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Wakefield Road, Ossett
Wakefield, WF5 9AJ

Training Hours

Monday to Friday
8:30am to 5:15pm

Spring Trapping Course (Scotland)
Reservation: 30/04/2026

Bookings

This event is fully booked. You can join the waitlist, and if an eligible space becomes available, you will be notified by email with the opportunity to reserve it.

There are 7 spaces left on the waitlist.

You can reserve up to 1 spaces on this waitlist.

Please note, that you have 36 hours to confirm any reserved spaces once they become available, a notification will be sent immediately when an eligible spot opens up.

Course Details:

Spring Trapping Course (Scotland)
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Award: BASC Spring Trapping (Scotland) Certificate

Course Duration: Half a day (Morning)

Introduction

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced a requirement for anyone operating traps to governed under a spring trap approval order (Fenn, Doc, Quill, etc) must have:

  1. attended an approved training course, and
  2. been issued an individual license from NatureScot.

This course follows the Scottish Government approved course contents and so fulfils part 1 of this new requirement.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Species
  • Law surrounding spring traps
  • Types of spring trap
  • Tunnel designs
  • Trap operation

Assessment: There is a short assessment consisting of a 20 question multiple choice paper, and a practical assessment that must be passed before the qualification is achieved.

The course is aimed at existing users of spring traps, however all are welcome to attend.

BASIS : 4

BPCA Points: 3.5

BPR Points: 3

Course Charges: £85.00 + VAT