{"id":136550,"date":"2024-08-19T13:07:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=136550"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:24:41","slug":"jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Bowden &#8211; Forestry and Arboriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-ltejwihw-d516ab6699bf7095c7b372e69a861992 avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-ltejwihw-d516ab6699bf7095c7b372e69a861992__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-136551 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-136551\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jon-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='jon' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltejve8v-bc22288f8ba279cd223042bf3d8eac22 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Jon Bowden<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper av-ltejvycg-7d8158dbdcb2c1be14badb839b33915e avia-slider-testimonials avia-slider-2-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-no-slider-navigation av-slider-hover-pause av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;endless&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:true,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\">\n<section class=\"avia-testimonial-row\"><div class='avia-testimonial av-ltejvvre-37c9fef966d3b38e5f06f5041209f797 avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial flex_column no_margin av_one_half'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Before studying at Reaseheath College I was stuck in a dead-end self-employed job as a floor layer hating going to work every Monday being stuck inside every day. Making the decision to change career and study at Reaseheath has so far been one of the best decisions I\u2019ve made, I have made some lifelong friends and gained skills and knowledge that I didn\u2019t even imagine I would have 2 years ago.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Being someone with little academic history and being a mature learner I had reservations about Embarking on a 2 year journey of studying a new trade but I can honestly say that with the help from all the brilliant staff at Reaseheath those worries quickly went away, the knowledge and skills, they have set me up for a hopefully lucrative future in a career that will make me want to get up on a Monday morning.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I&#8217;ve not only learnt the fundamentals of the practical side, but I&#8217;ve really enjoyed the theory behind trees and their biology something I was not expecting being a very practical person and not previously academic at all. In fact, the career path I am now exploring is now far from the one I initially set out in my mind, I aim to continue to learn and go on to a degree level course in arboriculture this is all thanks to the enthusiastic approach to learning the tutors at Reaseheath provide. I have nothing but good things to say about my time at Reaseheath and I would recommend it to anyone looking starting a land based career or anyone wanting a career change.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Next<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":136551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[863,944,865],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jon Bowden - Forestry and Arboriculture - Reaseheath College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jon Bowden - Forestry and Arboriculture - Reaseheath College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reaseheath College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-19T12:07:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T15:24:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jon.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emily Ellis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emily Ellis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/\",\"name\":\"Jon Bowden - Forestry and Arboriculture - Reaseheath College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jon.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-19T12:07:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-10T15:24:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/e9100e62f24eb90aa1ceb1844c596743\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jon.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1536},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/jon-bowden-forestry-and-arboriculture\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/home-page\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jon Bowden &#8211; 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