Course: Winter Tree ID (Online)

A half-day online course giving participants 

• the skills and confidence to identify trees and shrubs when not in leaf 
• a set of c.25 labelled UK native twigs posted to your address prior to the course
• a free copy of the FSC Aidgap Winter Trees guide

Identifying trees through the winter months, when they rarely hold any leaves or fruits, is a real art form; but surprisingly simple when you know what to look for. This course will give participants a chance to look at the majority of British native species and learn how to confidently identify them, as well as a set of labelled twigs to keep to aid revision and impress your friends. 

We have run this course for 6 years in London and Wiltshire, and normally it would run to a whole day with a field visit and test in the afternoon. In 2020 we ran this course online and now feel this format works better for this course than doing it in the field, allowing people to work through the tutorial at their own pace, from the comfort of their own home. We hope this will also open up the course to participants from all over the UK who were unable to attend previous events, and radically reduce the carbon footprint of the course by eliminating travel.

All proceeds from the course will go to supporting our endangered species conservation work.

Included in the course fee

• A copy of the acclaimed 48-page colour guide book to winter trees and shrubs.
• A set of 20-30 numbered twigs from UK native species, to examine during the course, label and keep at the end. These will be posted to you a week before the course date.

The course will include a pre-recorded tutorial, running through the species one by one, followed by a test then 45 minute Zoom Q&A session.