Identifying and Recording Earthworms
Please be advised that this is a 3-day training course across two different sites in the Greater Belfast Area and you must be willing to commit to all three days to take part (Nov 18, 19, 20).
With a mix of classroom presentations, laboratory-based sessions, and field-based activities our earthworm specialists will guide you through the lifestyles, ecology, and morphology of UK earthworms. Attendees will be provided with detailed information on sampling equipment and techniques with practical hands-on opportunities to collect live specimens.
Attendees will use preserved specimens from our tutors’ teaching collection for identification to species-level using microscopes and identification keys; and our tutors will demonstrate best-practices for curation of a reference collection.
Information on submitting earthworm records and connecting with schemes, societies and groups will also be provided.
- Suitable for ages 18 years+
- All levels of species identification experience are welcome.
- A copy of the Key to the Earthworms of the UK & Ireland to use during the course and take home afterwards.
- Certificate upon course completion.
- Access to microscopes, specimen collection, lab equipment, field equipment and identification resources.
- Please note that this course will involve using specimens that have been killed and preserved.
- Suitable clothing and footwear for outdoor fieldwork is essential.
- Please consider bringing along sunscreen, a hat, water, and any earthworm ID guides you have on hand.
- Please bring a packed lunch as we will be out in the field most of the days.
Schedule:
- Tuesday 18th November – Classroom Day: Belfast Hill Partnership/Thinc Room Social Economy Village, Hannahstown Hill, off the Glen Road, BT17 0XS
- Wednesday 19th November - Fieldwork Day: Ulster Folk Museum, Meeting in Cultra Manor Car Park
- Thursday 20th November – Study Day: Cultra Manor Training Room
Keiron Derek Brown is an earthworm specialist who has been involved with a range of invertebrate projects across the UK, including designing and managing the BioLinks project for the Field Studies Council. In 2023, he set up the Biological Recording Company, where he highlights invertebrate research through the entoLIVE series and runs a wide range of invertebrate courses and events. In his spare time, he is an Entomology Chair of the London Natural History Society and is the National Recorder for Earthworms
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Please be advised that this is a 3-day training course across two different sites in the Greater Belfast Area and you must be willing to commit to all three days to take part (Nov 18, 19, 20).
With a mix of classroom presentations, laboratory-based sessions, and field-based activities our earthworm specialists will guide you through the lifestyles, ecology, and morphology of UK earthworms. Attendees will be provided with detailed information on sampling equipment and techniques with practical hands-on opportunities to collect live specimens.
Attendees will use preserved specimens from our tutors’ teaching collection for identification to species-level using microscopes and identification keys; and our tutors will demonstrate best-practices for curation of a reference collection.
Information on submitting earthworm records and connecting with schemes, societies and groups will also be provided.
- Suitable for ages 18 years+
- All levels of species identification experience are welcome.
- A copy of the Key to the Earthworms of the UK & Ireland to use during the course and take home afterwards.
- Certificate upon course completion.
- Access to microscopes, specimen collection, lab equipment, field equipment and identification resources.
- Please note that this course will involve using specimens that have been killed and preserved.
- Suitable clothing and footwear for outdoor fieldwork is essential.
- Please consider bringing along sunscreen, a hat, water, and any earthworm ID guides you have on hand.
- Please bring a packed lunch as we will be out in the field most of the days.
Schedule:
- Tuesday 18th November – Classroom Day: Belfast Hill Partnership/Thinc Room Social Economy Village, Hannahstown Hill, off the Glen Road, BT17 0XS
- Wednesday 19th November - Fieldwork Day: Ulster Folk Museum, Meeting in Cultra Manor Car Park
- Thursday 20th November – Study Day: Cultra Manor Training Room
Keiron Derek Brown is an earthworm specialist who has been involved with a range of invertebrate projects across the UK, including designing and managing the BioLinks project for the Field Studies Council. In 2023, he set up the Biological Recording Company, where he highlights invertebrate research through the entoLIVE series and runs a wide range of invertebrate courses and events. In his spare time, he is an Entomology Chair of the London Natural History Society and is the National Recorder for Earthworms
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