FREE WEBINAR
Watercourses in BNG: Working parallel to the RCA for ecologists
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Watercourses often appear in BNG projects — but not everyone working on those projects is RCA-trained. This can lead to confusion, missteps in reporting, or missed opportunities to support biodiversity gains.
Join this free webinar to learn how to approach watercourses in BNG assessments – whether you’re RCA-trained or not.
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Justin Byrne MCIEEM
In this free, practical webinar, Justin Byrne MCIEEM shares guidance for ecologists who regularly encounter watercourses, whether in baselines, HMMPs, or enhancement planning. The session also offers value for RCA-trained surveyors who want to better align their work with the statutory metric.
Justin Byrne MCIEEM
Justin brings broad ecological expertise from academic, civil service, and commercial settings. His focus is on research and quality assurance, helping partners apply remote sensing, eDNA, and ecological modelling to real-world BNG challenges with rigour and clarity.
What you'll learn:
✅ What the BNG metric actually says (and doesn’t say) about watercourses
✅ How watercourses are mapped and recorded in the statutory metric
✅ When to scope in or out on-site and off-site watercourses
✅ Encroachment, habitat loss, and what’s often missed
✅ How non-RCA ecologists can support RCA-compliant surveys
✅ Common watercourse pitfalls — and how to avoid them
Who should attend:
Ecologists
working on BNG baseline or enhancement plans
RCA surveyors
wanting to align more closely with BNG requirements
Professionals
encountering watercourses during surveys but not RCA-trained