About this Event
What to expect:
Join us for a day of hands-on ecological field skills training, focused on building your confidence in beginner habitat surveying. You’ll gain practical experience using quadrats, identifying key habitat indicator species, and interpreting vegetation data in a rewilding project setting.
Over the course of the day you will:
- Carry out quadrat surveys following botanical ID training in wildflowers and grasses
- Apply DAFOR and DOMIN methodologies to record species abundance
- Identify habitats based on survey result
- Use creative workshops to deepen observation and ecological understanding
- Build intuition in reading landscapes
Who this is for:
For young people aged 18-30 interested in improving your career skill set, or just learning nature skills for the sheer joy of it!
About Pounce Hall:
Pounce Hall is a piece of land made up of three fields totalling around 19 acres located just outside Saffron Walden in North Essex. It has historically been mown for hay and grazed. The intensity of these processes, combined with over-fertility from surrounding intensive agriculture and a very high density of deer have led the land to ecological disrepair.
Youngwilders have been working on the site for the past 3 years to establish a woodland pasture type ecosystem on the land.
Event Details:
Date: Sunday 14th June 2026
Time: 10:00am - 4:00 pm
Location: Pounce Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2LE
Group Size: Approx 25
Food:
Snacks, tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch!
Getting there:
Via Train:
We will providing lifts from Audley End Station at 10am, and returning at 4pm. It is a 10 minute drive from the train station to the site :)
Please get in touch if you have any questions re getting to the site via public transport.
If you have any questions re: getting to the site via public transport, please reach out to jack ([email protected]).
Via Car:
If you are able to drive to the site, please let us know in the order form as we will be trying to encourage car sharing wherever possible!
What3Words Meet Point : ///belts.proved.worth
Accessibility:
The Pounce Hall parameter can be accessed easily by car, but the fields themselves are rough terrain with only desire line paths through the long grass. The site is small so there is less need for extended movement compared to other sites (walking max 5mins at a time), and there is great cover for resting in the main barn, which remains quiet most of the day
We can offer travel reimbursement, so if you can send us receipts or proof of travel payment and your bank details, we will reimburse you as soon as possible. Please send the reimbursement request to Noah at [email protected] with a PDF attachment.
If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jack ([email protected]), who would be more than happy to discuss this.Sign up now to reserve your FREE spot!
We can't wait to see you there :)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pounce Hall, Radwinter Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
