Botanical Skills for Ecologists

This beginner course is designed to give ecologists the foundational botanical skills that are essential for accurate habitat surveying using UKHab and NVC.

You will learn useful techniques to help you identify key indicator species of different habitats, including wildflowers and grasses.


This course will include:

An introduction to vegetative and flowering parts of plants.
An introduction to British wildflower families, including common and more unusual species.
An introduction to common British grasses that are key indicator species for habitat surveying.
Practical experience identifying wildflower and grass species in the field with an expert tutor.


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.
https://www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-experiences/static-courses/botanical-skills-for-ecologists/

Please note: You will require your own transport for the field site visits.

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You may also like the following events from The Field Studies Council:

• This Wednesday, 21st May, 09:30 am, Woodland Plant Identification in Shrewsbury
• This Friday, 23rd May, 10:00 am, Discovering Woodlands - Free training with Trees for Climate Action in Keighley
• This Friday, 23rd May, 02:00 pm, Discovering Woodlands - Free training with Trees for Climate Action in Keighley

Also check out other Workshops in Middlesbrough.