Earthworms of the UK & Ireland
Learn about the 33 species of earthworm recorded from natural environments in the UK and Ireland, including notes on their distribution, habitat preferences, behaviour and rarity.
Course content
Contains three recorded entoLEARN webinars
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Welcome to Earthworms of the UK & Ireland
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Introduction to the Earthworms of the UK
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Earthworms of the UK Part 1
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Earthworms of the UK Part2
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Earthworms of the UK Part 3
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Q&A with Keiron Derek Brown
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Earthworms of the UK Quiz
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Further Info
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- £20.00
- 2.5 hours of video content
What will be covered during this course?
Aimed at amateur naturalists, biological recorders, wildlife gardeners, conservationists, soil biologists and environmental professionals looking to improve their knowledge of UK invertebrates.
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An introduction to the the data held on British and Irish earthworms, including insights from the National Earthworm Recording Scheme.
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A species-by-species account of the 33 species of earthworm known to occur in natural environments in the UK and Ireland.
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Notes on the ecology, distributions and conservation status of each earthworm species.
Natural history tutor
Keiron Derek Brown
Earthworm Specialist
[email protected]
Keiron has been running the National Earthworm Recording Scheme since it was launched in 2014. He has run over 100 earthworm training courses and events since 20214, covering a wide range of subjects including biology, ecology, surveying, identification and recording. He is currently authoring a Provisional Earthworm Conservation Status Assessment for the UK on behalf of Natural England.
Reviews
Detailed Overview of Earthworms of the UK & Ireland
Chin Eu Chong
Learnt a lot about different species and subspecies of earthworms. Just wonder jumping worms are also found in the UK & Ireland or they are ones of the 33 earthworms described. Apparently jumping worms are not good. I used to pick up worms aft...
Read MoreLearnt a lot about different species and subspecies of earthworms. Just wonder jumping worms are also found in the UK & Ireland or they are ones of the 33 earthworms described. Apparently jumping worms are not good. I used to pick up worms after heavy downpour and transfer them to my garden. I think most of them should be Lumbricus terrestris, after going through this course. But I see cast in my garden rather than midden. Unfortunately, I also picked up jumping worms and put in my garden. I'm interested in Sparganophilus tamesis. There seems to be little information on the internet as well.
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