Course: Winter Grass Identification
The Species Recovery Trust
A one-day course giving participants:
- confidence in identifying the key grasses of neutral and unimproved calcareous grassland that can be seen in winter months
- the knowledge of how to assess grasslands using these species
In theory you will carry out grasslands assessment in the summer months, but more and more frequently there is a need to carry out some level of habitat assessment during the winter. Despite grasslands often looking uniformly drab a this time of year, close inspection and good vegetative ID skills can often reveal enough species to fairly accurately assess the value of grasslands, to inform both conservation and planning decisions.
This course will focus on vegetative grass and sedge ID at a site with a good range of improved to unimproved grassland (g4-g3).
About The Species Recovery Trust
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species.
The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050.
Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species. The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050. Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
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