This beginner course will help you to begin your journey into identifying UK grass, sedge, and rush species. We will delve into the unique botanical characteristics of the three families and use floristic and vegetative features to identify some key common UK species.

Tutor: Fiona Gomersall

Fiona Gomersall is a trained biology teacher and skilled field botanist. She is Conservation Officer at Shropshire Wildlife Trust and is an active member of the Shropshire Botanical Society. Fiona’s monitoring and botanical survey work takes her all over the county to the 40 nature reserves and several hundred local wildlife sites.