This beginner to intermediate Grasses, Sedges and Rushes course will provide you with an understanding of the importance of these species for conservation, ecology and recording. Grasses and grass-like plants form a key component of most plant communities yet are often see as notoriously difficult to identify. Accurate identification is also essential for successful site surveys and management and a botanist’s skill is often judged by their ability to ‘do’ grasses, sedges and rushes.