26th March 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy use – the importance of insulation. A lot of existing buildings in the UK are poorly insulated and draughty, resulting in loss of heat and higher energy…
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2nd April 2022
Short Course
Transform waste pallets into gorgeous bespoke furniture for your home and garden A hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to get started with upcycled furniture. Tutor Dieter Brandstatter will take…
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2nd April 2022
Short Course
Welcome the new season with a whole host of seasonal, family friendly activities. Always wanted to have a go at pond-dipping? This is the perfect chance to explore an aquatic…
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2nd April 2022
Short Course
A beginner’s guide to the compost toilet: Understanding the biology behind humanure. On this practical course you’ll gain a good understanding of the principles, benefits and limitations of compost toilets.…
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2nd April 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy provision – an in depth look at small scale wind turbines. Whether you’re thinking of installing wind turbines at home, in your community or for your business,…
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3rd April 2022
Short Course
Off-grid sewage and water treatment systems If you’re living or working in a remote location and need low impact, eco-friendly options for waste water management, CAT is the place to…
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5th April 2022
Short Course
An opportunity to discuss CAT’s future plans – interactive online event. CAT members and supporters are invited to share thoughts on plans to create a new world-class visitor experience and…
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11th April 2022
Graduate School Open Days and Events
Join tutors from the MArch course and CAT graduate for an introduction to CAT, an overview of our Masters in Sustainable Architecture Part 2 course and a student experience talk.
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15th April 2022
Short Course
Moth traps, bat detectors and a torch lit walks in the woods. What more could you want from an evening at CAT?
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21st April 2022
Visitor Centre
A fun-packed adventure on the wild side for the whole family. Have you ever wondered what creepy crawlies call your garden home or what furry friends scurry outside your window…
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27th April 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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29th April 2022
Short Course
Transform buildings into cosy, low impact, energy efficient homes. Refurbishing our homes to make them more energy efficient is one of the key aspects of effective action on climate change.…
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29th April 2022
Graduate School Open Days and Events
Join the Graduate School of the Environment’s Head of School, Dr Adrian Watson, Sustainability & Adaptation and Green Building Programme Leader, Tim Coleridge for an introduction to CAT, an overview…
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30th April 2022
Short Course
Get to grips with the basics of beekeeping and explore the biology of honeybees and their environmental benefits. This confidence boosting course will cover all you need to know to…
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30th April 2022
Short Course
Get started with woodworking Spend a day in nature discovering the ancient art of spoon carving. This course is a great way to get started with woodworking, covering choosing materials,…
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5th May 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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6th May 2022
Online Courses and Events
This free and interactive forum will host a discussion on how organising community climate action can address the greenhouse gas emissions from small/micro businesses.
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7th May 2022
Short Course
Get a good understanding of the principles, benefits and limitations of compost toilets on our online compost toilet course. Explore the construction and component features of compost toilets, the biochemistry of composting and sanitising…
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7th May 2022
Short Course
Pain-free planning for your building project. If you’re thinking of building your own home, community space or other self-build structure, it pays to be prepared. This course covers how to…
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7th May 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy provision – explore the how to’s of solar PV for households. Solar panels: where should you put them? How much power will you get? How much money…
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8th May 2022
Short Course
Join a dawn chorus walk at CAT and discover the moths and bats that call CAT home.
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13th May 2022
Short Course
Get started with green woodworking and discover the art and science of shrink pot carving. Spend a day in a beautiful setting learning how to carve a wooden shrink pot…
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26th May 2022
Short Course
Explore climate solutions, create an action plan for you and your work, and gain Carbon Literate certification on our online course.
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2nd June 2022
Visitor Centre
A fun-packed adventure on the wild side for the whole family. Have you ever wondered what creepy crawlies call your garden home or what furry friends scurry outside your window…
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4th June 2022
Short Course
Transform waste pallets into gorgeous bespoke furniture for your home and garden A hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to get started with upcycled furniture. Tutor Dieter Brandstatter will take…
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4th June 2022
Short Course
A beginner’s guide to the compost toilet: Understanding the biology behind humanure. On this practical course you’ll gain a good understanding of the principles, benefits and limitations of compost toilets.…
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4th June 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy provision – understanding how to use sunlight to produce hot water. Learn how you can use solar water heating systems (solar thermal) to directly heat water. The…
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5th June 2022
Short Course
Off-grid sewage and water treatment systems. If you’re living or working in a remote location and need low impact, eco-friendly options for waste water management, CAT is the place to…
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18th June 2022
Short Course
Transform waste pallets into gorgeous bespoke furniture for your home and garden A hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to get started with upcycled furniture. Tutor Dieter Brandstatter will take…
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25th June 2022
Short Course
Explore the importance of bees and how we can give them a helping hand. On this course you’ll learn about the different bees in the UK and beyond, and the…
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25th June 2022
Short Course
Learn how to build using cob – a versatile, durable, low impact material. A natural building material that has been used in the UK and around the world for hundreds…
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25th June 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy provision – Biomass systems for the 21st Century. Heat from biomass is one of our oldest forms of energy use, and still has a lot to offer in…
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29th June 2022
Short Course
Explore climate solutions, create an action plan for you and your work, and gain Carbon Literate certification.
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2nd July 2022
Short Course
Learn from an experienced conservation builder how to spot and tackle damp problems in your home. This course will help you to recognise the warning signs of damp problems, where…
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2nd July 2022
Short Course
Rethinking household energy provision – getting to grips with heat pumps. Heat pumps are often advertised as ‘free heat’ as for a small amount of energy in (electricity) they can emit…
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16th July 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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25th July 2022
Visitor Centre
A fun-packed adventure on the wild side for the whole family. Have you ever wondered what creepy crawlies call your garden home or what furry friends scurry outside your window…
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29th July 2022
Short Course
Building using locally sourced materials can help to ensure your structure is low impact and ecologically sound. This course provides hands-on experience in designing and building a structure from scratch,…
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30th July 2022
Short Course
Transform waste pallets into gorgeous bespoke furniture for your home and garden A hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to get started with upcycled furniture. Tutor Dieter Brandstatter will take…
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6th August 2022
Short Course
Generate electricity with a homemade wind turbine. Join Tom Dixon of V3 Power to build a wind turbine yourself, from scratch. Drawing on over ten years of experience in teaching…
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11th August 2022
Visitor Centre
A fun-packed adventure on the wild side for the whole family. Have you ever wondered what creepy crawlies call your garden home or what furry friends scurry outside your window…
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12th August 2022
Short Course
Transform buildings into cosy, low impact, energy efficient homes. Refurbishing our homes to make them more energy efficient is one of the key aspects of effective action on climate change.…
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13th August 2022
Short Course
Transform waste pallets into gorgeous bespoke furniture for your home and garden A hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to get started with upcycled furniture. Tutor Dieter Brandstatter will take…
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21st August 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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22nd August 2022
Short Course
Create natural, low-impact structures with world-renowned expert. If you’re thinking of building your own eco home, workshop or community space, straw bales could be the answer. This five-day introduction to…
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3rd September 2022
Short Course
Get to grips with the basics of beekeeping and explore the biology of honeybees and their environmental benefits. This confidence boosting course will cover all you need to know to…
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10th September 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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24th September 2022
Short Course
Get started with woodworking Spend a day in nature discovering the ancient art of spoon carving. This course is a great way to get started with woodworking, covering choosing materials,…
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1st October 2022
Short Course
Pain-free planning for your building project. If you’re thinking of building your own home, community space or other self-build structure, it pays to be prepared. This course covers how to…
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7th October 2022
Short Course
Get started with green woodworking and discover the art and science of shrink pot carving. Spend a day in a beautiful setting learning how to carve a wooden shrink pot…
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8th October 2022
Short Course
Calling all nature loving gardeners. We’re offering a fantastic day of exploring wildlife gardening with CAT’s expert gardens team, packed full of essential knowledge to help wildlife thrive in your…
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15th October 2022
Short Course
Explore how to transform houses and buildings into cosy, low impact, energy-efficient homes on this online course. Making our homes more energy-efficient, allowing us to massively reduce our emissions use,…
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17th November 2022
Short Course
Online Zero Carbon Britain course exploring climate solutions – the science says we must, the technology says we can, time to say we will! Working with a range of local…
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21st November 2022
Short Course
The theory and practice of managing woodlands in a way that benefits people and wildlife. Winner of the Woodlands Awards Best Woodlands Course 2017, this highly practical five-day course gets…
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