Course: Broad-leaved Trees in Summer
Kent Wildlife Trust
Learn to identify trees by their foliage
This study day will equip you with skills to recognise trees by their leaves.
We shall spend the morning in the classroom when the emphasis will be to consider ways to distinguish trees by their leaf characteristics. Trees are classified according to their flowers but these are transient and often out of reach. However leaves are available for identification for much of the year.
In the afternoon we shall practice ID skills in the nature park around Tyland Barn, which is remarkably rich in a good variety of different species.
By the end of this course you should have learned how to identify a good range of our native broad-leaved trees by their leaves.
This study day is suitable for anyone who loves trees. No previous knowledge will be assumed.
Led by Ros Bennett, Botanist and Ecologist. Ros has written books on plants and habitats and has been teaching courses on identification and ecology for many years. We shall be using keys published in her most recent book ‘Tree-spotting’, illustrated by her daughter, Nell. There is no need to acquire this book before the course. Copies of the keys will be provided as hand-outs
Suitable for beginners and improvers.
Fees apply and booking essential.
The cost of this course is £42.50 per person per day.
Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
About Kent Wildlife Trust
Kent Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity. We have over 32,000 members and over 1000 registered volunteers. We manage and protect over 9000 acres of land across more than 80 different sites and nature reserves, alongside 3 visitor centres.
We work closely with local communities, landowners and partners to protect and improve habitats in the countryside, coast and town for the benefit of the wildlife and people of Kent. We are working towards creating a better, more sustainable and wilder future.
Kent Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity. We have over 32,000 members and over 1000 registered volunteers. We manage and protect over 9000 acres of land across more than 80 different sites and nature reserves, alongside 3 visitor centres. We work closely with local communities, landowners and partners to protect and improve habitats in the countryside, coast and town for the benefit of the wildlife and people of Kent. We are working towards creating a better, more sustainable and wilder future.
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