Exclusive Lecture Series
On-demand ecology and conservation lectures delivered by our consultants and invited guests — watchable any time, any device.
New — BNG stakeholder series
BNG Lecture Series — for stakeholders, landscapers, architects, consultancies, construction & ecologists
A focused 5-lecture on-demand series built for the people who commission, design, build and sign off Biodiversity Net Gain schemes — developers and their stakeholders, landscape architects, ecology and planning consultancies, construction principals, and site ecologists. Each lecture is 30–45 minutes, watchable any time, any device. £500 for the full 5-lecture series.
BNG foundations — statutory vs. ambitious
The BNG metric, the 10% / 30-year statutory floor, and how to scope for 20% / 60 years at the same price point. Who holds the risk at each stage.
~35 min
Designing defensible BNG schemes
Habitat creation, connectivity, HMMPs and the evidence base auditors actually want to see — written for consultancies and landscape architects.
~40 min
BNG on the ground — for construction
Buildability, phasing, protected-species interfaces, ECoW trigger points and the handover pack. What to brief your site teams on.
~35 min
Long-term management & the 60-year horizon
HMMP design, monitoring triggers, adaptive management, and how to cost and secure 60 years of delivery on a scheme — not just the first five.
~40 min
Stakeholder engagement & regulator defence
How to brief non-ecologist stakeholders, respond to LPA queries, and present your BNG scheme credibly at planning committee and beyond.
~45 min
- Your full name and email for access delivery
- Organisation (if any)
- Your role — stakeholder / developer, landscape architect, architect, consultancy, construction professional, ecologist, or other
- Billing contact and, if a company, VAT / company number
We reply within 2 working days with a secure pay-by-email invoice. Access is released as soon as payment clears.
New — CHSA research series
CHSA Lecture Series — for ecologists, conservationists, consultancies & researchers
A focused 5-lecture on-demand series for the audience that designs and scrutinises Critical Habitat Screening Assessments and their follow-on work — practising ecologists, conservationists, PS6-aligned consultancies, and academic researchers. Each lecture is 30–45 minutes, watchable any time, any device. £500 for the full 5-lecture series.
CHSA & IFC PS6 — the framework
What Critical Habitat actually means under PS6, Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 triggers, discrete management units and how lenders read the outputs.
~35 min
Running a defensible CHSA
Datasets, range products, listing logic, expert elicitation and uncertainty handling — building a screening that holds up under lender and regulator review.
~40 min
From screening to full CHA
When a CHSA triggers a full Critical Habitat Assessment, how to scope it, and how to design the residual-impact and net-gain strategy around it.
~40 min
CHSA for site protection & designation
Using CHSA methodology proactively to push for SSSI / SAC / KBA / IBA / AZE status — where the science meets the policy case for protection.
~40 min
CHSA as research — publishing & peer review
Turning CHSA outputs into peer-reviewed research, choosing journals, handling PS6 confidentiality constraints and citing responsibly.
~45 min
- Your full name and email for access delivery
- Organisation (if any)
- Your role — ecologist, conservationist, consultancy, researcher / academic, or other
- Billing contact and, if a company, VAT / company number
We reply within 2 working days with a secure pay-by-email invoice. Access is released as soon as payment clears.
In the wider catalogue
Current on-demand topics
BNG at 20% / 60 years
How to design and defend BNG schemes that surpass the statutory minimums — without surpassing the statutory budget.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
CHSA & IFC PS6 in practice
Critical Habitat Screening Assessments for HSBC and other IFC-aligned financed projects — how to turn PS6 into a defensible report.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
Selective breeding for de-extinction
Why extant close relatives are the right starting point, how to design selection pressure, and which pitfalls to avoid.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
Ferreting as ethical pest control
Traditional working methods revisited as a non-toxic, immediate alternative to rodenticides that does not poison owls and raptors.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
K9-led surveys
Evidence that detection dogs beat human-only surveys for species we routinely miss — otter, pine marten, hedgehog, reptiles and invasives.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
Invasive species action plans
Building a formal IAS action plan end-to-end — legislation, biosecurity, monitoring and eradication logic.
£9 single · free for Pro & Corporate members
How to access
All access is handled by email so we can verify membership (for free Pro/Corporate access) or send a secure pay-by-email invoice for single lectures, bundles and annual passes.
- Your full name and the email for access delivery
- Which option you'd like (from the list above)
- For single lecture / 3-lecture bundle: which topic(s) you want
- For Pro / Corporate free access: your membership number
- Billing contact and, if a company, VAT / company number
We reply within 2 working days. Paid access is released as soon as the pay-by-email invoice clears; member free access is released after we verify the membership number.