Course convenor(s):
Mark Lang(CEnv, MIEEM)
Date: 9+10/06/2009
Course length: 2 days
Venue:
Cresswell Associates, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud,
GL5 2QG
Course fee: £300
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively
Outline:
This course provides an introduction to the main groups of grasses and how to identify them.
Further information:
Cresswell Associates
The Mill, Brimscombe Port
Stroud, GL5 2QG
T: +44 (0) 1453 731 231
F: +44 (0) 1453 888 797
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Target audience:
The course is aimed at ecological consultants who have an awareness of Phase 1 habitat survey and wildflower identification (particularly participants of the Cresswell Associates course Introduction to Wildflower Identification) but wish to gain more experience and confidence with identifying native grass species.
Aims:
To provide:
- introduction to grass taxonomy and main species groups
- introduction to the use of grass vegetative and flowering keys
- an understanding of key grass species for different habitat types
- grass identification resources
To demonstrate:
- grass identification in the field by both vegetative and flowering characteristics in a variety of habitats
Objectives:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- confidently identify flowering and vegetative grass species with the use of keys
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- identify the main species groups of grasses
- describe some key grass species characteristic of common habitat types
Course content:
Lectures
- Grass taxonomy
- Grass species groupings
- Vegetative and flowering keys
- Key species of grass in different habitats
Fieldwork
- Visits to nearby calcareous grassland, wetland, woodland and scrub habitats
Additional information/requirements:
This course is designed to be a follow on course from:
Participants should provide themselves with a x10 hand lens
A list of local accommodation is available on request.
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