Sesleria caerulea - Blue Moor-grassGRASSES and SEDGES Courses    2010           
led by Dr Judith Allinson

Would you like to ..

  • Learn how to identify grasses and/or sedges?
  • Start to learn how to identify mosses and liverworts??
  • Learn how to use wild flower keys?
  • Meet new people?
  • Become a good plant surveyor?
  • Visit some wonderful habitats and scenery?
  • Get some fresh air and exercise?
  • Be able to flick to a page in "Hubbard",
    "Stace", "Cope & Gray", or "Poland" and say "Ahah!"

Then come on a day, weekend or weeklong course on Grasses, Sedges and Rushes, or one on Wild Flowers or on Mosses.

Day courses near Settle - or by arrangement where you choose.

Day courses are run by arrangement for interested organisations including IEEM (Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management) . Individual tuition can also be arranged.

I also run days for our local natural history society, Craven Conservation Group - e.g. Wildflowers and Wetland Plants of Long Preston Deeps on 2nd August 2009 - see www.craven-conservation-group.org.uk - Non members welcome

Judith's back ground: I have carried out National Vegetation classification (NVC) work on grasslands for English Nature and taught at Malham Tarn Field Centre for several years, and run courses at many centres.. I also carry out contract botanical survey work.

I co-authored the Aidgap publication: British Grasses: a punched-card key to grasses in the vegetative state Pankhurst R.J and Allinson J.M. 1985. (This has also been produced as an interactive computer key) . My latest article:- "Grasses of North Craven" in the 2009 Journal of North Craven Heritage Trust.


Would you like to arrange a course for yourself or your students?
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Sesleria caerulea
Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria caerulea) on hills above Settle



Upcoming Courses run for the public by Judith Allinson in 2010

Note - the links with details for 2010 are not yet running, so look at the 2009 links until then .

14 - 17 May Grass Identification in Springtime
(i.e mostly using vegetative characters)		 Juniper Hall Field Centre, Surrey Fri evening- Mon afternoon..
19-20 May   Basic Introduction to Grasses TWO-DAY Course Two-Day Course at Settle for IEEM 10am to 5pm each day.
21-23 May 2010 Grass Identification in Springtime
(i.e mostly using vegetative characters)		 Juniper Hall Field Centre, Surrey Fri evening-Sun afternoon.
Sun 30 May
Date to be confirmed 		Introduction to Meadow grasses

Plantlife Event : Open to All - Meadow Grasses - Identification Course 30 May 11am-4pm A beginners' guide to the identification of meadow grasses Please book: Tel: 017... Email: enquiries@plantlife.org.uk. . Meeting point: at Lower Winskill Farm , grid ref: SD826664.

31 May - 4 June Wild Flowers for Beginners Malham Tarn Field Centre, N Yorks
7-9 June
Identification of Sedges A two day (two night night) residential course at Malham Tarn Field Centre, Settle, N Yorks, for IEEM
Wed 17 June Basic Introduction to Grasses Day-course Day Course at Settle for IEEM 10am to 5pm
18-25 June Grasses Kindrogan Field Centre, Perthshire
6-13 August 2010 Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Malham Tarn Field Centre, N Yorks
New course last in May 2008 at Derrygonnelly:
     

 

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Copyright J Allinson 2000-2009     Last updated on 9 Sept 2009 -
Ten year celebrations. This webpage has been here, updated each year for ten years!

A big "Hello" to all the people I have met who attended previous courses!