Unit Award Scheme

acquired an understanding of

1. how wildlife is fairing in a local context according to the ‘Hertfordshire State of Nature Report’

2. three reasons why it is important to actively conserve and enhance wildlife and wild places

3. key features of legislation with respect to the protection of species and habitats, including Invasive and Non-Native Species (INNS)

4. four broad habitat types, eg grassland or meadow, scrub, hedgerow, wetlands

demonstrated the ability to

5. explain the impact of manual labour versus machinery on ecologically sensitive habitats

6. explain the need to reduce or eradicate the use of pesticides and herbicides

7. identify three INNS

8. write a short management plan for a given green space that considers both the amenity and the ecological value of the site

shown knowledge of

9. three management techniques beneficial to wildlife with respect to trees and hedgerows

10. three management techniques beneficial to wildlife with respect to grasslands and meadows

11. at least two different interpretations of the word ‘wilding’ and its application in parks and green spaces

12. the importance of engaging with the public and communicating how and why tasks are carried out

experienced

13. developing information cards on ‘wilding’ that will help to signpost the public to further information.