Course: Habitat Awareness: Grasslands - Online

From this self-led course, you will gain an understanding of a range of grassland habitats found in the UK. This course acts as an introduction to different grassland types, allowing you to obtain knowledge of their ecological and conservation value.

Grasslands are among the world’s most widespread and ecologically important habitats, shaped by a combination of climate, soils, and management. Dominated by grasses but often rich in wildflowers, insects, birds, and grazing animals, they range from windswept upland meadows to lowland pastures. Understanding grasslands means exploring not only their plant communities, but also the ecological processes, cultural histories, and management practices that allow them to thrive.

What will be covered during this course?

This is a two-hour self-led online course covering three topics. Each topic will contain a number of self-led resources to work through at your own pace. The topics covered include:

• Introduction to grasslands and grassland types
• UK grassland habitats
• Grassland ecology, conservation and protection

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain what defines a grassland habitat and recognise its key structural features and characteristics.
• Discuss examples of 12 categories of key grassland habitat found in the UK and describe typical species and distinguishing features associated with each.
• Describe the ecological importance of grasslands and outline the main threats they face.
• Give examples of approaches used to conserve and protect grassland habitats within a UK context.

This course is eligible for a student discount. If you are a current student, please use discount code BioStudent20 at checkout for 20% off.

Please refer to the Field Studies Council website for further information and to book.