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Home to the National Zoo Academy, Sparsholt College is Hampshire's leading college for the land and environment based courses, offering a range of full and part time qualifications alongside apprenticeships and business training. Our extensive list of full and part time courses include the following:
Agriculture
Animal management
Arboriculture, Forestry and Woodland Management
Business Administrat

ion and Team Leading
Equine Studies and Horse Management
Fishery Studies
Football Academy
Foundation Land Based Course
Game, Wildlife and Conservation Management
Horticulture and Garden Design
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair
Sport, Outdoor Education and Public (Uniformed) Services
Veterinary Nursing
Apprenticeships
Health and Safety
Teacher training

BIAZA Love Your Zoo!Next month is Pride month, and we have been celebrating the incredible diversity of our campus commu...
29/05/2026

BIAZA Love Your Zoo!

Next month is Pride month, and we have been celebrating the incredible diversity of our campus community 🌈

We are proud to have a thriving and welcoming network, be it in our staff or our students, which strengthens our ability to provide expert education, inspire action, and conserve the environment 🌳

It's in our nature.

Highlighting project success for Love Your Zoo 2026 🔦Our work in breeding the endangered heath tiger beetle (Cicindela s...
28/05/2026

Highlighting project success for Love Your Zoo 2026 🔦

Our work in breeding the endangered heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica), in collaboration with the Species Recovery Trust, is just one of the 1236 ongoing conservation projects which have been taking place across BIAZA zoos and aquariums 🌱

Our team have been working hard for many years to help restore this large, charismatic, and predatory beetle. Last year, we even gained BIAZA recognition for the project - a big win for this thoroughly underrepresented species 🪲

28/05/2026

Love Your Zoo!

Today we're highlighting some of our animals that have inspired our team throughout their careers 🐢

We have an incredible diversity of animals, from our beautiful red panda (Ailurus fulgens) that are part of an international Ex-situ conservation Programme, to our critically endangered, armour-clad radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). 🦤

Thanks to these animals, it is well and truly in our nature to protect, care for, and teach the next generation of conservationists 🌱

Congratulations to Sparsholt alumna Emilia O’Connell👏Emilia was Highly Commended at the 2026 Institution of Agricultural...
26/05/2026

Congratulations to Sparsholt alumna Emilia O’Connell👏

Emilia was Highly Commended at the 2026 Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Awards for her project comparing the economic, environmental and social contrasts between small family-run and commercial dairy farms🐄

Find out more about Emilia's success on our website: https://bit.ly/2026IAgrE

🌱 It's BIAZA Love Your Zoo week! 🦥Every year, we celebrate the work our zoos and aquariums do as they contribute to cons...
26/05/2026

🌱 It's BIAZA Love Your Zoo week! 🦥

Every year, we celebrate the work our zoos and aquariums do as they contribute to conservation, science, and education. For this year's campaign, we look at all the things 'In our Nature' within the zoo (and college) environment. 🌍

Follow along throughout the week as we highlight our Animal Health, Welfare, and Research Centre (AHWRC) and some of the individuals who work tirelessly for the zoo and conservation industry! 🐒

Yesterday, our Level 1 Animal Management learners enjoyed a brilliant, hands-on workshop with Hearing Dogs. The fantasti...
22/05/2026

Yesterday, our Level 1 Animal Management learners enjoyed a brilliant, hands-on workshop with Hearing Dogs. The fantastic team from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People delivered an engaging session complete with a lecture and plenty of dog cuddles! 🐕‍🦺

During the workshop, students learned what qualities are needed in an assistance dog, watched a live training demonstration, and had the opportunity to meet and interact with the dogs.

🐶Meet the dogs:
Gyn (Working cocker spaniel - female)
Theo Puppy in training (miniature poodle - male)
Riley ( black with white markings cocker spaniel - female)

Excited about a future with Sparsholt? - Come and see us at our next open event!
🔗https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/opendays/

The 2026 Equine Study Tour to South Africa is officially underway 🌍Our students have already spotted some incredible wil...
21/05/2026

The 2026 Equine Study Tour to South Africa is officially underway 🌍

Our students have already spotted some incredible wildlife, including giraffes and ostriches. Wishing them an unforgettable experience👏

Silver-Gilt Medal for 'Washday Hues' at RHS Chelsea Flower Show!This exciting accolade is Sparsholt College’s eighth Sil...
19/05/2026

Silver-Gilt Medal for 'Washday Hues' at RHS Chelsea Flower Show!

This exciting accolade is Sparsholt College’s eighth Silver-Gilt medal adding to the collection of ten Gold medals, four Silver Lindley medals, two silver medals and three Bronze medals, alongside seven ‘Best in Category’ awards.

The news was announced after a busy Press Day where celebrities, renowned horticulturalists, and Royalty themselves were able to have an exclusive view of the gardens. Famous faces visiting the Sparsholt College stand in the grand pavilion included Dame Joanna Lumley, Chris Robshaw, Clare Balding, and Alan and Jacqueline Postill.

The 2026 garden is designed by Sparsholt’s multiple-medal-winning-team including several full-time and part-time mature horticulture learners.

Discover the full story on our website: https://bit.ly/WashdayHues2026

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Westley Lane, Sparsholt
Winchester
SO212NF

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