Ecology and Ecosystems - A Beginner's Guide - Bingham Library - Adult Learning

Step into the wild world of nature and discover how everything is connected! This short course will reveal the systems that keep our world alive. You’ll explore the fascinating relationships between organisms and their environments, learn how ecosystems function, and gain practical insights into how we can protect them. No prior knowledge needed—just your curiosity and a love for the natural world!

What will be covered on the course?

• What is an ecosystem and how are ecosystems structured and inter-related?

• Examples of Ecosystems we can see in the UK and in other countries across the world

• How ecosystems can be disrupted both by natural events and by human actions

• Why protecting ecosystems is important.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the basic principles of ecology and the structure of ecosystems.

2. Identify key components of ecosystems, including producers, consumers, decomposers, and their roles in energy flow and nutrient cycles.

3. Evaluate human impacts on ecosystems and explore simple actions to support environmental sustainability.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses

Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Greater London

Greater Manchester

Liverpool City Region

Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

Tees Valley

West of England

West Midlands

West Yorkshire