Course convenor(s):
Mark Lang(CEnv, MIEEM)


Date: 2+3/06/2009

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 families of British flowering plants in the context of phase 1 surveys, and covers identification (including the use of field guides and keys), legal protection, and sources of desk study information. A field trip will demonstrate field identification of the plant species that typify unimproved calcareous grassland.

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 ecologists who are beginning to undertake phase 1 habitat surveys but who wish to improve their botanical skills to feel more confident when undertaking botanical survey work.

Aims:

To provide:

• an overview of plant taxonomy and the main plant groups
• legal protection covering wild flowers and status and distribution information
• botanical resources and sources of information
• wild plant ID with introduction to use of field guides and keys

To demonstrate:

• how to approach the identification of wild plants in the field using a key and field guide
• in the field, the plant species that typify unimproved calcareous grassland

Objectives:

At the end of the course you should be able to:

• identify wild plants in the field with the aid of field guides and botanical keys

• describe basic plant taxonomy
• describe indicator flower species that characterise unimproved calcareous grassland
  

Course content:
Lectures

• Plant taxonomy and main plant families
• Legal protection and plant distribution information
• Sources of botanical information
• How to use botanical field guides and keys

Fieldwork

• A visit to the unimproved calcareous grassland of Rodborough and Minchinhampton commons.

Additional information/requirements:

An additional course on plants is available: Introduction to Grass Identification.

A list of local accommodation is available on request.