BASC rejects UK woodland lead ban
BASC has rejected proposals by the UK Woodland Assurance Standard to ban the use of lead ammunition under its banner by 2023.
Applications set to open for deer grants
Funding is soon to be available in England for practical training courses, including deer stalking qualifications.
The Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund is due to open for new applications in the coming weeks.
Individuals who live or work in England may be eligible to apply for funding to cover the full costs of them attending short, practical training courses in forestry and arboriculture. This includes DSC1 and DSC2.
One hundred per cent grant funding is available for people who are considering a change of career, or who are seeking to build and diversify their skills in forestry and arboriculture and who want to undertake a forestry-related or arboriculture-related training course.
This includes, but is not limited to, planning and planting a new woodland, coppicing, deer stalking, chainsaw maintenance, marketing and selling timber. Arboriculture courses include aerial tree pruning, branch removal and crown reduction, as well as assisted felling and tree surveying.
Nick Lane from BASC’s training and education department said: “This is wonderful opportunity for those thinking of taking their first steps into deer stalking.”
For more information, visit the Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund website here.
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