Countryside & The Environment

Countryside and Environment, outdoor classroom encompasses the whole of Yorkshire and beyond!

Countryside and Environment study the land that farmers traditionally don’t manage including Wetland areas, Scrub, Heathland, Woodlands and Coastal environments. Learners are involved with habitat creation, learn estate skills and investigate the land based industries. Some learners study game keeping units and pest and predator management.

Learners get out there - onto the moors, into the dales, get their feet wet in wetland and coastal areas. They undertake surveys, help create habitats, understand how agriculture operates and the pressures on it both financially and environmentally.

Extensive use is made of the college farms and wider estates, assisting in a range of tasks.

There are opportunities to study game keeping modules and assist with the college game unit. Pest and Predator management and control can also be studied as a module.

Askham Bryan News

Making Way For Wildlife - Students from Environmental and Countryside Management courses have been working with the Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows and York Natural Environment Trust which manage the 25-acre nature reserve.