Courses 2025
We have a range of courses on offer in 2025 for beginners, enthusiasts and professionals. Learn to identify freshwater life and develop your understanding of sampling and monitoring with specialist tutors.
We hope to run all these courses in 2025, if you would like to register interest please email info@fba.org.uk
Check out our collection of courses for 2025!
MARCH
Date March 2025 (TBC)
River Restoration – Modelling Course for lowland and upland river settings with George Heritage and Neil Entwhistle
APRIL
8 - 9 April 2025
Sampling and Identification of Invertebrates with John Davy-Bowker
10 - 11 April 2025 (TBC)
Sampling and Identification of Invertebrates with John Davy-Bowker
MAY
1 - 2 May 2025
Stoneflies, Mayflies and Caddisflies with Craig McAdam
Saturday 17 May 2025
Entomology for Anglers Level 1 with Andrew Dixon and Stuart Crofts
Date May 2025 (TBC)
River Restoration – Penrith
JUNE
9 - 13 June 2025 (TBC)
Freshwater Algal ID with David John, Martyn Kelly, Alan Pentecost and Bill Brierley
30 June - 1 July 2025
Introduction to Macrophytes with Tim Jones at the River Laboratory, Dorset
JULY
3 - 4 July 2025
Ponds Course with Carl Sayer and Helen Greaves in Norfolk
7 - 9 July 2025
Macrophyte Identification – Accredited course with Tim Jones, at the River Laboratory, Dorset
SEPTEMBER
8 - 12 September 2025 (TBC)
Freshwater Algal ID with David John, Martyn Kelly, Alan Pentecost and Bill Brierley
Date September 2025 (TBC)
Entomology for Anglers Level 2 with Andrew Dixon and Stuart Crofts
OCTOBER
Date October 2025 (TBC)
Entomology for Anglers Level 3 with Andrew Dixon and Stuart Crofts
9 - 10 October 2025
RivPacs/RICT at the River Laboratory (Dorset) with John Davy-Bowker and John Murray-Bligh
NOVEMBER
5 - 7 November 2025
Invertebrate Identification for Biotic Assessment – Accredited course with John Davy-Bowker
We hope to run all these courses in 2025, if you would like to register interest please email info@fba.org.uk
