Tutor had excellent knowledge and experience of the subject and was very accessible and friendly. However, her teaching skills were poor. Tutor spoke very quickly and most of the time rattled through her own key very quickly asking the whole group whether the feature was right or wrong. Whereas it…
Perfect location. Friendly helpful staff. Excellent course tutor.
An excellent course. I learnt a lot, but also realise how much I have got to learn. I am looking forward to the publication of the AIDGAP booklet on the vegetative grass ID. I can’t think of anything to fault with the course given its duration. Of course it would…
I had a very good time on this course. Lucia was great. The knowledge gained fulfilled my expectations and all I need to do is keep practising. I enjoyed lucia’s teaching style which was relaxed. My only comment regarding potential improvement would be to make sure everyone introduces…
Thoroughly enjoyed the course! It both built on, and expanded, my knowledge of woodlands. When you have a tutor like Jerry you want to absorb as much as possible of his encyclopedic knowledge of nature and woodlands. Left me wanting to do it again and hungry for more!…
The course was excellent. Margaret Uttley is a great teacher and Imparted skills and ideas well. Enjoyed wandering the fen and taking inspiration from the area. Bit disappointed with atmosphere / food in the house. We were the only adult course and the place was dominated by teenagers and their…
Visited a variety of sites with different habitats and saw many great birds, a fair number for the first time for me. Knowledgeable and friendly tutor and good interaction with other participants. Accommodation and food good.
The tutor was excellent and very student centred offering students varied ways to get to grips with learning how to identify grasses early in the season. The classroom sessions involved contextual material and varied thoughtful methods of illustrating the structure and growth patterns of grasses. This tutor had spent time…
A very comprehensive and enjoyable week in a beautiful setting . I highly recommend to anyone interested in the subject.
Excellent tutor who had an excellent knowledge of sedges and their the location. Excellent whiteboard illustrations of the character of different species and discussion of their character. Extremely valuable course.