Many of our events are virtual and based on Zoom, as either a Webinar or a Virtual Meet Up. Our programme of live training webinars can be found via this link - training webinars.
The details for our Virtual meet ups, workshops and data surgeries, along with any scheduled face-to-face training are listed below with more to be added throughout the season. To book onto any of the events below (face to face or virtual meet ups and data surgeries), simply select "Book on to event", or visit the "My Events" page. This will allow you to select the event you want to book onto from the drop down list.
You will then receive an email notification confirming your booking. You can then view the events you are booked onto via the My Events page.
We have also developed a selection of online training materials that can be downloaded and viewed in your own time.
If you have any questions regarding the events then please email: support@npms.org.uk
| Title | Image | Date | Time | Location | Trainer | Description | Further information | Spaces available? | ||||||||||
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| Habitat training event - Cultra, N. Ireland |
| 19/07/2025 | 10:30 - 15:00 | Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra - N. Ireland | Jo Mulholland, BSBI Training officer | Jo Mulholland will lead a walk introducing the habitats found within the grounds of the museum. The habitats we will be focussing on at the Ulster Folk Museum are roadsides, hedges, hedge banks, small areas of woodland and streams. Jo will also explain how to set up plots in these habitats | Packed lunch and suitable footwear are required.
A lunch break will be taken at 12.30pm.
There are toilets available around the site and a tearoom.
Booking and joining: Spaces are limited for this session, so booking is essential. Once booked, you will receive confirmation and further event details, including directions to the meeting point. | Spaces available | View details | |||||||||
| Chalk Grasslands species Workshop, Sussex |
| 25/07/2025 | 10:00 - 15:00 | Wolstonbury Hill, Sussex | Derek Green – Budding Nature | Experts from Budding Nature will lead a friendly, one-day introduction to identifying chalk grassland indicator plants. The workshop will begin with a classroom session indoors, covering features used in species ID and a guided opportunity to examine specimens of species included on the NPMS Calcareous grassland indicator species list. Following lunch, the group will head out to use their new ID skills on the beautiful Wolstonbury Hill site, looking at indicator species and also some of the key species that make up the beautiful chalk grassland in the area. By the end of the workshop, you should be confident in the features you need to look at to identify a grass, as well as a sound knowledge of some of the most common grasses you will encounter. | Spaces are limited for this session, so booking is essential. Once booked, you will receive confirmation and further event details, including directions to the training venue. | Spaces available | View details | |||||||||
| NPMS Woodland Habitat training, Co. Antrim |
| 02/08/2025 | 10:00 - 16:00 | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Co Antrim | Jo Mulholland, BSBI Training officer | Jo Mulholland, BSBI Training Officer, will lead a walk introducing the woodland habitats found within the Glenarm Nature Reserve. Jo will also explain how to set up NPMS plots in woodland habitats. | Free car parking. There are toilets available at the shore carpark but none in the Glenarm Estate.
Clothing for all weather, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch are needed.
Booking and joining: Spaces are limited for this session, so booking is essential. Once booked, you will receive confirmation and further event details, including directions to the meeting point. | Spaces available | View details | |||||||||
| Sand dune species Workshop, Bridgend |
| 15/08/2025 | 10:00 - 15:00 | Kenfig NNR, Bridgend | Derek Green – Budding Nature | Experts from Budding Nature will lead a friendly, one-day workshop on identifying coastal sand dune indicator plants. Beginning with a classroom session, providing an introduction to features used in species ID and a guided opportunity to examine specimens of species included on the NPMS sand dune indicator species list. Following lunch, the group will head out to use their new ID skills on the impressive reserve, looking at indicator species and also looking for some of the key species that make up the beautiful dune system. By the end of the workshop, you should be confident in the ID features you need to look at, as well as a sound knowledge of some of the most common species you will encounter within this habitat. | Spaces are limited for this session, so booking is essential. Once booked, you will receive confirmation and further event details, including directions to the training venue. | Spaces available | View details | |||||||||
| Plot creation and data entry workshop |
| 25/09/2025 | 18:00-19:00 | Online | Rachel Murphy, NPMS Volunteer Manager | A walk through the plot creation and NPMS data entry using the NPMS website and online recording forms. Focusing on creating your online plots, entering survey data, making edits to your survey forms and how to view your data. Perfect for volunteers that have conducted their first season of surveys and would now like pointers and support getting that important data submitted. Also for anyone that could use a refresher. This is being held as a Zoom workshop, so that we can cover your questions and provide examples. There will also be chance to ask any queries on navigating around the NPMS website, your account and square(s) information. | This is an online workshop via Zoom video call. You do not need a Zoom account to join, just a computer/laptop, tablet or mobile device connected to the internet. Registered participants simply follow the link and joining instructions sent ahead of the meeting | Spaces available | View details | |||||||||
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