Land and Wildlife Level 3 – Gamekeeping

Study modern gamekeeping – both lowland and upland – alongside wildlife and countryside management with this industry-recognised qualification. You’ll learn the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed from expert tutors, industry placements and visits to nearby habitats, including coastlines, moorlands and forests.

Students on this course have the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of Countryside Management, while studying a shared curriculum.

Game-keeping Features: deer management, lowland and upland game-keeping, grouse moor management and shooting estate management are covered by the course. There is also the opportunity to take additional specialist qualifications such as pest and predator control, game meat hygiene and the DSC1 (deer stalking Certificate), but charges may apply.

Countryside Management Features

Ecological surveying, experience of aquatic and terrestrial environments, digital mapping and GPS technology, financial and environmental aspects of estate management and legal aspects of countryside management. Opportunities exist to take additional specialist qualifications such as ATV driving, chainsaw use and pesticide application, but charges may apply.

Whilst on the course, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience on the College’s estates and on adjoining estates. The land at Westfield Farm, York and Hedley Hall Farm, Tadcaster are available to Countryside Management students for ecological studies and as a place to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom, such as estate skills and habitat management.

Game-keeping Features

Deer management, lowland and upland game-keeping, grouse moor management and shooting estate management are covered by the course. There is also the opportunity to take additional specialist qualifications such as pest and predator control, game meat hygiene and the DSC1 (deer stalking Certificate), but charges may apply.

Countryside Management Features: Ecological surveying, experience of aquatic and terrestrial environments, digital mapping and GPS technology, financial and environmental aspects of estate management and legal aspects of countryside management. Opportunities exist to take additional specialist qualifications such as ATV driving, chainsaw use and pesticide application, but charges may apply.

Whilst on the course, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience on the College’s estates and on adjoining estates. The land at Westfield Farm, York and Hedley Hall Farm, Tadcaster are available to Countryside Management students for ecological studies and as a place to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom, such as estate skills and habitat management.

Countryside Management Features: Ecological surveying, experience of aquatic and terrestrial environments, digital mapping and GPS technology, financial and environmental aspects of estate management and legal aspects of countryside management. Opportunities exist to take additional specialist qualifications such as ATV driving, chainsaw use and pesticide application, but charges may apply.

Whilst on the course, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience on the College’s estates and on adjoining estates. The land at Westfield Farm, York and Hedley Hall Farm, Tadcaster are available to Countryside Management students for ecological studies and as a place to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom, such as estate skills and habitat management.