MOLE CONTROL TRAINING COURSE IN TRADITIONAL MOLECATCHING SKILLS

Mole Control Training Course

Learn traditional molecatching skills

One day molecatching course only £90.00 - price held until mid 2012

The Guild of British Molecatchers - Setting the standard for mole control in Britain

The Guild of British Molecatchers is extremely fortunate to have secured the services of the UK’s leading authority on mole catching to provide the best available, comprehensive and affordable instruction in traditional mole control.

This year, for the first time, we are running one day courses on both Saturdays and Sundays.

Next course dates: To be announced.
Course fee: £90.00 per person (including lunch and refreshments)

Why such a good price?

Because the Guild is a non profit making organisation run by volunteer molecatchers for molecatchers. The only organisation working collectively to promote time honoured methods of mole control alongside welfare of the mole to ensure the future of this traditional craft.

To book or for further information, please email training@guildofbritishmolecatchers.co.uk

The Guild of British Molecatchers is intent on establishing and maintaining a recognised standard for traditional mole control in Britain. The Guild’s training course in traditional molecatching skills is open to non members and members alike and is supported and endorsed by leaders in the pest control and mole trap supply industries.

National Pest Technicians Association Procter Pest Stop

The Benefits:

The course is designed and taught by the UK’s leading authority on mole catching – Jeff Nicholls. He offers trainees the best possible opportunity to understand all aspects of the use of mole traps.
The course is endorsed by the National Pest Technicians Association and supported by Procter Pest Stop.
Those registered with BASIS Registration Ltd Prompt scheme for continued professional development earn 10 points by attending a Guild training course.
Successful completion of the course is accepted as a level 2 (intermediate) pass by the Guild’s Accreditation Academy.
The course is available to individuals and groups.
Course numbers: Not less than 6, not more than 9.
The location has been chosen to provide a relaxed atmosphere.
Practical opportunities are just a door away making the whole experience stress free.
The venue staff provide excellent service to make the day a memorable one.

The Guild's training venue

This beautiful Victorian Country House is the setting for the Guild of British Molecatchers training courses. Set in acres of Berkshire Parkland, it was formerly the home of the Marquis of Ormonde

The One Day Course

The day is divided into both theoretical and practical sessions.

Welcoming refreshments await your arrival at the venue, a country house hotel set in idyllic grounds, where you will receive instruction in all aspects of mole control.
In the morning session, a wealth of knowledge is clearly imparted and explained with the aim of making you conversant with best practice in the control of the “little man in black”.
A morning coffee break provides an opportunity for a short interruption in the demands of assimilating the detailed content of the morning session.
Use of earth implements is covered before you enjoy lunch (restaurant or a buffet).
After lunch (and time to relax), venturing into the venue’s acres of grounds offers an opportunity for you to make practical use of the instruction received during the morning session.
The afternoon session is interrupted by a short break for a cup of tea and some cake and concludes with a chance to ask questions to the UK’s leading authority on mole catching.

The Course Venue

A beautiful Victorian Country House Hotel, set in acres of Berkshire parkland, formerly the home of the Marquis of Ormonde, is the venue for the Guild of British Molecatchers training courses. The hotel is in central Berkshire (junction 10 of the M4) with easy access from all major road networks including the M3 and M40.

The hotel offers accommodation discounts to those attending the Guild’s molecatching course.

Said of our one day mole control training course ...

"I would like to take this opportunity to give some positive feedback about the mole catchers' training course I attended in March this year. I have always been successful at catching moles and was smug enough to think I would learn nothing of any practical use from the course and simply wanted to meet and talk to fellow mole catchers.

However, Jeff Nicholls' tips and advice changed the way I go about my business now.

I do most of my mole catching on golf courses and in hotel grounds and prior to the course I used to use a converted golf trolley laden with a border spade, far too many traps and a stack of floor tiles that I used to use to cover my trap sites.

I now venture out with a colourful rucksack which contains the few traps I actually need, a Japanese trowel, a runner, moist wipes and a bottle of anti-bacterial gel to clean up when I have finished and I use my probe as a walking stick - what a difference! Thanks Jeff, you have changed my working life."

Alf Belch - Professional molecatcher
October 2011

About our trainer

Jeff Nicholls

Recognised throughout the world of British molecatching and a published author* on the subject, Jeff, when asked to contribute a brief biography for this page replied 'All I have done is catch moles, all I am doing is catching moles and all I will do is catch moles'.

In this typically self-deprecating answer he fails to tell us that he was instrumental in founding the Guild of British Molecatchers and is an active participant in promulgating and explaining the aims of the Guild to the public at large, to fellow molecatchers, to legislators and to those in the mole trap and pest control industries. He is also instrumental in initiating scientific research on the European mole and methods for humane control.

Jeff remains committed to traditional molecatching skills and to the welfare of the mole.

* Molecatcher, 2004; Molecatcher (second edition), 2006; Mole Catching - A practical guide, 2008; A year of wanting, 2010.

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