A great introduction to the botanical key, the main one used on the course is: The vegetative Key to British Flora by John Poland and Eric Clements. The course is designed for those who have never used a botanical key and no prior knowledge is required. I can only go…
Great course excellent tutor.
Excellent course! Very enjoyable, and I learned a lot.
Over the three days there were visits to a diverse range of habitat in some beautiful countryside. We were shown 12 species of orchids,some interesting hybrids and some other rare plants by our tutor. The evening talks by the course tutor were very interesting and informative The…
Fantastic course with great course materials and easy to follow lectures, together with plenty of time for examining species in the lab and in the field. I feel a lot more confident in my identification of grasses, sedges and rushes now.
A fantastic introductory course that taught skills to be able to take the subject further. A good mix of time in the classroom to cover some theory / key identification features and practical time outdoors to consolidate learning. Ian was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic and was happy to answer questions…
I really enjoyed the course and felt like I learnt a lot about larger micro-moths. Dave was really knowledgable about moths and very good at communicating what he knew in a way everyone could learn something. I’d recommend going on this course to anyone who doesn’t know much about micro…
Excellent tuition in an excellent centre! I highly recommend this course whatever your mothing skill level.
I thoroughly enjoyed this short course. Firstly because the Tutor was friendly, well prepared and a great communicator. As well as learning a huge amount in a short time, we saw a lot of the stunning countryside. I will definitly be coming back. As a single person, an extra plus…
A bonus, to be able to improve my plant identification skills with an excellent tutor at an iconic Field Study Centre. Love it and learnt a lot, clarifying classification.