newbie here

[Warren Stirling]

By the way, where are you based?

[Jamespepperpot]

How is the Countryside Management course at Hadlow? I'm planning on going there in September

[spicey]

awesome thanks for the advice mate i will look into that!

 

how are you getting on since studying? thanks

[spicey]

im based in pembury,

 

the course is great! really worth doing, the tutors know they're stuff and the first year is packed full of practical! well worth doing mate

[Warren Stirling]

One of my last assignments was a management plan for part of Bedgebury Pinetum and my dissertation was woodland habitat related so realised if I was being drawn to this area then that was where I wanted to find work for a large company with all the benefits of working for a large organisation. But its not that straight forward as I slowly found out with the ammount of applicants applying for jobs these days.

I now manage a couple of woodlands with habitat management in mind and a bit of heathland restoration, as well as tree surgery myself. With my main passion being for trees I am doing a level 4 diploma in arboriculture in October.

I also do a bit of volunteer work for the woodland trust and the local wildlife trust doing reptile surveys. I would recommend this for the experience on the cv and can really give you some good knowledge to back up assignments. You'll probably see that you find some subjects more interesting than others which could give you an idea of the sector in which you would like to work and then explore the avenues available to you.

Best of luck with the course and I'll let you know if you can come and do a bit with me sometime.

 

Warren:thumbup:

[spicey]

I am currently volunteering with the kent high weald partnership which is good but iv now realised that its the arboriculture that im most interested in,

 

sounds like you are doing well so far then

 

where are you studying in october as i can choose my final year and am keen to study this?

 

thanks mate that would be great! where abouts are you based? i could volunteer with you if you need the help?

 

thanks again

 

Justin

[Stubby]

Yo Justin . Welcome to the mad house !!

[spicey]

haha thanks! seem pretty lively on here, alot of good people with good advice

 

thanks

[Stubby]

haha thanks! seem pretty lively on here, alot of good people with good advice

 

thanks

 

Yep . every one on here is a goodun . Some real characters . Takes a while to get used to Jons posts . ( mendiplogs) He has his own language !!

[spicey]

haha im sure i will learn the lingo before long then lol

 

hopefully i can find some work through here too

 

Thanks again