Biodiversity Conservation Hartpury University

Overview

Hartpury’s 360-hectare estate spans a wide variety of habitats ranging from woodland through to commercial farmland making it the ideal setting to fully explore this topic as you deepen your understanding of the scientific principles of biodiversity conservation and explore practical solutions to real-world problems in a highly applied way.

Get hands on experience of surveying skills looking at the broad range of native wildlife living on our campus, including hedgehogs, bats, plants and much more. You will have the opportunity to work alongside academics and practitioners to learn techniques such as bird ringing at an internationally important wetland, the curation of museum biological collections, and the use of drones to map habitats such as on our commercial farm. 

As the biodiversity strategy for Hartpury is constantly evolving and growing, your studies and surveys will be able to have an impact on our developing policies and practices so you can be at the forefront of real practice.

Employability

Industry opportunities on this course are diverse, to ensure you develop the skills, experience and connections needed for your career.

• Field trips and guest lecturers

Field trips and industry professionals in lectures form an important part of this Biodiversity Conservation program from Hartpury University , enabling you to experience different businesses, careers and best practices.

Trips are planned to include Knepp Rewilding Estate in West Sussex (residential), Hasfield Court in Gloucestershire, the Forest of Dean, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge, and the Natural History Museum at Tring amongst others.