Grass Identification Workshop
Saturday, 12th August 2017
Saturday, 12th August 2017
Wetheral Community Hall, Steele’s Bank (B6263), Wetheral, nr. Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 8HE
10.30am - 4.00pm
£35
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Stuart Colgate
A one-day workshop on the biology and identification of wild grasses. Topics to be covered include grass structure and family-specific terminology; how to discriminate between grasses, rushes and sedges; the main characters used in identifying grasses to genus and species level; practical methods of identifying grasses in the field; etc. It will include a short visit to a local site weather permitting.
Beginners / Improvers
If you wish to book a place on one or more course(s), please email, telephone or write to us to check there is a space available. Payment details will be given after which we shall hold your place for 3 days to allow you time to pay either by BACS or by cheque. For further details please see Booking.
Illustrated talk; one-to-one and group instruction; practical work using specimens provided; Q&A; outdoor practice (weather permitting).
A grass key/guide; an hand lens (x10); note-book etc; suitable clothing and footwear for an outdoor visit, perhaps including sun cream and insect repellent (it is in Cumbria!) Bring a packed lunch (tea and coffee provided).
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Wetheral is a village to the east of Carlisle, between junctions 43 and 42 of the M6. The hall is on the eastern side of the B6263 at the southern edge of the village. There is a car park at the rear of the hall. The hall is at grid reference NY 4645 5415. There is a railway station at Wetheral (Carlisle – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne line) and a bus (no. 75) travels past the village green/Post Office to the Village Hall and beyond (request stops).