WHAT WILL I LEARN
We place an emphasis on soil science, as soil health is foundation of regenerative land management, sustainable food production, increased carbon storage, and improvements in water holding capacity to help reduce climate change impacts.
Health and safety is central to every module and you will learn about using PPE, conducting risk assessments, and maintaining safe working practices to protect both people and the environment.
Each module is designed to build your confidence and competence by developing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a variety of real-world situations, with a strong focus on minimising environmental impact and working in a sustainable way. Units covered include:
- Principles of Plant Science – Understand how plants grow and develop by exploring their structures, life cycles, and key processes like photosynthesis, respiration, and water uptake.
- Principles of Soil Science – Investigate how soil characteristics affect crop growth, including nutrient content, pH levels, and water-holding capacity. Learn how to improve soil health and productivity through crop rotation, maintenance, and sustainable cultivation methods.
- Investigative Project – Conduct a research project on your chosen topic, applying your learning through experiments, practical activities, or field trials, and evaluating your findings in a comprehensive report. Example projects could involve comparative veg or plant growth, or treatment trials for plant infections.
- Advanced Nursery Stock Production – Plan and manage nursery stock in containers and field settings, ensuring optimal growth conditions while maintaining plant health through pest, disease, and disorder management. Understand sourcing, growing methods and markets, and discover methods of pest, disease and weed management in organic systems to encourage natural balance.
- Organic Crop Production – Work with natural systems to build fertile soil using organic methods and explore the philosophy behind organic crop production and systems to support it including biodynamics, agroforestry, and permaculture, and organic certification.
- Landscape & Garden Design – Create concept plans from site analysis and client briefs, developing professional presentation plans with detailed elevations, projections, and perspectives.
- Prepare Landscape & Garden Design Briefs – Create design briefs, letters of engagement, and site evaluation and analysis reports tailored to client needs. Learn how to assess the physical, biological, cultural, environmental and edaphic characteristics of sites, including site problems and their solutions.
- Advanced Horticultural Science – Deepen your understanding of plant physiology, breeding, genetics, and soil nutrient cycles, focusing on how environmental factors impact plant growth.
- Estate Skills – Get hands-on experience in constructing, repairing, and maintaining boundaries, structures, and habitats, ensuring sustainable practices and minimal environmental impact.
- Understand the principles and carry out the practice of wildlife population surveys, ecology and conservation – Understand the principles of wildlife population dynamics, ecology and conservation strategies. Consider the affects of both natural and human influenced fluctuations in ecosystems. Identify and conduct surveys of wildlife habitats and ecosystems.
WHY STUDY REGENERATIVE HORTICULTURE?
You will study in beautiful and unique settings within the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. This course is ideal for students who want to deepen their current knowledge & experience in horticulture and land-based industries, while opening doors to further study and employment opportunities. Make a positive impact on the environment and build a sustainable career!
Graduates from the Level 3 programme in Regenerative Horticulture can pursue careers or setup their own businesses in:
- Organic production horticulture (growing fruit and veg)
- Landscape and Garden Design
- Nursery Stock Production and Management
- Consultancy and Education
- Regenerative Agriculture
You can also continue your education in related fields, such as:
- Our own BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology & Systems Change
- Permaculture
- Sustainable Land Management
- Botany
- Agroecology
- Environmental Science and Conservation
- Landscape Architecture
Applications for a January 2026 start are now open! Apply early via our website to secure your spot. You will need to complete a short interview with our friendly team.
