Free Online Nature Courses
Join one of our free online courses to learn more about plants and fungi.
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Whether you’re a curious beginner, a seasoned volunteer, a student, land manager, or simply someone who loves the natural world, our free online courses are designed for you.
Join us to explore the fascinating roles that plants and fungi play in our ecosystems, and learn how you can help protect and restore the incredible biodiversity around us.
Learn at Your Own Pace—For Free
These flexible, accessible courses are open to everyone. You’ll deepen your knowledge and gain practical skills to support conservation efforts in your local area and beyond. Wherever you are on your journey with nature, there’s something here for you.
Free Grassland Fungi Courses
Free Temperate Rainforest Courses
First Steps in Woodland Fern ID
No woodland walk is complete without seeing a fern growing on the forest floor, out of a crevice in a stone wall, or on the branches of an old tree. This self-guided course helps you to both develop your fern identification skills, and learn more about their evolutionary history and cultural significance.
Rainforest Lichens and Bryophytes – a Toolkit for Woodland Managers
This interactive toolkit is aimed at woodland owners and managers. It will help you understand the key conservation issues affecting temperate rainforest lichens and bryophytes, and provides a framework for managing temperate rainforest for these important species.
Cennau a Bryoffytau’r Goedwig Law – Pecyn Cymorth ar Gyfer Rheolwyr Coetiroedd
Mae’r pecyn cymorth rhyngweithiol hwn ar gyfer perchnogion a rheolwyr coetiroedd. Bydd yn eich helpu i ddeall y materion cadwraeth allweddol sy’n effeithio ar gennau a bryoffytau coedwigoedd glaw tymherus, ac mae’n darparu fframwaith i reoli coedwigoedd glaw tymherus ar gyfer y rhywogaethau pwysig hyn.
Free Grassland Management Courses
Sustainable Grassland Management for Further Education Students
This course for agriculture students looks at nature friendly grassland management. Grassland makes up 85% of agricultural land in Wales, so understanding how it can be managed sustainably to both support farmers with high quality food production, and for biodiversity, is vital for our next generation of Welsh farmers.
Dulliau Cynaliadwy o Reoli Glaswelltir ar gyfer Myfyrwyr Addysg Bellach
Mae’r cwrs hwn ar gyfer myfyrwyr amaethyddiaeth yn edrych ar reoli glaswelltir mewn ffyrdd sy’n ystyriol o natur. Mae glaswelltir yn cyfrif am 85% o’r tir amaethyddol yng Nghymru, felly mae deall sut y gellir ei reoli’n gynaliadwy i gefnogi ffermwyr i gynhyrchu bwyd o ansawdd uchel, ac ar gyfer bioamrywiaeth, yn hanfodol i’n cenhedlaeth nesaf o ffermwyr yng Nghymru.
Learn About Fungi
Fungi are often called the forgotten kingdom. Neither plants nor animals, fungi is a kingdom all of it’s own – and it’s a very important one indeed!