Aquatic invertebrate specialists, Peter and Sharon Flint, will give an introduction to Water Beetle Identification.

We will end with an interactive question and answer session.

Tutor info: Sharon Flint has 20 years’ experience in identification of adult and juvenile aquatic insects and has taught identification and ecology to university students and professionals. She has worked on aquatic invertebrate surveys for Natural England, the RSPB and the private sector and has carried out research on the ecology of stoneflies and caddisflies. She works as an independent consultant on various projects and with a range of clients and carries out AQC work on aquatic invertebrate samples for consultancies. She is Yorkshire Naturalists Union recorder for Trichoptera. Peter Flint has over 50 years’ experience of insect identification. He has recently retired after over 40 years as curator of the collections at Lancaster University where he also taught invertebrate identification and ecology. They are both Key Partners at PBA Applied Ecology.

Please book your space via Eventbrite and you will be sent information on how to join the webinar.

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You can use a laptop/desktop computer, smartphone or tablet and it isn’t necessary to have a webcam or microphone to participate.

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