Courses

If you're fascinated by the world of freshwater biology we offer a range of courses with specialist tutors for beginners, enthusiasts and professionals. Learn to identify freshwater life and develop your understanding of sampling and monitoring.

We hope to run all these courses in 2025, if you would like to register interest please email info@fba.org.uk

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Freshwater Algae: Their microscopic world explored - (SPEC16) - SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER OF £60.00!!
£60.00
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Entomology for Anglers Level 2: 20 July 2024
£80.00
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Caddisfly Adults (Trichoptera) of Britain and Ireland - SP70
£27.95
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Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook (digital copy)
£0.00
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Green slate dice paperweights
£10.00 £15.00
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River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (RIVPACS/RICT) Training: 10-11 Oct 2024
from £356.00
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Freshwater Biological Association Eco Cup + pin badge
£15.00
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Pond Restoration Training: 27-28 June 2024 - THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.
from £234.00
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British and Irish Stoneflies (Plecoptera) - SP73
£45.00
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Tarns of the Fells: Celebrating Cumbria's Mountain Landscapes
£3.00 £4.95
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Freshwater Leeches of Britain and Ireland SP69 - Sorry this publication is currently out of stock but will be available soon
£27.00
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Macrophyte Identification Accredited Course (includes examination): 8-10 July 2024
from £608.00
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River Restoration Training: 21-22 May 2024 - register your interest for 2025
£300.00
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Freshwater Algal Identification course: 9-13 Sep 2024 - Prices TBC
£0.00
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Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook (paperback copy)
£100.00
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Freshwater Algae of Cumbria - SP72
£25.00
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Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates - SP68
£33.00
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Guide to British Freshwater Macroinvertebrates for Biotic Assessment - SP67
£25.00
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Freshwater Megaloptera of Britain and Ireland
£19.00
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Entomology for Anglers Level 1: 18 May 2024 - register your interest for 2025
£80.00
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Sampling and Identifying Freshwater Invertebrates course - register your interest for 2025
from £338.00
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Entomology for Anglers Level 3: 19 Oct 2024
£80.00
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Invertebrate Identification for Biotic Assessment Accreditation (includes examination): 6-8 Nov 2024
from £608.00
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Introduction to Macrophyte Identification course: 1-2 July 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
from £338.00
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Introduction to Adult Caddisflies - register your interest for 2025
£80.00
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Extended Riverfly Groups Invertebrate ID Chart
£10.00
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Windermere Restoring the Health of Englands's Largest Lake
£5.00 £12.00
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CCAP-Calg - Culturing Algae
£5.00
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Stoneflies, Mayflies & Caddisflies Course: 30 & 31 May 2024 - register your interest for 2025
from £338.00
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World of Lakes
£10.00 £25.00
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Microbial Diversity of Priest Pot
£15.00
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The Phytoplankton of Windermere - SPEC10
£15.00
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Assessing the biological quality of freshwaters: RIVPACS and other techniques - SPEC08
£25.00
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Key to the Case Bearing Caddis Larvae - *NEW REPRINT* - SP61
£25.00
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Key to Larval & Juvinile Stages of Coarse Fish from Freshwater - SP60
£22.00
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Freshwater Reviews Vol 6 Issue 1 June 2013 - Family-level keys to freshwater fly (Diptera) larvae.
£5.00
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Mayfly Larvae of Britain & Ireland
£27.00
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Desmids of the English Lake District. - SP42
£6.00
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CCAP-Cryopresevation
£5.00
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CCAP-Mgym- Marine Gymnamoebae
£8.00
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A Key to the Adults of the British Emphemeroptera. SP47. JM Elliott & UH Humpesch
£10.00
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Parasitic Protozoa in British Wild Animals - NO LONGER AVAILABLE
£0.00
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Depth Chart of the Cumbrian Lakes
£3.00
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Equatorial Equilibrium - EE1
£18.00
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River Restoration Modelling course, Day 2 Lowland river settings - register your interest for 2025
from £234.00
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The Windermere Ferry
£8.00 £9.50
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Tarns of the Fells
£3.10
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Tarns of the Central Lake District
£9.00
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Identification of Genera of Chironamid Pupal Exuviae - SPEC 13
£23.00
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Guide to the Identification of Soil Protozoa Testate Amoebae
£10.00
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Assessing the biological quality of freshwaters:RIVPACS and other techniques-Soft Back
£15.00
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Aquatic Life Cycle Strategies
£15.00
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The Microbiological Quality of Water
£10.00
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Eutrophication - SPEC3
£15.00
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Bibliography of the Ruffe
£9.00
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A New Bibliography of Samplers for Freshwater Benthic Invertebrates
£8.00
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Mayfly Larvae (Ephemeroptera) of Britain and Ireland by JM Elliott & U H Umpesch
£27.00
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Measurement of Stream Water Temperature and Biological Applications to salmonid fishes, grayling and dace - OP29
£9.00
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A Checklist of Desmids of the British Isles
£6.00
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Freeze Sampler
£5.00
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Hydraulic Resistance or Roughness of vegetated Watercourses
£7.00
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Lake District Waters
£9.00
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Environmental Effects of Cadmium in Freshwater - OP23
£5.00
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Air Lift Sampler
£5.00
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Concentrations of Major Ions in Streams on Catchments of the River Duddon and Windermere - OP21
£8.00
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Checklist of Freshwater Mites - OP01
£5.00
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Records from the Frome Fish Counter 1970-1981
£7.00
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Aquatic Macrophytes in the tarns of the Tarns and Lakes of Cumbria
£12.00
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Ecology of Free-Living Protozoa
£8.00
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Concentration of Major Ions in Lakes and Tarns of the English Lake District - OP16
£5.00
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Investigations of Phytoplankton, with special reference to water usage - OP13
£5.00
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Environmental Effects of Deforestation
£4.00
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River Restoration Modelling course, Day 1 Upland river settings - register your interest for 2025
from £234.00
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Nutrient Chemistry of Windermere
£4.00
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Adult Male Chironomidae Volumes 1 & 2 - SP64
£25.00 £50.00
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New Key to Freshwater Bryozoans of Britain & Ireland - SP63
£19.00
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Key to Freshwater Fish of Britain & Ireland
£25.00
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Key to the Freshwater Microturbellarians of Britain & Ireland - SP59
£20.00
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A Key to the Freshwater Triclads of Britain and Ireland. - SP58
£10.00
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Key to the Larvae of British Corixidae - SP57
£14.00
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British Dixidae Meniscus & Thaumaleidae.
£20.00
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Last-Instar Larvae and Pupae of the Simulidae of Britain and Ireland. - SP55
£8.00
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Caseless Caddis revised Key
£9.00
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Crustacea Malacostraca - SP52
£17.00
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Adults of the British Aquatic Hemiptera Heteroptera.
£10.00
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Ephemoptera Adults
£10.00
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The Parasitic Copepoda & Branchiura of British Freshwater Fishes - SP46
£10.00
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Key to the larvae of the British Orthocladiinal - SP45
£10.00
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A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule - SP44 - PHOTOCOPY ONLY
£7.00
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A Guide to Estimating Microbial Numbers and Biomass in fresh water - SP39
£8.00
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Key to British Freshwater Rotifera - SP38
£10.00
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Water Analysis - SP36
£12.00
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An illustrated key to Freshwater and Soil Amoebae - SP34
£10.00
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Depth Charts of the Cumbrian Lakes
£3.00
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Guide to Aquatic Hyphomycetes - SP30.
£10.00
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Turbulence in Lakes & Rivers - SP29
£5.00
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Statistical Analysis of samples of Benthic Invertebrates - SP25
£10.00
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A key to the British Freshwater Cyclopid and Calanoid Copepods
£7.00
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Key to the Adults & Nymphs of British Stoneflies - SP17
£8.00
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British Fresh and Brackish Water Gastropods - SP13
£7.00
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British Freshwater Cladocera - A Key - SP5
£10.00
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Freshwater Algal Identification course: 10-14 Jun/9-13 Sep 2024 - register your interest for 2025
from £585.00
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Tote Bag
£3.00
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Urban Riverfly Training Pack
from £10.00
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RMI Training Pack
from £10.00
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