North East Landskills (Lantra RDPE)

Northwoods is running a series of training events and workshops through the RDPE Lantra skills fund. The courses we can organise include:

Course Description Duration
(days)
ITA Lantra chainsaw Chainsaw maintenance & cross-cutting for the non-
professional		 2
NPTC CS30 AND CS31 Chainsaw maintenance, crosscutting on the ground and felling of small trees 5+1
NPTC CS32 Fell and process medium trees 3+1

NPTC CS34

 Process individual windblow trees 2+1
NPTC CS38
 Climb trees and perform aerial rescue 5+1
Forestry First Aid Appointed person first aid for foresters/arb work 1
Ignite Introduction to wood fuel and supply chain management 3
Woodland Management Introduction to broadleaf and coniferous silviculture 1
Basic Tree Surveys Introduction for foresters and woodland owners responsible for trees in public places 1
Bat Surveying Woodland and forest management for bat conservation 1

The eligibility criteria for LandSkills NE courses are as follows:

  • All participants must be living or working within the North East of England, which comprises: Northumberland, Durham, Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside.  Engaged in a business, organisation or social enterprise which is dependent upon woodland or utilises any woodland or forestry products. Farmers, agricultural contractors and farm employees are also eligible.

Non eligible:

  • Areas such as tree surgery, gardening and landscaping, unemployed and students.

Note that these courses run on demand - so let us know if you're interested!

If you would like further information about any of these training courses, please contact the Northwoods office. Also let us know if you have any other training you'd like to see us put on.

Contact staff member – Pam Baker

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