FORESTRY MACHINE OPERATOR TRAINING (forwarders, skidders, use of tractors for directional felling) – 1 day to 24 weeks. John Jones Training Services LTD are experts in machinery training and courses can be tailored to your company’s needs, whether in agriculture, amenity, forestry, industrial or horticulture industries.
All courses can be delivered with outcomes leading to national and internationally recognised certification.
1 – 5 September, 2025
Our “Woodland Pioneers – An Introduction to Coppicing” course introduces you to the apprenticeship scheme and/or to coppicing and greenwood crafts. This year our course will run from 1 – 5 September 2025 at Silverhelme Scout Camp, Silverdale, Lancashire. For Newcomers: This week-long course…
Starts June 2025
This course presents the essential elements of early-stage transformation of conifer plantations to continuous cover forestry (CCF). Learners will gain knowledge and skills in tree classification, stand assessment and tree marking. Practical sessions will take place in a productive conifer woodland…
Flexible
This course is ideal for Forestry professionals seeking to update their knowledge to the latest standards, students and academics looking for a thorough understanding of UK forestry practices or environmentalists and conservationists dedicated to sustainable forestry management. Developed by the…
Forestry + Woodlands
18 – 20 March
This 3 day course is run by Ted Wilson and focuses on early-stage transformation of conifer plantations to continuous cover forestry. It is designed to provide an introduction to the theory of CCF and the practical steps involved in starting the transformation of a planted stand.
MSc Conservation Management Online Event
Restoring Hardknott Forest Volunteer Day
Wildlife Walk at Hardknott Forest