
This month, TCV’s WildSkills trainees got stuck into a variety of projects and learning: Including fixing a gate for improved public access, leading education sessions, identifying butterflies and developing recruitment skills on social media…
Missed the first three parts of the TCV Wildskills blog?…
WildSkills: identifying and protecting different species
TCV’s WildSkills conservation traineeship continues and our trainees share what they’ve been working on, giving us an insight into what they’ve been learning as well as a few facts for our readers along the way.…